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Corruption endangers Brazilian government
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Jackson County, Oregon rejects tax to reopen libraries
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One of Saddam Hussein’s defense lawyers thrown out of court
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Canada’s Eglinton—Lawrence (Ward 16) city council candidates speak
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US Basketball: Jazz win, maintain Northwest Division lead
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