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Lauren Frayer

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Lauren is a freelance journalist and former Associated Press correspondent who has reported from Washington, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Iraq and Pakistan.

Psychiatrist: Pope's Archdiocese Ignored Abuse Warnings

posted: 42 minutes ago

(March 19) -- A German archdiocese led by the future Pope Benedict XVI ignored repeated warnings in the early 1980s from a psychiatrist treating a pedophile priest that his patient should not be allo ...

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Pakistan Arrests Halt Secret UN Talks With Taliban

posted: 2 hours 56 minutes ago

(March 19) -- Recent arrests of top Taliban figures have halted secret talks the United Nations had been holding with the insurgents for about a year, the former U.N. chief in Afghanistan said today. ...

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US General: Gays Weakened Dutch Military in Bosnia

posted: 2 hours 16 minutes ago

(March 19) -- A retired U.S. general has told senators that the Dutch policy of allowing gays to serve openly in its military was partly to blame for its failure to halt the largest genocide in Europ ...

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Clinton in Moscow for Talks on Middle East, Nukes

posted: 1 day ago

(March 18) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Moscow today for talks on a long-delayed arms control deal and on how to get Israel and the Palestinians back to the negotiating table. Cli ...

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Ban on Polar Bear Trade Defeated at UN Wildlife Summit

posted: 1 day 1 hour ago

(March 18) -- A U.S.-backed proposal to ban the international trade of polar bear skins, teeth and claws was rejected today at a U.N. wildlife meeting because of concerns for the economic welfare of ...

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Fiji Cyclone Damage 'Overwhelming'

posted: 2 days 1 hour ago

(March 17) -- Fiji's leader says his nation has suffered "overwhelming" damage from a cyclone with gusts that hit 175 mph, and Australia says 17 of its citizens are still unaccounted for on the ruine ...

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Ferry Worker Suspended for Shamrock Graffiti

posted: 2 days 2 hours ago

(March 17) -- An Irish-American ferry worker has been suspended from his job on New York City's Staten Island ferry after being caught stamping shamrocks all over the boat to celebrate St. Patrick's ...

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US Drone Attack in Northwest Pakistan Leaves 9 Dead

posted: 2 days 2 hours ago

(March 17) -- Missiles fired from unmanned American drones killed at least nine people in back-to-back attacks this morning in an area of northwest Pakistan believed to harbor Taliban and al-Qaida fi ...

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They Got Rhythm, Study of Babies Finds

posted: 2 days 23 hours ago

(March 16) -- Babies innately respond to rhythm more than speech, according to a new study that found dancing comes naturally to infants. Researchers in Britain and Finland tested the responses of 1 ...

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Fiji Declares Emergency as Cyclone Tomas Hits

posted: 3 days 2 hours ago

(March 16) -- Fiji has declared a state of emergency and evacuated up to 20,000 residents as Cyclone Tomas rips through the Pacific island nation, flattening homes and generating up to 25-foot waves. ...

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