“I have more power than anybody other than the president, in the sense that I can get things changed, quickly,” he told Newsweek for a profile out this week.

The Newsweek story paints the picture of a successful - if self-satisfied - television host whose ratings…

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Austrian driver's religious headgear strains credulity (BBC)

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NEW YORK — The next big question on the federal debt limit could be whether to start selling the government’s holdings of gold at Fort Knox — and at least one presidential contender, Ron Paul, has told The New York Sun he thinks it would be a good move.

The…

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http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/05/04/147782.html

By MUSHTAQ YUSUFZAI

Special to Al Arabiya

Senior Pakistani security officials said Osama bin Laden’s daughter had confirmed her father was captured alive and shot dead by…

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UA scientist unravels swine flu mystery

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UA scientist helping unravel the mystery of the swine flu



By Barbara Grijalva - bio | email



The number of swine flu cases is on the rise in Pima County.



On Thursday, the official number rose from 10 to 22.



Maricopa County also had more confirmed cases:… Continue