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Sexy G-spot a myth

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G-whiz! Scientists say new research shows that the G-spot — the reputed hot zone for women’s intense orgasms — simply doesn’t exist. In a study of 1,804 female twins by King’s College London, researchers say there is apparently no physiological basis for the much-sought-after sexual epicenter supposedly enjoyed by some women. If a [...]

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Meg Whitman’s campaign guru donated max to Obama — while she advised McCain

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Even as former eBay CEO Meg Whitman acted as a high-profile backer and adviser to 2008 GOP presidential candidate John McCain, her top aide Henry Gomez — now an eMeg gubernatorial campaign majordomo -… Read more

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Staying at the Basra ‘B&B’

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It is jokingly dubbed ‘the most expensive B&B in the world’. Then again the trailer camp is the only ‘bed and breakfast’ that also provides lunch, dinner, a gym, 24-hour Internet access and a relatively secure place to stay in Basra.Situated within the newly-acquired American military base in this southern-Iraqi province, the B&B provides private [...]

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Sex scandal rocks Northern Ireland

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DUBLIN — A scandal involving sex and money is unsettling Northern Ireland’s normally staid Protestant community, threatening a fragile political accord with its Roman Catholic rivals that ended decades of sectarian violence. Read more

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U.S. faces long odds in improved relations with Asia

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HONOLULU — In the year that she’s been secretary of state, Hillary Clinton has been to Asia four times — more than any other region in the world. It was her first destination in her inaugural year and on Wednesday she will arrive in the Pacific again — on the lead-off trip of her sophomore [...]

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U.N.: Thousands feared dead in Haiti earthquake; global relief efforts underway

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Relief workers in Haiti were preparing Wednesday to deal with thousands of dead and injured in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake, as foreign governments and international aid organizations mobilized to send assistance to the impoverished Caribbean nation. Read more

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Venezuelan consumers fear inflation, dump cash after Chávez devalues bolivar

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Venezuelans mobbed stores this week to buy imported electronic goods after the government’s sharp devaluation of the currency heightened fears that prices would soon skyrocket. Read more

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Reputed Mexican drug lord Teodoro Garcia Simental is captured

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TIJUANA, MEXICO — Federal troops stormed a seaside vacation home and captured one of the country’s most brutal drug lords Tuesday, officials said, the second time in less than a month that Mexico has taken down one of its most powerful traffickers. Read more

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U.S. official promises expanded oversight in Afghanistan

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AFGHANISTAN U.S. official promises expanded oversight President Obama’s special inspector general for Afghanistan said in Kabul on Tuesday that his team is boosting its staffing as U.S. aid money into the country grows — along with the potential for fraud and abuse. “We are ramping up,” retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Arnold Fields said at [...]

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Haiti hit by 7.0-magnitude earthquake; buildings leveled in Port-au-Prince

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The most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Haiti devastated parts of the impoverished island nation Tuesday, leveling a hospital in the capital, severely damaging the U.N. headquarters and other buildings, and sending panicked residents into the streets. Read more

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Yemen says security forces kill al Qaeda cell leader

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SANAA (Reuters) – The leader of a Yemeni al Qaeda cell has been killed in clashes with Yemeni security forces, and two Yemeni soldiers were killed in an ambush elsewhere in the same province, Yemen’s state news agency said on Wednesday. Read more

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Thousands feared dead as major quake strikes Haiti

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PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – A major earthquake rocked Haiti, killing possibly thousands of people as it toppled the presidential palace and hillside shanties alike and leaving the poor Caribbean nation appealing for international help. Read more

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‘Hundreds dead’ after Haiti quake

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A 7.0-magnitude quake which hit south of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince is feared to have killed hundreds of people across the Caribbean country. Read more

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November trade deficit increases to $36.4 billion (AP)

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Play Video Reuters  – US shows surprising drop in jobs Play Video Video:White House: Job growth coming by spring AP Play Video Economy Video:President Obama’s Approval Rating Falls On Economy CBS 2 New York Related Quotes Symbol Price Change CAT 62.24 -1.89 ^GSPC 1,136.22 -10.76 ^IXIC 2,282.31 -30.10 AP – In this Jan, 5, 2010 photo, cargo ships [...]

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Major quake hits Haiti; many casualties expected (AP)

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The Haitian capital has largely been destroyed in the most powerful earthquake to hit the country in more than 200 years. Journalists from The Associated Press describe severe and widespread casualties after a tour of streets where blood and bodies can be seen. The damage is staggering even in a country accustomed [...]

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I’m a monster for slitting lover’s throat, minister’s niece tells court

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THE niece of Quentin Davies, the British defence minister, admitted yesterday that she was “a monster” who had plunged a kitchen knife into the throat of a man she met during a drinking session in Paris. Read more

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Iran: US Hikers to Stand Trial ‘Soon’

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Iran indicated Tuesday it was close to convening a spy trial against three American hikers who wandered across the Iran-Iraq border last summer. \n Read more

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Shameless, unrepentant and STILL lying: Alastair Campbell ‘stands by every word’ of 45-minute dodgy dossier that took us to war with Iraq

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Unrepentant and STILL lying: Alistair Campbell ‘stands by every word’ of 45-minute dodgy dossier that took us to war Newlywed pensioners found murdered in their seafront flat Court agony for McCanns: Couple listen in disbelief as Portuguese police say Maddie is dead and abduction was faked ‘Jobsworth’ ticket inspector tried to kick soldiers returning from [...]

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Top 10 News Stories of '00s

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The news stories that shaped the first decade of the new millennium, from terrorism to natural and humanitarian disasters. (Note: These are not ranked in order of importance.) Read more

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World's Worst Earthquakes

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When faults let loose with a mighty rumble, the reverberations are felt across the globe. As Mother Nature takes lives and property with such minute warning, super temblors anywhere in the world remind those in quake-prone zones of the vulnerability of great metropolitan regions and remind us to be prepared with good building codes and [...]

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