Former Macedonian president Kiro Gligorov dies
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SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Kiro Gligorov, the first democratically elected president of Macedonia who served two terms at the helm of the country in the 1990s as it became independent from Yugoslavia, has died. He was 94. The head of Gligorov's office, Zivko Kondev, said Monday that the former president died in his sleep at his home in the Macedonian capital, Skopje, on Sunday evening. Gligorov became president of Macedonia in January 1991, when it was still a Yugoslav republic. He led his countrymen through a referendum, in which they voted for independence. The territory of 2.1 million people became the only republic to secede from Yugoslavia without a war. on Twitter, become a fan on...
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Van der Vaart wants Spurs to show killer instinct
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Tottenham midfielder Rafael van der Vaart has told his team-mates they must develop a more ruthless streak before they can be regarded as serious contenders for the Premier League title. Harry Redknapp's side, who host West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday, wasted a chance to close the gap on leaders Manchester City and second placed Manchester United as Swansea snatched a late equaliser to draw 1-1 at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday. Van der Vaart had given Spurs the lead but Scott Sinclair's strike six minutes from time meant a frustrating journey home from south Wales. Tottenham would have been only four points behind City and United if they had held on and Dutch star van der Vaart knows his...
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Four dead in UK house after New Year's Day 'shooting'
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Four people have been found dead in a house in northeast England after a suspected shooting on New Year's Day, police said on Monday. Officers discovered the bodies of one man and three females at the property in the small town of Peterlee after being alerted late Sunday, Durham Constabulary said. A shotgun was found lying next to the man's body. Police said all four were related or known to each other and they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the killings at this stage. "The man is believed to be in his early 40s and while the ages of the female victims have not yet been established, it's thought the youngest was in her teens," the force said in a statement. A 19-year-old...
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Elton John wants Timberlake to play him in biopic
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Tags: British, Justin, David, Justin Timberlake, Timberlake, John, Angeles, Los Angeles, Christmas, Times, Christmas DayFrom:
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Elton John is working on a biopic about himself and would like Justin Timberlake to take on the lead role, he said in an interview published Sunday. The British veteran star also spoke about his and partner David Furnish's love for their son Zachary -- whose first birthday was on Christmas Day -- saying the child was the "light of our lives." An announcement about the biopic is due very soon, the 64-year-old told the Los Angeles Times newspaper. "That's very much in the works. We're making an announcement about that very, very soon. We have a director on board, and then it's just going to be a matter of getting the script exactly the way we want it," he said. Lee Hall, who wrote megahit...
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Podolski delays sinus operation
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Berlin - Germany forward Lukas Podolski is delaying an operation on his sinuses to be available...
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German president under fire over reported pressure on media
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Berlin - Germany's President Christian Wulff, who has apologized for hiding cheap loans he obtained to buy a house, faced allegations Monday that he pressed the country's biggest newspaper to suppress the story....
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French Somme people pick new name
02.01.2012 10:58 0 views 0 comments
The inhabitants of the Somme region in northern France have picked a new name for themselves,...
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Syrian man fatally shot in Germany
02.01.2012 10:53 0 views 0 comments
BERLIN-Police say a Syrian man has been fatally shot in central Germany by two...
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Gingrich takes swipes at Romney
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Denver Post Wire Report Posted: 01/02/2012 12:00:00 AM PST MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich said Sunday...
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Iran claims it's made a nuclear fuel rod, tested new missile
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By the Los Angeles Times Posted: 01/02/2012 12:00:00 AM PST TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Sunday that its scientists had produced the country's first nuclear fuel rod and its navy had test-fired a new medium-range surface-to-air missile,...
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Santorum draws fire as the newly surging candidate in Iowa
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By James Oliphant Tribune Co. Washington Bureau Posted: 01/02/2012 12:00:00 AM PST Rick Santorum, a Republican contender for the presidential nomination, makes a campaign stop Sunday at the Daily Grind coffee shop in Sioux City, Iowa. The GOP challengers are campaigning across Iowa in the final...
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Possible suspect in Los Angeles car fires seen on security video
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By The Associated Press Posted: 01/02/2012 12:00:00 AM PST Los Angeles police officers evacuate residents of an apartment building as multiple cars burn in a carport in the Sun Valley neighborhood Saturday. (Dan Steinberg, The Associated Press) LOS ANGELES — Police in Los...
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For economic growth in 2012, there's little margin for error in U.S., abroad
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By Neil Irwin The Washington Post Posted: 01/02/2012 12:00:00 AM PST WASHINGTON — It began with such promise. This time a year ago, forecasters were racing to upgrade their outlooks for what 2011 would hold. All the gears seemed to be locking into...
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Dream Act isn't a ticket to a good job
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By Joe Guzzardi Posted: 01/02/2012 12:12:11 AM PST Updated: 01/02/2012 12:13:52 AM PST CALIFORNIA Assemblyman Tim Donnelly's signature gathering effort to put the Dream Act, AB 131, on the November 2012 ballot is entering its final days. Undecided citizens...
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Rainier National Park ranger fatally shot and suspect sought
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By Mike Baker The Associated Press Posted: 01/02/2012 12:00:00 AM PST Emergency vehicles speed to the scene of the fatal shooting Sunday of a Mount Rainier National Park ranger as another ranger redirects traffic. Authorities believe the 24-year-old gunman was still in the woods armed with an assault rifle. (Dean J. Koepfler,...
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Daily News Editorial for Jan. 2, 2012: New laws for new year
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Posted: 01/01/2012 11:22:01 PM PST Updated: 01/02/2012 12:14:38 AM PST HUNDREDS of new laws took effect in California with the start of 2012. We have to obey them all, but we don't have to like them all. In general, the most publicized changes are...
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Iraq mistakes: Letters to the editor for Jan. 2, 2012
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Posted: 01/01/2012 11:23:59 PM PST Updated: 01/02/2012 12:15:29 AM PST Iraq mistakes Many of us admire the courage of our military. But the constant distortion of the truth by our political and military leaders about Iraq now being a free democracy...
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Man sought in arson attacks
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By Susan Abram, Daily News Staff Writer Posted: 01/01/2012 11:04:29 PM PST Updated: 01/01/2012 11:59:45 PM PST Arson investigators said a person of interest has emerged Sunday as they continued to sift through surveillance tapes and other clues behind a rash of fires...
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Planned mine digs up hostility
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Tags: Staph, Michael, News, Wall, While, Daily, Free, Angeles, Los Angeles, Data, HaveFrom:
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By Dana Bartholomew, Daily News Staff Writer Posted: 01/01/2012 10:44:29 PM PST Updated: 01/01/2012 11:59:19 PM PST Fred Fowlks, 53, owns property on the edge of White Hawk Estates that looks east across Pacoima Wash at a proposed mining site. (Michael Owen Baker/Daily News Staff Photographer) Fred Fowlks bought a newly built home in Sylmar 25 years ago for its majestic views of the San Gabriel Mountains. Now the veteran Los Angeles firefighter said he may have to pack his bags should a proposed gravel mine carve up the hill opposite his backyard. "I plan on being gone. I'll sell the house before that happens," said Fowlks, 53, whose pristine property on the edge of White Hawk...
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Oreste Scalzone per Marina Petrella, 17 luglio 2008 per ANSA
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autore: Oreste Scalzone "Visti gli ultimi sviluppi della vicenda di Marina Petrella, voglio dare un consiglio ai capifila della società politica italiana......" " ..... Consiglio, beninteso, interessato, certo non nel senso dell’interesse privato, ma in quello di centinaia di antichi "insorti", compagni di destino. Ma che – può succedere in rari casi, quelli in cui si può evitare che "una guerra si risolva nella rovina di tutte le parti in conflitto". Farebbero bene a riunirsi tutti, un giorno, attorno a una tavola: il Presidente della Repubblica, quelli delle due Camere, il capo del Governo, i capipartito – Berlusconi e Veltroni, Bossi e Fini e Casini e chi per o con loro (e magari...
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