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  2. 'Occupy Wall Street' Protesters in NYC Decry Corruption, Greed bit.ly/nCtuAL about 6 hours ago via twitterfeed
  3. Wary Welcome for Burma Dam Suspension bit.ly/pywmlQ about 6 hours ago via twitterfeed
  4. Malaysian PM Appeals to Youth Amid Election Speculation bit.ly/qepQie about 6 hours ago via twitterfeed
  5. Egypt's New Democrats Ready to Defend Nile bit.ly/prZkDB about 6 hours ago via twitterfeed
  6. Blog: The Eyes Have It! “Evolution’s Witness: How Eyes Evolved (Science World) bit.ly/roGkbU about 7 hours ago via twitterfeed
  7. US Strike Silences Prominent Al-Qaida Voice bit.ly/oEK4xr about 11 hours ago via twitterfeed
  8. Obama: Killing of Awlaki a Major Blow to al-Qaida bit.ly/qjnfv5 about 12 hours ago via twitterfeed
  9. US Multiracial Population Surges bit.ly/orYTA7 about 13 hours ago via twitterfeed
  10. Anti-Government Protests Swell in Syria bit.ly/o5T1mI about 13 hours ago via twitterfeed
  11. Pakistan to US: Respect Sovereignty, Solidarity bit.ly/oLOzlW about 14 hours ago via twitterfeed
  12. Liberia Considers Presidential Candidate Eligibility 2 Weeks Before Election bit.ly/pIhDde about 14 hours ago via twitterfeed
  13. UN Condemns Bahrain’s Harsh Sentences Against Protesters bit.ly/nGtkaS about 14 hours ago via twitterfeed
  14. India Caps Mobile Text Messages bit.ly/nszmjF about 16 hours ago via twitterfeed
  15. Amid US Pakistan Rift, Both Sides Look to Beijing bit.ly/qVzwet about 16 hours ago via twitterfeed
  16. Al-Shabab Fighters Attack Somali Border Town bit.ly/nqz9oS about 17 hours ago via twitterfeed
  17. 7 Syrian Troops Killed in Operation Targeting 'Terrorists' bit.ly/rs0wDa about 17 hours ago via twitterfeed
  18. S. Korean Ruling Party Boss Makes Brief Visit to North bit.ly/oHauFQ about 19 hours ago via twitterfeed
  19. American al-Qaida Leader Killed in Yemen bit.ly/qskbkf about 19 hours ago via twitterfeed
  20. Rescuers Hope for Survivors in Indonesia Plane Crash bit.ly/nBpwGt about 21 hours ago via twitterfeed
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