Secular candidate apparent winner in Jerusalem (AP)

AP – Secular businessman Nir Barkat appeared headed toward victory early Wednesday over an ultra-Orthodox Jewish leader in Jerusalem’s mayoral race, a contest that again exposed the deep divide between religious and secular Israelis.
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AP – Secular businessman Nir Barkat appeared headed toward victory early Wednesday over an ultra-Orthodox Jewish leader in Jerusalem’s mayoral race, a contest that again exposed the deep divide between religious and secular Israelis.
Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

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AFP – Bad news is piling up for India’s economy with exports slumping, car sales tumbling and economists cutting growth forecasts amid job losses as the global financial downturn takes hold.
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AFP – A 60-year-old Australian woman was sentenced Wednesday to spend her weekends in jail for nearly two years for killing her partner in a controversial euthanasia case.
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AP – Completely bald and older than the Incas, the Peruvian hairless dog seems like an odd fit for the White House.
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AP – Ten Iraqi insurgent groups have agreed to escalate attacks against U.S. and Iraqi forces to derail the proposed U.S.-Iraqi security agreement, an Internet monitoring service said Tuesday.
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AP – Secular businessman Nir Barkat took a commanding lead early Wednesday against a powerful ultra-Orthodox Jewish leader in Jerusalem’s mayoral race, a contest that again exposed the deep divide between religious and secular Israelis.
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AFP – North Korea’s military told South Korea Wednesday that it will severely restrict border crossings from December 1, the North’s official media reported.
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AFP – Major Barclays shareholders have threatened to vote against the bank’s bid to raise seven billion pounds (11 billion dollars, 8.5 billion euros) from Middle Eastern investors, it has been reported.
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AP – North Korea says it will ban South Koreans from crossing the border for joint projects beginning next month, accusing its neighbor of seeking confrontation.
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