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Charlie Chaplin Birth Mystery: Was He a Communist?

Charlie Chaplin, the iconic British actor with the toothbrush mustache, may have died in 1977, but it's actually his birth which is still a mystery. What led British Intelligence to conduct such an extensive and ultimately unsuccessful investigation into the comedian? FBI Director, J. Edgar Hoover demanded that the MI5 open a file on Charlie Chaplin in 1952 because he believed the actor had communist links. The goal of the FBI was to have Chaplin banned from the United States.

Murdoch flies in to meet with angry British staff

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Rupert Murdoch will address hostile journalists at his British newspaper arm Friday, many of them fearful after the recent arrests of senior staff at the mass-selling Sun tabloid over allegations of widespread criminality.
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Four months after one of Japan's biggest corporate scandals, police and prosecutors on Thursday arrested seven men, including the former president of Olympus Corp and ex-bankers, over their role in a $1.7 billion accounting fraud at the medical equipment and camera maker.
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Moody's may downgrade UBS and Morgan Stanley

Moody's warned on Thursday it may cut the credit ratings of 17 global and 114 European financial institutions in another sign the impact of the euro zone government debt crisis is spreading throughout the global financial system.
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MillerCoors Q4 up on price rises and savings

MillerCoors, the second-largest brewer in the United States, posted a 32.5 percent jump in fourth-quarter net income as price rises and cost savings offset soft industry beer volumes.
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Moody's Warns of Downgrading 17 Global Banks

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Julian Assange joins outcast Simpsons for 500th episode

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Olympus Ex-President and Other Execs Arrested

Three former executives of Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp were arrested on Thursday over their role in a $1.7 billion accounting fraud at the maker of medical equipment and cameras, Japanese media reported.
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Olympus ex-president, others arrested: report

Three former executives of Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp were arrested on Thursday over their role in a $1.7 billion accounting fraud at the maker of medical equipment and cameras, Japanese media reported.
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Tokyo prosecutors to quiz former Olympus: report

Three former executives of Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp face possible arrest this week over their role in a $1.7 billion accounting fraud at the maker of medical equipment and cameras, Japanese media said on Thursday.
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Bel Ami Trailer: Robert Pattinson Beds Thurman, Ricci, Thomas [VIDEO]

As the 'Twilight' phenomenon settles down, Robert Pattinson is proving that he has no plans to exit the spotlight. In the trailer, Pattinson beds the likes of Uma Thurman, Christina Ricci and Kristin Scott Thomas are sure to lure female fans to theaters. And if that's not enough, there's plenty of alluring drama to be found in the story. George mercilessly climbs the social ladder, even if it means seducing his close friend's wife.

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