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President Barack Obama launches a landmark Middle East trip on Wednesday to reach out to the world’s Muslims, meeting<\/a> first with Saudi King Abdullah<\/a> in Riyadh<\/a>, and then heading to Cairo <\/a>for a highly anticipated speech<\/a>. Osama bin Laden releases a new audiotape<\/a> in time with the visit.<\/p>\n

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U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg visits South Korea<\/a> and calls on North Korea to choose dialogue over further provocative action. He does not rule out the possibility of sanctions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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French and Brazilian ships search for debris<\/a> – and possibly bodies – near the crash site of the doomed Air France flight that disappeared on Monday.<\/p>\n

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India’s parliament unanimously chooses its first women speaker<\/a> – Meira Kumar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Amid a global economic crisis and South Africa’s worst recession, newly elected President Jacob Zuma vows to create half a million jobs in six months<\/a>. Oponents dismiss his plans as a “wish list<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

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A private Chinese firm buys Hummer<\/a> from General Motors, but says it has no plans<\/a> to build a new manufacturing plant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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