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Today’s Headlines
U.S.: 29,000 Children Have Died in Somalia Famine
Toll Rises in Syrian Gov’t Attack on Hama
Rebels Claim Gaddafi’s Son Killed in Air Strike
Libyan Regime: NATO Attack Kills 3 Civilians
Obama Admin OKs Shell Drilling in Arctic Ocean
U.N.: Shell Responsible for Over $1 Billion in Damage to Niger Delta
Shells Admits Fault for 2 Nigeria Spills
Pentagon Chief Warns of Spending Cuts
U.S. Veteran Allowed to Sue Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for Torture
Obama, Congress Reach Deal on FAA Shutdown
Japan Fires 3 Bureaucrats for Nuclear Crisis
Italian PM Pushes Austerity Deal