French “spiderman” climber Alain Robert completed another daring feat on Wednesday by scaling the 137-metre-high (about 450 feet) Hang Seng Bank headquarters in Hong Kong. (Jan. 26)
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Police used water cannon and tear gas to break up a demonstration in Egypt’s capital overnight. Three protesters and a policeman were killed in protests across the country, but heavy police presence kept Cairo streets clear Wednesday. (Jan. 26)
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Toyota is recalling nearly 1.7 million cars, the bulk of them in Japan, for various defects that may cause fuel leakage. (Jan. 26)
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‘True Grit’ teen actress Hailee Steinfeld reveals how she woke up to her parents screaming at the news of her Oscar nomination and says that she has always dreamed of walking the red carpet at the Academy Awards. (Jan. 26)
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Car manufacturer Mercedes Benz on Wednesday unveiled a chocolate-themed version of its Smart car in Tokyo, just a couple of weeks before St. Valentine’s Day. (Jan. 26)
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Zoo keepers at the Santa Barbara Zoo were shocked to see a giraffe calf with the adults because they didn’t know one of them was pregnant. “Daniel” was born two weeks ago at the zoo and was five feet nine inches and weighed 106 pounds. (Jan. 26)
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Residents in a coastal Oregon community are waiting anxiously as heavily armed police officers continue their search for a man who fled police after shooting an officer Sunday. (Jan. 25)
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Residents of Manitowoc, Wisc. gathered to watch President Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night. The president will visit the town Wednesday. (Jan. 26)
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During Tuesday’s State of the Union address President Obama mentioned the word “jobs” 31 times, topping last year’s tally by two. Back then he promised to make jobs his “number-one focus in 2010″ and then promptly focused on passing ObamaCare, regulating Wall Street, slapping a moratorium on drilling for oil in Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Big Government Discovery Date : 26/01/2011 07:00 Number of articles : 4
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Pres. Barack Obama devoted most of his primetime address Tuesday to the economy– the issue that dominates concern in a nation still reeling from a monster recession and the one that will shape his own political fortunes in the 2012 election. (Jan. 25)
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