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Freddie Gibbs prefers his rap "Str8," no chaser - Yahoo! News

NEW YORK (Billboard) – Freddie Gibbs has nothing against rap artists who embrace catchy hooks to land on pop radio, but that's not his style. He didn't need a hit single to draw attention to both of his 2009 mixtapes, and he's about to delve deeper into hardcore street rap on his new EP, "Str8 Killa."

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FBI access to e-mail, Web data raises privacy fear - Yahoo! News

WASHINGTON – Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries to update a key surveillance law.

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White House: Don't post more secret war papers - Yahoo! News

WASHINGTON – The White House is imploring the website WikiLeaks not to post any more classified documents about the Afghanistan war, saying U.S. national security and Afghan lives are at risk.

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Thai court extends bail for Russian maestro on sex charge - Yahoo! News

PATTAYA, Thailand (AFP) – A Thai court on Friday extended bail granted to Russian conductor Mikhail Pletnev, who has been charged with raping a 14-year-old boy, his lawyer said.

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Raiders sign first-round pick Rolando McClain - Yahoo! News

NAPA, Calif. – The Oakland Raiders signed first-round pick Rolando McClain to a contract late Wednesday night, hours before the start of their first training camp practice.

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AP IMPACT: Before the CIA, there was the Pond - Yahoo! News

NEW YORK – It was a night in early November during the infancy of the Cold War when the anti-communist dissidents were hustled through a garden and across a gully to a vehicle on a dark, deserted road in Budapest. They hid in four large crates for their perilous journey.

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Stock futures up on Europe data ahead of jobless claims - Yahoo! News

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures added slightly to gains on Thursday after a decline in jobless claims showed a ray of hope for the anemic labor market recovery.

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FBI director defends bureau over test cheating - Yahoo! News

WASHINGTON – FBI Director Robert Mueller told Congress on Wednesday that he does not know how many of his agents cheated on an important exam on the bureau's policies, an embarrassing revelation that raises questions about whether the FBI knows its own rules for conducting surveillance on Americans.

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National Archives reveals newly donated FDR papers - Yahoo! News

WASHINGTON – A handwritten letter from fascist Italian dictator Benito Mussolini congratulating President Franklin D. Roosevelt on his inauguration, and a note from a woman who had a brief affair with Roosevelt were shown to the public for the first time Wednesday at the National Archives.

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