Russia set to extend presidential term   The Russian parliament was expected Friday to approve a constitutional amendment to extend the presidential term from four to six years.

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US shares plunge to five-year low   Wall Street plunges more than 5% on Wednesday to its lowest level in over five years on rising economic worries.

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Minnesota recount begins   City and county workers across Minnesota have started recounting more than 2.9 million ballots from the state's U.S. Senate race.

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Vote Board to Robbins: Turn Pissy into PSA!   Filed under: Prez Election 2008 After getting reamed by Tim Robbins over that whole polling place snafu, the NYC Board of Elections wants Testy Tim to turn that frown upside down -- and do a PSA for 'em!Officials tell TMZ they're inviting TR to "join" them to produce "service...Permalink

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Lessons of the Lieberman saga   The Democrats kept Sen. Joe Lieberman in the fold because politics is a game of addition and the magic number is 60:  the number of senators needed to defeat a delaying motion or filibuster.

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Minnesota set to begin recount in US Senate race   ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Minnesota's deadlocked U.S. Senate race will edge closer to resolution on Wednesday as an army of election workers begin a statewide recount of more than 2.9 million ballots....

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Experts fight taboo on nursing home sex   Nursing-home residents have sexual needs too. And now researchers are finding ways to educate staff on the taboo topic and provide accommodations for the elderly to shack up.

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Aruba Police: New Evidence in Natalee Holloway Case   Investigators in Aruba are pursuing new evidence in the 2005 disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway.

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Man nabbed after hitting girlfriend with sandwich   PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) -- A man faces a domestic battery charge after allegedly hitting his girlfriend with a sandwich as she was driving on Interstate 95 on Friday. Police said the 19-year-old man became angry and hit the woman in the arm and face with a sandwich, knocking her glasses off....

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