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CNN 2009-09-15

Hi there! Thanks for joining us, Im Virginia Cha at the CNN center in Atlanta with a look at whats happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Well, the body found Sunday afternoon in the wall at a medical building where Annie Le worked is being tested right now for

CNN 2011-03-13

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NPR 2011-03-11

Defense Secretary Robert Gates says NATOs not already to impose a no-fly zone or take any other military action against the Libyan government. Speaking at NATO headquarters in Brussels today, Gates says the alliance is still ironing out details. Secr

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CNN 2008-10-06

Hello to you, I am Creshon Saunders at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Heres a look at whats happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Down and dirty in the trenches of the presidential battle---a new ad released by the Obama campaign is taking shots at John McCa

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