South Carolina governor did not misuse state funds: official
Reuters
ATLANTA (Reuters) - South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, who faces growing calls to quit over his affair with an Argentine woman, did not misuse public funds in trips he made to see his mistress, the state's top police official said on …
Governor's Visit to Mistress Didn't Improperly Use Public FundsNew York Times
Text of SC 1st lady Jenny Sanford's statementThe Associated Press
Amid Growing Criticism, Sanford Again Rejects Calls to ResignWashington Post
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California Starting to Pay With IOU's
New York Times
LOS ANGELES — Its budget gap growing and its political process for addressing the gap unhinged, California will begin Thursday to pay vendors and taxpayers with iou's, only the second time the state has adopted the emergency …
California resorts to issuing IOUs over $24.3bn budget deficitTimes Online
California IOUs Will Pay 3.75 Percent, State DecidesBloomberg
Cash-strapped California sets interest rate on 'IOUs'Reuters
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American soldier feared captured in Afghanistan
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WASHINGTON (AP) — An American soldier is feared captured by insurgents after he walked off his base in eastern Afghanistan without his body armor and weapon, officials said Thursday. The military has intercepted communications in which insurgents …
One US Marine killed in Afghan operationReuters
US Marines hit Taliban heartland as part of Barack Obama's 'big surge'Telegraph.co.uk
US forces hunt for soldier believed to have been kidnapped by Talibanguardian.co.uk
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Sole survivor clung to wreckage for 13 hours
Inquirer.net
Agence France-Presse, AP MORONI, Comoros—The only known survivor of a Yemeni jetliner crash—a 12-year-old girl who doesn't know how to swim—clung to wreckage in the Indian Ocean for 13 hours before she was rescued by a passing boat. …
'No bodies recovered in crash'Independent Online
Comoros air crash survivor back home in ParisXinhua
Comoros Airbus survivor told of her mother's deathTimes Online
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Sole survivor clung to wreckage for 13 hours
Inquirer.net
Agence France-Presse, AP MORONI, Comoros—The only known survivor of a Yemeni jetliner crash—a 12-year-old girl who doesn't know how to swim—clung to wreckage in the Indian Ocean for 13 hours before she was rescued by a passing boat. …
'No bodies recovered in crash'Independent Online
Comoros Airbus survivor told of her mother's deathTimes Online
Comoros crash survivor returns to family in ParisThe Associated Press
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OAS chief says sanctions likely in Honduras
The Associated Press
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A top diplomat said Thursday he is heading to Honduras to demand the return of the president toppled at gunpoint — a mission he said is likely to meet rejection, bringing diplomatic and economic punishment for the …
Manuel Zelaya 'will never be allowed back'Times Online
US Puts Honduras Aid on Hold Following CoupVoice of America
EU ambassadors pull out of HondurasAljazeera.net
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OAS chief says sanctions likely in Honduras
The Associated Press
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A top diplomat said Thursday he is heading to Honduras to demand the return of the president toppled at gunpoint — a mission he said is likely to meet rejection, bringing diplomatic and economic punishment for the …
Manuel Zelaya 'will never be allowed back'Times Online
US Puts Honduras Aid on Hold Following CoupVoice of America
EU ambassadors pull out of HondurasAljazeera.net
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Court decriminalizes gay sex in Indian capital
The Associated Press
NEW DELHI (AP) — New Delhi's gay community celebrated a landmark court ruling Thursday that decriminalizes homosexuality — a decision that could end widespread police harassment and be a harbinger for gradual acceptance for homosexuals across this …
Twitterati hail 'gay liberation day'Times of India
Judgment on Section 377 welcomedHindu
UN: Decriminalization of Homosexuality in India Will Boost AIDS …Voice of America
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Work starts as ANCYL school ends
Citizen
JOHANESBURG - School ends today for ANC youth league (ANCYL) members and the real work begins. ANCYL leader, Julius Malema officially opened the league's national political school earlier this week. In his speech Malema said the aim of the school was …
South Africa ANC Unaware of Mine Nationalization CallBloomberg
Nationalise SA's mines: MalemaThe Times
'Nationalise mines' - Malema calls for controlSowetan
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