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In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, President Barack Obama and Pope Benedict XVI, are photographed as they meet at the Vatican, Friday, July 10, 2009.
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The President, the Pope and politics
updated 4:15 PM EDT, Wed March 26, 2014 | (CNN) -- When President Barack Obama and Pope Francis meet for the first time on Thursday, the Vatican tete-a-tete will provide an opportunity for a reset of ... (photo: AP / L'Osservatore Romano, ho)
JBLM will aid Afghanistan troop reduction
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 Stars and Stripes 
JBLM will aid Afghanistan troop reduction
Hundreds of Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldiers are heading to Afghanistan this spring to control the country’s southern and western skies in what could be the war’s final days. | The soldiers in Le... (photo: US Army / Nikayla Shodeen)
President Barack Obama pauses while speaking before he signs an executive order for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the East Room of the White House in Washington Friday, Feb. 26, 2010.  CounterPunch 
The Obama Paradox
Barack Obama ran for office promising change; he delivered continuity.  But then, continuity brought change – for the worse. | In 2008, “change” meant whatever voters wanted it to mean.  Like ... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
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President Barack Obama gestures during his health care reform meeting at the Blair House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.  The Oklahoman 
Charles Krauthammer: Obama vs. Putin: The mismatch
Oklahoman | ; | “The United States does not view Europe as a battleground between East and West, nor do we see the situation in Ukraine as a zero-sum game. That’s the kind of thinking that should ... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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President Barack Obama gestures while speaking at a town hall meeting, Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, at Green Valley High School in Henderson, Nev. The Oklahoman
Obama, Putin share common ground
Oklahoman | ; | Kathleen Parker’s “Getting inside the mind of Putin” (Commentary, March 20) noted that “Putin’s yawing response to Western penalties could mean ... (photo: AP / Laura Rauch)
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Shopper Jose Alvarez, right, carries out a newly-purchased television past protestors outside a Walmart store Friday Nov. 23, 2012, in Paramount, Calif. Wal-Mart employees and union supporters are taking part in today's nationwide demonstration for better pay and benefits A union-backed group called OUR Walmart, which includes former and current workers, staged the demonstrations and walkouts at hundreds of stores on Black Friday, the day when retailers traditionally turn a profit for the year. The Oklahoman
Walmart sues Visa over card fees
Walmart said Visa conspired with banks to illegally fix and inflate fees that retailers pay on card transactions. | Oklahoman | ; | NEW YORK — Walmart Stores Inc. is su... (photo: AP / Nick Ut)
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Phil Mickelson blast from a greenside bunker on the par-5 sixth hole of the South Course at Torrey Pines during the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament in San Diego, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. The Times Of India
Phil Mickelson shoots 77 in Texas Open
SAN ANTONIO: Phil Mickelson shot a 5-over 77 on Thursday in the Texas Open to fall nine strokes back during the suspended first round. | Pat Perez and Danny Lee shot 4-un... (photo: AP / Gregory Bull)
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File - President Barack Obama talks on the phone with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany in the Oval Office, Aug. 29, 2013. Buffalo News
Obama’s new plan for the NSA better balances the needs of security and privacy
President Obama had to do something drastic to ease American concern following the outrage that resulted from the phone records fiasco. | The National Security Agency had... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)
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Canadian girl toddler and boy toddler look on the participants of the Canadian Living Flag during the 146th celebration of Canada Day at the BC Parliament Legislature lawns held in Victoria, BC, Canada on July 1, 2013. Business Insider
Autism Rates Take Another Sharp Jump In US Kids To 1 In 68
CHICAGO (Reuters) - As many as one in 68 U.S. children may have autism, U.S. health officials said on Thursday, a sharp increase over an estimate of 1 in 88 children just... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
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Former defense secretary James Schlesinger dies
WASHINGTON: Onetime economics professor and longtime nuclear strategist James R. Schlesinger was a political man for all seasons, holding a long string of Cabinet and oth... (photo: Creative Commons / DoD photo by Robert D. Ward)
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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. Grand Junction Sentinel
Utah launching national parks tourism campaign
SALT LAKE CITY — The state tourism office is launching a marketing campaign in western states this week to attract visitors to the Utah’s five national parks.... (photo: Creative Commons / Poco a poco)
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Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, July 15, 2009 in New York Reuters
US STOCKS-Wall St dips after GDP data, Citigroup shares tumble
* Citigroup shares slump after Fed rejects capital plan | * GDP grew 2.6 pct in Q4; jobless claims unexpectedly drop | * BofA to pay $9.3 bln to settle mortgage bond clai... (photo: AP / Frank Franklin II)
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All Nippon Airways' Chief Executive Officier and President Shinichiro Ito speaks during a press conference at the company's office in Tokyo Friday, March 1, 2013. Business Journal
ANA to order 40 Boeing jets worth $13B
Ben Miller Contributing Editor- Puget Sound Business Journal Email | All Nippon Airways said it plans to order 40 Boeing Co. widebody airplanes worth $13 billion at list ... (photo: AP / Junji Kurokawa)
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Eating peach may slow breast cancer growth Newstrack India
Eating peach may slow breast cancer growth
Tweet | New York, March 27 (IANS) Certain compounds in peaches can inhibit the growth of breast cancer cells and their ability to spread, a promising research shows. | Th... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
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File - Laura Murphy, Director of the Washington Legislative Office of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), speaks during a rally outside of the U.S. Capitol to demand that Congress investigate the NSA's mass surveillance programs on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013, in Washington. Canberra Times
NSA rules leave privacy vulnerable: experts
Eyes open: Sarah Harbi protests against the NSA outside the Department of Justice in Washington, DC. Photo: Reuters | NSA breached Chinese telco Huawei PRISM targets emai... (photo: AP / Jose Luis Magana)
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Raj Nair, group vice President global product development, left, Alan Mulally, President and CEO of Ford Motor Company, center, and Stephen Odel, chairman and CEO Ford Europe, from left to right, gesture during a presentation of fresh Ford models in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday Sept. 6, 2012.
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Raj Nair, group vice President global product development, left, Alan Mulally, President and CEO of Ford Motor Company, center, and Stephen Odel, chairman and CEO Ford Europe, from left to right, gesture during a presentation of fresh Ford models in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday Sept. 6, 2012.
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In this July 28, 2010 file photo specialist Donald Civitanova, left, and trader Maier Tarlow work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
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Raj Nair, group vice President global product development, left, Alan Mulally, President and CEO of Ford Motor Company, center, and Stephen Odel, chairman and CEO Ford Europe, from left to right, gesture during a presentation of fresh Ford models in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday Sept. 6, 2012.
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