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Baptists say they were trying to do good in Haiti - Yahoo! News

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Ten U.S. Baptists arrested trying to take 33 children out of earthquake-shattered Haiti say they were just trying to do the right thing, applying Christian principles to save Haitian children.

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Sticky, smelly Bag Balm: Problem-salving for all - Yahoo! News

Everyone wants a new tub of the gooey, yellow-green ointment. And all have a story about its problem-salving — they use it on squeaky bed springs, psoriasis, dry facial skin, cracked fingers, burns, zits, diaper rash, saddle sores, sunburn, pruned trees, rifles, shell casings, bed sores and radiation burns.

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Haiti workers hand out 'women-only' aid coupons - Yahoo! News

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Relief workers began handing out women-only food coupons, launching a new phase of what they hope will be less cutthroat aid distribution to ensure that families and the weak get supplies following Haiti's devastating earthquake.

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NZ musician Pauly Fuemana of "How Bizarre" fame dies - Yahoo! News

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand musician Pauly Fuemana, who found international fame with his country's biggest selling record ever, "How Bizarre," died in hospital on Sunday after a short illness, according to media reports.

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Rip Torn charged with breaking into Conn. bank - Yahoo! News

The "Men in Black" actor has been taken into custody and booked on charges including burglary and possession of firearm without a permit. He is being held on $100,000 bond and is scheduled for a Monday appearance in Bantam Superior Court.

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Stephanopoulos learns of genetic link to a Clinton - Yahoo! News

Stephanopoulos, co-anchor of ABC News' "Good Morning America," underwent DNA testing to promote "Faces of America With Henry Louis Gates Jr.," a four-part series on family histories premiering Feb. 10 on PBS.

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CBC News - British Columbia - 2 Ont. skiers plunge to deaths near B.C. resort

"The party of three skied into a steep, hard-packed ice chute and in an attempt to ascend the chute, they removed their skis," Kleinsmith said. "However, they fell and slid down this chute about 100 metres and over a cliff."

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Star Tracks: Friday, January 29, 2010 - SIGN HIM UP! - Keith Urban : People.com

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CBC News - British Columbia - Man beaten by Vancouver police sues city

The lawyer said both police and the city had since been warned in writing to cease all visits while the case goes forward. One of the two officers involved has been reassigned to administrative duties while the incident is investigated.

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Brown says he can beat the president — at hoops - Yahoo! News

The once little-known state legislator jolted the national political landscape by capturing the Senate seat long held by the late Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy. He appeared briefly on Leno's show via satellite hookup from Newton, Mass.

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