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PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Thousands of Cambodian survivors of the Khmer Rouge "Killing Fields" marked 30 years Wednesday since the fall of Pol Pot's ultra-Maoist regime, blamed for the deaths of 1.7 million people. More

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President Bush leaves office as one of the least popular presidents ever, but he says it's up to history to judge him. Bush likes to recall that Harry Truman was widely reviled when he left the White House 56 years ago but decades later became an icon of strength in adversity. More

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Belgrade is part of a fierce struggle between Russia and the West over the future of energy supplies to Europe. Russia has taken control of Serbia's state oil and gas industry, while the Serbian capital hopes to be a hub for a major Russian gas pipeline. More

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Two weeks after one of the nation's worst coal waste accidents, officials in eastern Tennessee are trying to ease public health concerns. About 300 acres of land and water were inundated with coal ash — sludgy residue that spilled from a holding pond at a Tennessee Valley Authority power plant More

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President-elect Barack Obama and Congress are working on a stimulus plan to prop up the ailing U.S. economy. It's expected to cost about $775 billion. Rep. David Obey of Wisconsin, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, tells Ari Shapiro he worried the stimulus package won't be big enough. More

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On the opening day of the 111th Congress, Roland Burris showed up as promised to claim Barack Obama's seat as junior senator from Illinois. And as promised, he was rejected. Burris and his attorneys left the Capitol to consider their options, and the Senate carried on with the day's ceremonies. A Se More

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President-elect Barack Obama is looking for a surgeon general. And CNN says its chief medical correspondent is under consideration for the job. Should the offer come, CNN says Dr. Sanjay Gupta has indicated he's likely to take it. The 39-year-old Gupta is a practicing neurosurgeon. More

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Germany's renowned Berlin Philharmonic has entered uncharted territory, offering a subscription to digital broadcasts of their entire season. More

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A prominent St. John's lawyer is calling for a full public inquiry into mental health services for young people in Newfoundland and Labrador. More

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Russia has cut off natural gas supplies through all pipelines that run through Ukrainian territory, choking off consumers across Europe, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday. More

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Diagnosed cases of the measles have risen in parts of Europe, lowering the chances of the continent wiping out the disease by 2010, researchers say. More

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An entire generation has gone by since the nation last saw this tableau of American history: every living U.S. president together at the White House. More

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Skin cancer patients have a higher chance of developing other forms of the disease, research suggests. More

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Israel says it will begin a halt to its bombing of the Gaza Strip for a three-hour period each day. More

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Israel will cease military operations in parts of the Gaza strip for three hours each day starting Wednesday to allow humanitarian aid to enter the Palestinian territory through an Israeli-controlled corridor, according to reports. More

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Actor Patrick Swayze, who has pancreatic cancer, admits in a US TV interview he may survive only two years. More

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The financial costs of making redundancies More

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TOKYO (AP) -- Japanese Emperor Akihito commemorated the 20th anniversary of his reign Wednesday with a visit to the grave of his father, Hirohito.... More

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Despite a recession, wealthy Americans continued to open their wallets last year. Here's a look at the top 10 charitable gifts of 2008. More

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A team at Baylor University has made trunk liners, floorboards and car door interior covers using fibers from the outer husks of coconuts, replacing the synthetic polyester fibers typically used in composite materials. More

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