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  1. Vietnam, China Sign Accord On Maritime Issues bit.ly/r3cQzG
  2. Obama's Jobs Plan Fails First Legislative Test bit.ly/o0eqUa
  3. Obama: Alleged Iran Plot Flagrant Violation of US, International Law bit.ly/qFB4RW
  4. Observers Give Good Grades as Liberia Holds General Elections bit.ly/q5OMDz
  5. Burial Plot of China's Last Emperor Still Holds Allure bit.ly/pXKOBi
  6. Washington Demonstrators Seek to Continue Protest bit.ly/pgjuiG
  7. US Foils Alleged Plot to Assassinate Saudi Ambassador bit.ly/nHxtU9
  8. Israel Reaches Deal With Hamas to Free Captured Soldier bit.ly/pkW4sE
  9. UN: Afghanistan’s Opium Production Set to Spike bit.ly/qZKm9U
  10. Slovakia Set to Reject Expanded Eurozone Bailout Fund bit.ly/oa0QvO
  11. Record Mekong Flooding Threatens Bangkok, Phnom Penh bit.ly/phSvBk
  12. Burma's Prisoner-Release Plan Met With Caution bit.ly/nhG5uc
  13. Egyptian Deputy PM Quits After Cairo Protests bit.ly/pFiZXu
  14. Pakistan Governor Escapes Rocket Attack bit.ly/qD1a8i
  15. Blog: From Zimbabwe to America: Learning to Adapt and Overcome on @voastudentu bit.ly/rstudE
  16. Liberians Vote in Second Post-War Election bit.ly/poAygy
  17. Chavez to Return to Cuba for Medical Tests bit.ly/qRyHgu
  18. Ukrainian Court Sentences Tymoshenko bit.ly/qgmMAS
  19. Nuclear, Trade Issues to Dominate S. Korea's President US Agenda bit.ly/p6P1dU
  20. Mladic Hospitalized with Suspected Pneumonia bit.ly/qUwz7i