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 - Report reveals “causes” of Catholic sex abuse
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 - Gingrich: Quoting me is lying about me
 - Cannes: Lars von Trier at world’s end
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 - What the GOP is really trying to tell Newt
 - Afghan rally over NATO raid turns violent, 12 die
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 - U.S. slaps sanctions on Syria’s Assad for abuses
 - Obama campaign now selling birther merchandise
 - Cannes: von Trier apologizes for Hitler comments
 - Air Force One forced to abort landing attempt
 - The healing power of “Philadelphia”
 - Zombie financial crisis lies eat fact-checker brains
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 - Label sues Tim McGraw for breach of contract
 - James Franco promotes self-mutilation as art
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 - U.K. minister: Some rapes more serious than others
 - Newt Gingrich already president of metaphors
 - The importance of being Tony Kushner
 - Syrian leader defiant as U.S. sanctions bite deep
 - The GOP’s vibrant, robust debate on the U.S.-Israel relationship
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 - Ed Schultz blows up at David Sirota
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