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- Jail for £96,000 benefit cheat Helen Ryan, who had £184,000 in savings http://t.co/KNwNTAoO Feb 17, 2012
- US: FBI 'anti-terror' arrest near US Capitol http://t.co/nWKYAPc1 Feb 17, 2012
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- KOREA: Foreign law firms rush into Korea http://t.co/vki5BWy3 Feb 17, 2012
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- Rupert Murdoch to launch Sun on Sunday newspaper 'soon' http://t.co/k5n2yD3I Feb 17, 2012
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- AUS: Key witnesses take stand in dive murder trial of Gabe Watson
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- US: Gay marriage laws in Maryland, New Jersey face hurdles http://t.co/ZFaJSWYk via Feb 17, 2012
- CANADA: Osgoode Law students take arguments to Twitter http://t.co/PwH0LUJH Feb 17, 2012
