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at 19:12 on March 13, 2010, EDT.

4 people freed over alleged plot to kill Swedish artist, 3 more still being questioned

DUBLIN, Ireland - Four people, including an American woman, arrested over an alleged plot to assassinate Swedish artist Lars Vilks have been freed without charge, but three others remain in custody, Irish police said Saturday.

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at 18:25 on March 13, 2010, EDT.

Israel orders probe into fiasco that erupted during Biden visit

JERUSALEM - Israel's premier has ordered an investigation into how government officials announced plans for a new Jewish housing project in east Jerusalem during a visit by Vice-President Joe Biden.

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at 17:09 on March 13, 2010, EDT.

Early leads by 2 secular political groups forecast Iraq rejection of fundamentalist government

BAGHDAD - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's political coalition took an early vote lead Saturday in the election's all-important battleground of Baghdad, pulling away from its two closest rivals in the latest indication that Iraqis want a moderate government instead of Shiite religious hard-liners leading the postwar nation.

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at 17:08 on March 13, 2010, EDT.

Sen. Reid's wife taken out of intensive care unit after surgery on broken neck following crash

FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife has been transferred out of a Virginia hospital's intensive care unit and is improving after she was seriously injured in an accident on an interstate highway near Washington.

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at 17:03 on March 13, 2010, EDT.

Officials: Al-Qaida suspect from New Jersey asked his Yemeni guard to pray before shooting him

SAN'A, Yemen - An American al-Qaida suspect detained in Yemen fooled his hospital guards into unshackling him by asking to join them for prayers, security officials said Saturday. He then killed a guard who laid down his weapon as he went ahead at prayer time.

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at 16:59 on March 13, 2010, EDT.

Obama's overhaul of education law to focus on rewarding rather than punishing schools

ATLANTA - President Barack Obama on Saturday unveiled his plan to improve the U.S. educational system by rewarding schools that make progress rather than punishing those that don't, as he looks to help American students make up for academic ground lost against youngsters in other countries.

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at 16:51 on March 13, 2010, EDT.

Utah House Republican leader resigns after confession about nude hot-tubbing with teenage girl

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah's House majority leader resigned from the state Legislature Saturday, two days after his confession about sitting nude in a hot tub with a teenage girl 25 years ago stunned this conservative state.

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at 15:24 on March 13, 2010, EDT.

Bluefin tuna, overfished oceans top agenda of UN wildlife protection conference in Doha

DOHA, Qatar - A contentious battle between Asia and the West over the fate of the Atlantic bluefin tuna prized by sushi lovers overshadowed a United Nations conference that opened Saturday in the Gulf state of Qatar.

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at 15:23 on March 13, 2010, EDT.

Iran says it has dismantled US-backed opposition networks, arrested 30 members

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said Saturday it has dismantled several U.S.-backed opposition networks that were gathering information on nuclear scientists and finding ways to circumvent controls on the Internet meant to deprive the opposition of its most crucial tool.

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at 14:55 on March 13, 2010, EDT.

Military unveils memorial for slain journalist at Kandahar Airfield

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A memorial for the first Canadian reporter killed in Afghanistan will now greet every journalist working out of the Kandahar military base.

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