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U.S. vs. Al Qaeda: America Close to Winning 'Un-Winnable' War; Organization's Number Two Leader Killed

When the U.S. went to war with al Qaeda almost a decade ago after the terrorist organization launched a deadly attack against the U.S., killing thousands and taking down New York's World Trade Center towers, the contest seemed un-winnable at times. Since pundits and experts even labeled it that -- the un-winnable war. First, the U.S. killed Osama bin Laden. Now, reports say the U.S. has killed al Qaeda's number two leader.
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Chinese state firms to double investment in restless Xinjiang

China's main state-owned companies will double their investments in the restless far western region of Xinjiang over the next five years to 991.6 billion yuan ($155 billion), a major Chinese newspaper reported on Thursday.
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Kidnapped American Freed in Pakistan

An American development expert kidnapped 12 days ago in Lahore has been rescued, a Pakistani police official said Thursday.
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Earthquakes Are Dime-a-Dozen

On Tuesday, the day the earthquake struck the east coast of the U.S., there were at least 30 seismic actions around the world of at least magnitude-2.5.
Libyans living in Turkey wave a flag of the Kingdom of Libya during a protest against Libyan leader Gaddafi outside the Libyan embassy in Ankara

Gaddafi on the Run as Rebels Fight in Tripoli

Remnants of forces still loyal to Muammar Gaddafi staged a desperate stand in Tripoli on Tuesday as rebels fought their way into the capital, but the whereabouts of the veteran leader was a mystery.
Rebel fighters celebrate after taking partial control of the coastal town of Zawiyah,

Gaddafi Hunted as Loyalists Fight on in Tripoli

Muammar Gaddafi was a hunted man on Monday as loyal remnants of his forces made last-ditch stands in the capital while world leaders rushed to embrace the fractious rebel movement as new masters of Libya's oil riches.
A wall mural depicting Gaddafi government propaganda is pocked with bullet holes after Libyan rebel fighters pushed pro-Gaddafi soldiers out of the center of the strategic coastal city of Zawiyah

Analysis: Gaddafi's Fall will Inspire Arab Revolutions

The implosion of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's 41-year-old rule will put a new spring in the step of the Arab revolutions and demonstrate once again that these entrenched autocratic governments are not invincible.
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Red Arrow Pilot's Crash Mystery

The cause of the tragic air crash that killed Red Arrows pilot Jon Egging could be a bird hitting the aircraft says RAF officer.
A paramilitary soldier secures the site of a sucide bomb attack inside a mosque in Jamrud, located in Pakistan's Khyber region

Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 47 in Pakistan

A teenage suicide bomber blew himself up among worshippers offering Friday prayers at a mosque in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 47 people and wounding more than 70, a top government official said.
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At Least 9 Dead in Attack on British in Kabul

The Taliban laid siege to a British cultural center in Kabul Friday, killing at least nine people during an hours-long assault in what the group called a warning to London.
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U.S. Budget Deficit: Five Things You Didn?t Know

The recent federal budget fight between the Democrats and Republicans over the debt ceiling, true to form, yielded "more heat than light," once again, regarding the true sources of the budget deficit. Therefore, without further adieu, sans the rhetoric, here are five things you didn't know about the budget deficit.
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Jon Stewart: Ron Paul Ignored by Mainstream Media [VIDEO]

Although Rep. Ron Paul came in second in the Ames Straw Poll, Monday's episode of The Daily Show recounted how the controversial congressman's candidacy has been largely ignored by the mainstream media.

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