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South Africa's War On Crime Claims Innocent Victims
South Africa has one of the highest crime rates in the world. But what is widely being called the government's "shoot-to-kill" policy is being blamed for the recent murders of innocent bystanders, including the shooting death of a 3-year-old boy.
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Reading Sarah Palin: Will She Run For President?
Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska and Republican vice presidential candidate, is now a best-selling author. Palin's book, Going Rogue, made the best-seller list before it was released. She's planning a book tour that will only stoke her meteoric political celebrity. But to what end?
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Offshore Tax Evaders Take Advantage Of IRS Amnesty
Tax cheats are coming clean. The Internal Revenue Service says nearly 15,000 tax evaders responded to its recent offer of limited amnesty. The program covered undisclosed foreign bank accounts and other assets. The response was far greater than expected.
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Pakistan Touts Military Successes Against Taliban
Pakistan's army says it has captured most major Taliban bases in South Waziristan. It plans to fan out across the area's rugged countryside to hunt down militants. The tribal area along the Afghan border has been a command center for extremists. The army flew a group of journalists to the area to see two Taliban strongholds that were captured in the offensive.
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