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  1. Elizabeth Edwards Dies of Cancer http://bit.ly/frT3NQ about 9 hours ago via twitterfeed
  2. Decade of Work Leads to Comprehensive Disability Law in Vietnam http://bit.ly/gQdBhO about 10 hours ago via twitterfeed
  3. US Suspends Effort to Get Israeli Settlement Freeze http://bit.ly/faUdCG about 11 hours ago via twitterfeed
  4. Obama Defends Tax Compromise With Republicans http://bit.ly/eX7tp4 about 13 hours ago via twitterfeed
  5. Moscow, EU Reach Deal for Russian WTO Membership http://bit.ly/eKmMvN about 13 hours ago via twitterfeed
  6. US Lawmakers Honor Chinese Nobel Peace Prize Winner Liu Xiaobo http://bit.ly/hFz9pk about 13 hours ago via twitterfeed
  7. US Urges Ivory Coast's Gbagbo to Accept Election Defeat http://bit.ly/h7Vz9C about 15 hours ago via twitterfeed
  8. London Court Denies WikiLeaks Founder Bail http://bit.ly/f5uWhf about 17 hours ago via twitterfeed
  9. Guinea's New President Hopes to Ease Tensions http://bit.ly/gBRlJc about 18 hours ago via twitterfeed
  10. Chinese Companies Expand Their US Investments http://bit.ly/he7WAt about 19 hours ago via twitterfeed
  11. Russia Closer to WTO After EU Deal http://bit.ly/dQQF68 about 19 hours ago via twitterfeed
  12. China Cites International Support for Anti-Nobel Stand http://bit.ly/f8Gi7o about 20 hours ago via twitterfeed
  13. China Calls on US, Allies to Meet on Korea Tensions http://bit.ly/hspKJp about 20 hours ago via twitterfeed
  14. China Rejects US Criticism of Enabling N. Korea to Build Its Arsenal http://bit.ly/idFWkK about 21 hours ago via twitterfeed
  15. Tense Haiti Awaits Initial Election Results http://bit.ly/hrfB3k about 21 hours ago via twitterfeed
  16. Thailand May Seek Extradition of Thaksin If He Enters US http://bit.ly/e3TACH about 21 hours ago via twitterfeed
  17. West African Leaders Meeting on Ivory Coast Political Crisis http://bit.ly/eIhyXg about 22 hours ago via twitterfeed
  18. US Diplomat in Burma to Meet Leaders, Suu Kyi http://bit.ly/f7VeYo about 22 hours ago via twitterfeed
  19. Iran Nuclear Talks to Continue January in Istanbul http://bit.ly/g8SbY5 about 22 hours ago via twitterfeed
  20. Gates Visits Afghanistan to Assess War Effort http://bit.ly/fEquQW about 22 hours ago via twitterfeed
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