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10 ANIMATED SHORTS MOVE AHEAD IN 2009 OSCAR® RACE

Beverly Hills, CA 11/20/09 · — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and...

Congress provides $7.7 billion in funding to combat H1N1 flu virus

Washington, DC 11/20/09 · In April, the first case of H1N1 influenza...

Soledad O'Brien, Rep. Waters, Rev. Sharpton, Other Honorees At Black Star News's

NEW YORK 11/20/09 · Soledad O'Brien, Rep. Waters, Rev. Sharpton, Other Honorees...

FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending November 20, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. 11/20/09 · 1.  Washington Field: Twenty-Six Charged in Nationwide Scheme to...

Account Director Philip Keightley Takes Clean Sweep At Punch Annual Awards

LONDON, UK 11/20/09 · Search and PR company Punch Communications has announced...

US Calls on Karzai to Fight Corruption

WASHINGTON, D.C. (RPRN) 11/05/09 — By VOA
By Al Pessin The top U.S. military officer said Wednesday Afghan President Hamid Karzai must arrest and prosecute corrupt officials and take other action to establish the legitimacy of his government,...

Afghan Presidential Challenger Withdraws, Creating Turmoil

ISLAMABAD (RPRN) 11/02/09 — By VOA
By Sean Maroney Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah says he will not participate in this week's runoff election against President Hamid Karzai. He accused the government of not meeting his demands...

Obama Consults Military Leaders, Nears Afghan Troop Decision

WASHINGTON, D.C. (RPRN) 10/30/09 — By VOA
U.S. President Barack Obama is consulting with top military officials Friday as he considers whether to send additional forces to Afghanistan.Mr. Obama will meet at the White House with the...

Taliban Attack UN Guesthouse in Kabul, Killing 9

KABUL (RPRN) 10/28/09 — By VOA
Militants in Afghanistan have killed at least six foreign U.N. workers and three Afghans during an attack on an international guesthouse in the capital, Kabul. One American is among those...

Al-Qaida Group Claims Responsibility for Baghdad Bombings

CAIRO (RPRN) 10/27/09 — By VOA
By Edward Yeranian An Iraqi branch of al Qaida, which goes by the name of the Islamic State of Iraq, is claiming responsibility for Sunday's back-to-back suicide bombings in Baghdad...

Afghan Official: Outcome of Voter Fraud Probe Unclear

KABUL (RPRN) 10/16/09 — By VOA
An Afghan election official says it is too early to predict whether a voter fraud probe will trigger a runoff between President Hamid Karzai and his closest challenger.A spokesman for...

Powerful Car Bomb Blast Hits Afghan Capital

ISLAMABAD (RPRN) 10/08/09 — By VOA
By Sean Maroney Afghan government officials say a powerful suicide car bomb hit near the Indian Embassy in Kabul Thursday, killing at least 12 people and wounding more than 80 others. ...

Bomb Rips Through Market in Northwest Pakistan, Kills 25

ISLAMABAD (RPRN) 09/18/09 — By VOA
A suicide car bomb has killed at least 25 people in northwest Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan. The blast ripped through a market on a road outside the garrison...

Afghan President Denies Major Fraud in Tainted Election

KABUL (RPRN) 09/17/09 — By VOA
Afghanistan's president is denying there was any major fraud in last month's voting. Full, preliminary results show the incumbent, Hamid Karzai, capturing enough votes to avoid a runoff with his...

Afghan Polling Stations To Be Recounted Amid Claims of Fraud

KABUL,Afghanistan (RPRN) 09/15/09 — By Andrea Archibald, RPRN Writer
The Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC), an UN-backed agency, ordered ballots be recounted at 10% of Afghan’s polling stations, officials announced today. Nearly one month since the Afghan election, the ECC is...