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Report: Half of Somalia food aid diverted

NEW YORK, March 10 (UPI) -- Up to half of the food aid to Somalia never makes it to those who need it, a new report says.
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Alcala sentenced to death in California

LOS ANGELES, March 10 (UPI) -- A California jury Tuesday decided convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala should be executed for killing four women and a 12-year-old girl during the late '70s....
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Paterson Directs Flags to Be Flown at Half-Staff

ALBANY, March 9, 2010 -- Governor David A. Paterson has directed that flags on State government buildings be flown at half-staff on Wednesday, March 10, in honor of Niagara Falls native Army Specialist Alan Dikcis who was killed in Afghanistan on Friday, March 5....
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Report: Job barriers still hamper women

BRUSSELS, March 9 (UPI) -- Women who choose to work still face deep-rooted inequalities in childcare and household duties which restrict their job opportunities, a report says....
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Charges fly in Arizona GOP primary

PHOENIX, March 9 (UPI) -- Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and his rival for the GOP nomination are trading charges about funding sources and alleged smear tactics, political analysts say....
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Detroit considers city government overhaul

DETROIT, March 9 (UPI) -- Detroit, faced with a deepening financial crisis and shrinking tax base, is considering a complete overhaul of the way the city is run, officials said....
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Conservative GOP senator: 'I am gay'

BAKERSFIELD, Calif., March 9 (UPI) -- A conservative Republican California state senator who has voted against numerous gay rights measures announced Monday he is homosexual....
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Paterson pardons Qing Hong Wu

ALBANY, March 8, 2010 -- Governor David A. Paterson today announced that he has pardoned Qing Hong Wu. Wu came to the United States from China with his parents at age five....
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Romney eyes another run for White House

WASHINGTON, March 8 (UPI) -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said Sunday he would decide whether to run again for president after the midterm elections in November....
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U.S. born al-Qaida member reported caught

KARACHI, Pakistan, March 8 (UPI) -- A U.S.-born member of the terror group al-Qaida has been arrested in Pakistan but authorities said it was not Adam Gadahn, as had been previously reported....
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