Soap Opera Actor Nick Santino Commits Suicide at 47 | Story | Wonderwall

Soap Opera Actor Nick Santino Commits Suicide at 47 | Story | Wonderwall: "Brooklyn-born actor Nick Santino committed suicide Wednesday, The New York Post reports.

The soap opera star was wracked with grief after his beloved pit bull Rocco was euthanized Tuesday -- the same day Santino turned 47"

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Sarkozy to announce tax rises Sunday: government source

Sarkozy to announce tax rises Sunday: government source: "French President Nicolas Sarkozy will announce tax rises Sunday, including a hike of 1.6 percentage points in value-added sales tax on goods and services, government sources said."

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Allen West Tells Liberal Leaders To "Get The Hell Out Of The USA" | RealClearPolitics

Allen West Tells Liberal Leaders To "Get The Hell Out Of The USA" | RealClearPolitics: ""Take your message of equality of achievement, take your message of economic dependency, take your message of enslaving the entrepreneurial will and spirit of the American people somewhere else."

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Army fights for Damascus suburbs - FT.com

Army fights for Damascus suburbs - FT.com: "Syrian troops battled for control of some Damascus suburbs as Arab and western diplomats intensified their efforts to secure a United Nations Security Council resolution calling on President Bashar al-Assad to step aside."

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Critics of capitalism call global protest in June

Critics of capitalism call global protest in June: "Thousands of critics of capitalism meeting in Brazil called Sunday for a worldwide protest in June to press for concrete steps to tackle the global economic crisis.
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Forget global warming - it's Cycle 25 we need to worry about (and if NASA scientists are right the Thames will be freezing over again) | Mail Online

Forget global warming - it's Cycle 25 we need to worry about (and if NASA scientists are right the Thames will be freezing over again) | Mail Online: "The supposed ‘consensus’ on man-made global warming is facing an inconvenient challenge after the release of new temperature data showing the planet has not warmed for the past 15 years."

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Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Temperatures fall to 50 below in Fairbanks small air carriers cancel flights

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Temperatures fall to 50 below in Fairbanks small air carriers cancel flights: "Tanana's record low temperature for Jan. 28 is 68 below, set in 1933. Tanana's temperature Saturday was minus 61."

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