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None of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/hasen\/spages\/1117866.html\">19 prisioners<\/a> has blood on her hands, and all were set for release within two years.<\/p>\n<p>Ireland holds a second referendum on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/indepth\/lisbon2009\/\">Lisbon Treaty<\/a>, an agreement aimed at strengthening the European Union by creating a full-time president and foreign-policy chief. The treaty must be unanimously accepted by all 27 member states. Ireland, which voted &#8220;no&#8221; in a similar referendum last year, is one of the last hold outs.<\/p>\n<p>Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi&#8217;s appeal of her most recent sentencing is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/aponline\/2009\/10\/02\/world\/AP-AS-Myanmar-Opposition-Leader.html?ref=global-home\">rejected<\/a>. The pro-democracy leader was convicted and sentenced to 18 additional months of house arrest for having allowed an uninvited American to stay in her home while under a previous house arrest.<\/p>\n<p>The International Olympic Committee hears final presentations from the four cities competing to host the 2016 Summer Olympics &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicago2016.org\/\">Chicago<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tokyo2016.or.jp\/en\/\">Tokyo<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.madrid2016.es\/en\/paginas\/home.aspx\">Madrid<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rio2016.org.br\/en\/\">Rio de Janeiro<\/a>. President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama give an emotional speech on behalf of their hometown, Chicago. A decision is expected by 12:30 p.m. Eastern time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel releases 19 female Palestinian prisoners in exchange for a video that shows an Israeli soldier held captive by Hamas to be alive and in good health. 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