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Musician B.B. King appears backstage at "The Grammy Nominations Concert Live! Countdown to Music's Biggest Night" in Los Angeles on December 3, 2008. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen) | Slideshow
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    Queen's rep suspends Canadian Parliament
    Queen's rep suspends Canadian Parliament
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    CFR-Brookings report reveals Obama's Mideast strategy
    CFR-Brookings report reveals Obama's Mideast strategy
    Israelis and Palestinians alike should be in no doubt. The new report on the Middle East from the Brookings Institution and the Council on Foreign Relations is no mere straw in the wind: It spells out in considerable detail what the Obama administration's strategy and priorities for Iran and the Israeli-Arab peace process are going to be.
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    Judge stops suspensions of two Vikings
    ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 4 (UPI) --
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    CFR-Brookings report reveals Obama's Mideast strategy
    CFR-Brookings report reveals Obama's Mideast strategy
    WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) --
    Israelis and Palestinians alike should be in no doubt. The new report on the Middle East from the Brookings Institution and the Council on Foreign Relations is no mere straw in the wind: It spells out in considerable detail what the Obama administration's strategy and priorities for Iran and the Israeli-Arab peace process are going to be.
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