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• Japan arrests activist who boarded whaling ship

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• Sen. Reid's wife breaks back, neck in crash

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• Strong quakes torment Chile as president sworn in

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• Reid's wife and daughter sent to hospital after car accident

  Washington Post | Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife and daughter were in a serious car accident Thursday afternoon on Interstate 95 in Fairfax County, and police said they are being treated at an area hospital for non-life ...

• NY AG Cuomo removes himself from governor probe

  Reuters | NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Thursday said he "removed himself" from two ethics probes of state Governor David Paterson. Cuomo, who is expected to run for governor, named Judith Kaye, the state's former top judge, ...

• Internet nominated for 2010 Nobel Peace Prize

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