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All three countries won in the first round of voting, but the battle for seats from Latin America and Eastern Europe went to a second round.
UNITED NATIONS - Libya won a seat on the powerful U.N. Security Council on Tuesday. 
Libya was virtually assured of election because it has been endorsed by the African group along […]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Foreclosure filings across the U.S. nearly doubled last month compared with September 2006, as financially strapped homeowners already behind on mortgage payments defaulted on their loans or came closer to losing their homes to foreclosure, a real estate information company said Thursday.
U.S. Foreclosure Filings Nearly Double in September Over Same Month […]

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South Korea - North Korea marked the first anniversary of its nuclear test Tuesday with calls on the country’s poverty-stricken population to rally around leader Kim Jong Il, praised by state media for pulling off a “truly great miracle.”
Japan’s Cabinet, meanwhile, approved plans to extend economic sanctions over the test for another six months. The […]

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OOOGURUK ISLAND, Alaska - Drilling in a field capable of yielding as much as 90 million barrels of oil seemed just right for Pioneer Natural Resources Co. — except for one thing. The field sits about three miles offshore in the Arctic Ocean.
Undaunted, the Irving, Texas, company had a solution. Build a gravel island, equip […]

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Those door busting deals that U.S. retailers are planning for the Black Friday holiday shopping weekend are already starting to appear online.
The ad includes a digital photo frame with 7-inch LCD display for $49.99, a portable 7-inch DVD player for $59.99 and a Black & Decker (BDK.N) 120 piece drilling and […]

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