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Formal arraignment set for Franklin Park couple accused of abusing Ethiopia adoptees

January 17, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Paula Reed Ward A Franklin Park couple accused of abusing their two adopted children from Ethiopia has waived their preliminary hearing, which was scheduled for Friday in Leetsdale. Douglas and Kristen Barbour are charged with starving a 6-year-old boy … read more »

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US election 2012: Santorum drops out

April 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Rick Santorum, the former US senator, has bowed out of the party’s presidential nomination race, clearing Mitt Romney’s path to challenge Barack Obama in November’s general election. After an Easter spent tending to his disabled young daughter, Mr Santorum, who … read more »

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Mitt Romney wins Wisconsin

April 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Washingtonpost WAUKESHA, Wis. — Mitt Romney captured presidential primaries in Maryland, the District and battleground Wisconsin, the biggest prize of the day, to complete a momentum-building, three-contest sweep Tuesday that cemented his status as the almost certain Republican nominee and … read more »

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Former Canadian cop sentenced to 10 years in U.S. teen sex case

March 9, 2011 by benim

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A former Ottawa police officer who was caught in an online teen sex sting after expressing his desire in a fetish chat room to experience the “gift of a 14-year-old’s virginity” was sentenced Tuesday to 10 1/2 … read more »

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Oprah sued for plagiarism

October 28, 2010 by benim

New York – Oprah Winfrey is being sued by the author of political booklet, “How America Elects Her Presidents”. Charles Harris claims in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday in US District Court in Pennsylvania that in 2008, as Winfrey began … read more »

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