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Entertainment News Brooklyn Decker is 2010 SI cover girl NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A photo of U.S. supermodel Brooklyn Decker graces the cover of the 2010 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, which appeared on newsstands and SI.com Tuesday. Lil Wayne's sentencing postponed 'Letterman' staffer hurt in stage fall Jolie and Pitt sue U.K. newspaper Jackson's mom calls Murray 'a monster'	Top News Haiti missionaries ask for more U.S. help PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The 10 U.S. missionaries held in Haiti on child trafficking charges say they wish the U.S. government would do more on their behalf. Kremlin: No troops to Afghanistan Obama wants bipartisan healthcare action Suspect Canadian colonel's past probed School board bans 'violent' clothing line
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