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Source: Fossella To Seek Re-Election - NY1


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Source: Fossella To Seek Re-Election
NY1 - 7 hours ago
Despite calls for him to resign, it seems embattled Congressman Vito Fossella will be fighting to keep his seat on Capitol Hill in November.
Traversing the Island for Vito supporters, finding none Staten Island Advance - SILive.com
GOP Lawmakers Consider Fossella Replacement WNBC
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New group with Clinton ties pushes a dream ticket - Chicago Tribune


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New group with Clinton ties pushes a dream ticket
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By Margaret Talev | McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON - A group called VoteBoth has been leading the charge for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to team up on the Democratic ticket.
Clinton spends Mother's Day campaigning in W.Va. The Associated Press
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Myanmar junta still blocking most cyclone aid - International Herald Tribune


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Myanmar junta still blocking most cyclone aid
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YANGON, Myanmar: A trickle of aid shipments arrived in Myanmar on Sunday, more than a week after a massive cyclone smashed the country, but officials continued to bar major shipments to the storm's hard-hit survivors.
Tragedy of dead and survivors in Myanmar grows worse Washington Post
Aid Groups Warn Myanmar Toll Could Jump From Lack of Water Wall Street Journal
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Cablevision near deal to buy Newsday: report - Reuters


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Cablevision near deal to buy Newsday: report
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tribune Co is close to a deal to sell Newsday to Cablevision Systems Corp for $650 million, the Long Island paper reported on its website on Sunday, citing people familiar with the negotiations.
Cablevision Close to Newsday Deal Wall Street Journal
News Corporation Withdraws Its Bid for Newsday New York Times
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National Stamp Out Hunger Day - WRBL


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National Stamp Out Hunger Day
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By Tiffany Simmons Babbes Douglas, the Executive Director at Second Harvest Food Bank, says "this is just a blessing, it's really gonna help us through the summer months.
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Social networking sites posing data dilemma? - Dubuque Telegraph Herald


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Social networking sites posing data dilemma?
Dubuque Telegraph Herald - 1 hour ago
By Martha Irvine AP CHICAGO -- Sarah Brown is unusually cautious when it comes to social networking. The college sophomore doesn't have a MySpace page and, while she's on Facebook, she does everything she can to keep her page as private as she can.
Google to launch Friend Connect for the social Web CNET News.com
Making Facebook safer for children Tewksbury Advocate
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Zimbabwe Likely to Delay Presidential Run-Off - Voice of America


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Zimbabwe Likely to Delay Presidential Run-Off
Voice of America - 3 hours ago
By VOA News Zimbabwe's electoral commission says the run-off between President Robert Mugabe and challenger Morgan Tsvangirai will not be held within two weeks as required by law.
Zimbabwe opposition seeks peacekeepers for run-off Reuters
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