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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrive at the 14th annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California on January 8, 2009. (UPI photo/Jim Ruymen) | Slideshow
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    Army seizes strategic Sri Lankan site
    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 9 (UPI) --
    Government troops gained control of the strategic Elephant Pass in Sri Lanka from rebel forces on Friday, President Mahinda Rajapakse said.
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    Obama fights Dems, GOP on recovery plan
    Obama fights Dems, GOP on recovery plan
    U.S. President-elect Barack Obama hit the ground running Thursday when he opened the legislative battle to get his emergency stimulus package passed by Congress to rescue the American economy.
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