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France in ‘direct combat’ in Mali within hours

Young men play football in Bamako, Mali, Tuesday Jan. 15, 2013. French forces led an all-night aerial bombing campaign Tuesday to wrest control of a small Malian town from armed Islamist extremists who seized the area, including its strategic military camp. A a convoy of 40 to 50 trucks carrying French troops crossed into Mali from Ivory Coast as France prepares for a possible land assault. Several thousand soldiers from the nations neighboring Mali are also expected to begin arriving in coming days. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)French troops pressed northward in Mali toward territory occupied by Islamist militants on Wednesday, military officials said, announcing the start of a land assault that will put soldiers in direct combat “within hours.”

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Son of LA Clippers owner found dead in Malibu

Los Angeles County Sheriff's officers stand outside an apartment building where Scott Sterling, the son of the Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, lived in Malibu on Wednesday, Jan.2,2012. Scott Sterling was found dead of an apparent drug overdose at his Malibu home, authorities said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)LOS ANGELES (AP) — The son of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was found dead of an apparent drug overdose at his Malibu home, authorities said Wednesday.

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Petraeus biographer regrets damage done by affair

FILE - This July 13, 2011, file photo, provided by the International Security Assistance Force's Flickr website shows the former Commander of International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Gen. Davis Petraeus, left, shaking hands with Paula Broadwell, co-author of his biography "All In: The Education of General David Petraeus." A person close to Broadwell says she deeply regrets the damage that’s been done from her affair with now-ex-CIA chief Petraeus, and she is trying to repair that and move forward. The friend spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly. (AP Photo/ISAF, File)Paula Broadwell, whose extramarital affair with CIA chief David Petraeus led to his resignation, is telling friends she is devastated by the fallout.

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States reveal their choices on Obama’s health law

Map shows how states will implement the new online insurance marketsAfter two years of political battles and a Supreme Court case, many if not most states are expected to tell the federal government Friday if they will carry out a key part of President Obama’s health care overhaul.

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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. in talks for plea deal

Jesse Jackson Jr. in Talks for Plea DealAttorneys for the Justice Department and Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. are in talks about a possible deal regarding allegations of campaign finance violations, according to sources familiar with the investigation.

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Antarctic ice rift growing, satellite images show

Antarctic Ice Rift Growing, Satellite Images ShowThe giant fissure that was discovered last year in Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier widened and lengthened in recent months, new satellite images show.

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French rogue trader ordered to pay back $7 billion

Former Societe Generale trader Kerviel and his lawyer Koubbi arrive at the Paris court for the verdict in his appeal trialThe Paris appeals court has upheld former Societe Generale trader Jerome Kerviel’s conviction for covering up massive losses, sentencing him to three years in prison and ordering him to pay back a staggering €4.9 billion (about $7 billion) in damages.

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Fact check: Where Obama and Romney dropped the ball

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama answer a question during the third presidential debate at Lynn University, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Pool-Win McNamee)Romney flubbed on the Middle East. Obama got Romney’s record as Massachusetts governor wrong.

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Photo of Second World War veteran casting ballot captures hearts

In this Oct. 17, 2012 photo provided by Irene Tanabe, Frank Tanabe, center, gets help from his daughter Barbara Tanabe, left, to fill out his absentee ballot in Honolulu while his wife Setsuko Tanabe sits in the foreground. The photo of the 93-year-old World War II veteran casting what will likely be his last ballot has captured the hearts of tens of thousands of Internet users. (AP Photo/Irene Tanabe)A photograph of a 93-year-old Second World War veteran casting what will likely be his last ballot has captured the hearts of tens of thousands of Internet users.

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Secret Service contradicted on prostitution scandal

Exclusive: Secret Service Contradicted on Prostitution ScandalAn investigation into the Secret Service prostitution scandal by the Department of Homeland Security contradicts the Secret Service director’s assertion before Congress that “this just is not part of our culture,” ABC News reports.

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