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US closes Syrian embassy, presses Assad to go (AP) 06 Feb 2012, 18:52

AP - The U.S. closed its Syrian embassy Monday and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus in a dramatic escalation of Western pressure on President Bashar Assad to give up power, just days after diplomatic efforts at the United Nations to end the crisis collapsed.

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Global stocks, euro stall on Greece worry (Reuters) 06 Feb 2012, 18:50

Reuters - Concern that Greece might not accept the terms of a proposed new bailout deal brought a rally in global shares to a halt on Monday, while the euro reversed losses as some shorts covered their bets.

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Few answers in death of sons of missing Utah mom (AP) 06 Feb 2012, 18:24

AP - Josh Powell's note was simple and short, a farewell to the world after two years of being scrutinized in the media, hammered by police and questioned by judges, prosecutors and social workers, living his life under a microscope since the day his wife vanished.

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Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox (AP) 06 Feb 2012, 18:11

AP - Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.

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Romney latest pol to join wait-let-me-explain club (AP) 06 Feb 2012, 17:53

AP - Mitt Romney's remark that he's not worried about the very poor, the latest gaffe in a campaign rich with blunders, joins a long list of wait-let-me-explain episodes in presidential election history.

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