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Iranian President Ahmadinejad speaks during ceremony to mark Fourth National Anniversary of Nuclear Technology, in Tehran

Youcef Nadarkhani: Christian Pastor's Execution Looms in Iran

Youcef Nadarkhani, a Christian pastor in Iran, faces the death penalty if he refuses to convert to Islam. Nadarkhani, who was arrested in 2009, has been given three chances to repent and convert to Islam. All three times he has refused. Nadarkhani will be given his fourth and final chance to give up Christianity on Wednesday, which he again declined.
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Who is Herman Cain?

Bill Clinton antagonist, flat tax supporter, staunch abortion opponent: all of these descriptions could apply to Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, whose resounding win in a Florida straw poll catapulted the Godfather's pizza CEO into the conversation.
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Herman Cain for President: What Are His Positions?

Cain has very little political experience; his career has been almost entirely in business. As a result, he has no voting or governing record to turn to for an idea of his political views; voters will have to rely entirely on the things he has said during his campaign.
Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar performs in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata

Ravi Shankar Still Making Magic Sitar Music at 91

Baby boomers may remember classical sitar player Ravi Shankar from his legendary appearances at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival and Woodstock, or his influence on popular music culture at the time.
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Alternative Rock Band R.E.M. Breaks Up After 31 Years

After 31 years of churning out hits like Losing My Religion and The One I Love R.E.M. has finally bowed out. In a statement posted on their official web site on Wednesday, the rock band said that they had decided to call it a day.
R.E.M ''call it a day''

R.E.M call it a day

R.E.M, once dubbed America's Best Rock & Roll Band, said on Wednesday they decided to call it a day after more than 30 years of generating hits and selling millions of records.
Michael Stipe, lead singer of the rock band R.E.M, performs during a concert in Lima. Reuters/Pilar Olivares

R.E.M. Breaks up After 31 Years

American rock band R.E.M. has decided to collectively call it a day, after a career spanning three decades, 15 albums, and countless hit singles.
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Egypt backs group set up by Mubarak party official

Egypt approved on Monday the establishment of a party led by a former top official in Hosni Mubarak's now disbanded party and rejected another set up by an Islamist group, the committee charged with reviewing party applications said in a statement.

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