Iraqi PM starts laying groundwork for new govt (AP)

AP - The Iraqi prime minister’s bloc said Friday it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government, signaling growing confidence after preliminary election results showed it winning in at least three provinces in the southern Shiite heartland.

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Early Iraq results: PM battling secular challenger (AP)

AP - Partial vote results in Iraq’s historic election released Thursday showed a tight contest between the nation’s prime minister, who had the lead in two provinces in the mainly Shiite south, and a secular challenger who appeared to be drawing on Sunni support north of Baghdad.

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US-Israel row highlights quandary over settlements (AP)

AP - An open diplomatic row during the visit of Vice President Joe Biden has shined a spotlight on the U.S. failure to rein in Israeli settlement ambitions and deepened Palestinian suspicions that the United States is too weak to broker a deal

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Clinton: Iran is becoming a military dictatorship (AP)

AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship, a new U.S. accusation in the midst of rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions and crack down on anti-government protesters

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US seeks to shore up support for tough Iran stance (AP)

AP - U.S. officials sought to shore up support Sunday for a tougher stand against Iran’s nuclear program by saying Tehran had left the world little choice and expressing renewed confidence that holdout China would come around to harsher U.N

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Report: Grand jury apparently probes gate-crashers (AP)

AP - A federal grand jury has convened to investigate whether fraudulent statements were made to government officials, apparently in the probe of how a Virginia couple got into a White House state dinner without an invitation.

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Britain, US backing Yemen anti-terror police unit (AP)

AP - Britain and the United States are assisting a counterterrorism police unit in Yemen amid fears of an increasing threat of international terrorism emanating from the country, the British government said Sunday.

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Obama welcomes Indian PM at start of state visit (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama showered praise on India and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in an elaborate welcoming ceremony Tuesday, declaring it was only fitting the Indian leader should be the first state visitor of his administration.

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Putin hangs out with the big cats: Snow leopards (AP)

AP - Once again, Vladimir Putin is hanging out with the big cats.

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Category 4 hurricane threatens Mexico’s west coast (AP)

AP - Jimena developed into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane off Mexico’s Pacific coast Sunday, and forecasters said it could hit the Baja California peninsula as a major storm later this week.

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