The tweet that changed the course of Irish presidential election was 'just a bit of fun' | Mail Online

The tweet that changed the course of Irish presidential election was 'just a bit of fun' | Mail Online: "It was the tweet that changed the outcome of the Presidential election – and the man who posted the bombshell message claims he did it as 'just a bit of fun' and that he was 'just relaying a rumour'."

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Bangkok may dodge flood disaster: PM - The Times of India

Bangkok may dodge flood disaster: PM - The Times of India: "BANGKOK: Receding floodwaters north of Bangkok have reduced the threat to the Thai capital, the PM said on Saturday , but high tides in the Gulf of Thailand will still test the city's flood defences."

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17 Detained In Serbia After U.S. Embassy Attack | Fox News

17 Detained In Serbia After U.S. Embassy Attack | Fox News: "BELGRADE, Serbia -- Serbian police on Saturday detained 17 people suspected of belonging to an extremist Islamic sect following a shooting incident outside the U.S. embassy in neighboring Bosnia"

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Northeast Braced for Nor’easter and Early Snow - NYTimes.com

Northeast Braced for Nor’easter and Early Snow - NYTimes.com: "October, said the calendar. Before Halloween. And the 2.5 million trees occupying New York City’s open spaces confirmed it was fall — not winter — with glorious canopies of leaves stretching along their boughs."

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Pelosi Defends Obamacare Waivers To 1,800 Firms: "They're Small Companies" | RealClearPolitics

Pelosi Defends Obamacare Waivers To 1,800 Firms: "They're Small Companies" | RealClearPolitics: ""They're small. I couldn't speak to all 1,800 of them, but some of the lists that I have seen have been very, very small companies. They will not have a big impact on the economy of our country," Nancy Pelosi said in an interview with CNBC."

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Israeli Drone Strike Kills Militants in Gaza - NYTimes.com

Israeli Drone Strike Kills Militants in Gaza - NYTimes.com: "GAZA — Israeli airstrikes killed seven Palestinian members of Islamic Jihad’s armed wing in southern Gaza on Saturday, according to the militant group, and Gaza militants fired salvos of rockets at cities in southern Israel, killing one Israeli man and wounding at least two others in a sudden escalation of cross-border violence."

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Protesters in Egypt call on military to leave power

Protesters in Egypt call on military to leave power: "Several thousand protesters in Cairo called on the ruling military on Friday to promptly transfer power to a civilian government and exclude old regime figures from politics."

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October winter storm 2011: Snow hits New York before Halloween on East Coast | Mail Online

October winter storm 2011: Snow hits New York before Halloween on East Coast | Mail Online: "Two killed as New York gets more than inch of snow in October for the first time EVER as early snow storm cuts power to 1.5million"

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National Weather Service Watch Warning Advisory Summary

National Weather Service Watch Warning Advisory Summary: "URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
723 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011"

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News from The Associated Press

News from The Associated Press: "KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A Taliban suicide bomber rammed a vehicle loaded with explosives into an armored NATO bus Saturday on a busy thoroughfare in Kabul, killing 17 people, including a dozen Americans, in the deadliest strike against the U.S.-led coalition in the Afghan capital since the war began."

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