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 Obama ups nuclear investment for climate fight
Pakistani army confirms arrest of Taliban commander
Futures point to higher open for Wall Street
FCC to propose faster broadband speeds
Tests show King Tut died from malaria, study says
Maelle Ricker shines but it's a "black day" for some
Lady Gaga dominates 30th BRITs
Bad news for record lottery "winner"
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February 16, 2010 05:32 PM ET
 | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama announced $8.3 billion in loan guarantees Tuesday to build the first U.S. nuclear power plant in nearly three decades, a move designed to help advance climate legislation in Congress.
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February 17, 2010 05:22 AM ET
 | ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Pakistani military confirmed on Wednesday that the Afghan Taliban's top military commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, had been captured.
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February 17, 2010 05:40 AM ET
 | (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a higher open for Wall Street on Wednesday, the day after it posted its biggest daily percentage gain in three months, on optimism for the economy.
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February 16, 2010 06:35 PM ET
 | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission unveiled a plan on Tuesday that would require Internet providers to offer minimum home connection speeds by 2020, a proposal that some telecommunications companies panned as unrealistic.
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February 16, 2010 03:26 PM ET
 | CHICAGO (Reuters) - King Tutankhamen, the teen-aged pharaoh whose Egyptian tomb yielded dazzling treasures, limped around on tender bones and a club foot and probably died from malaria, researchers said on Tuesday.
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February 17, 2010 02:30 AM ET
 | VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canada's Winter Olympics came under further fire on Tuesday after a slew of problems -- some man-made and others purely down to Mother Nature -- threatened to take the focus away from a memorable home triumph.
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February 16, 2010 07:28 PM ET
 | LONDON (Reuters) - Glam pop artist Lady Gaga dominated the 30th BRITs on Tuesday, winning a trio of awards at the pop music industry's flagship ceremony, the first international act to do so for five years.
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| ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS |
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February 16, 2010 12:29 PM ET
| JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A deaf South African cleaner besieged by begging relatives after a newspaper reported he had scooped a 91 million rand ($12 million) lottery jackpot was not the winner, the draw's organizers said on Tuesday.
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