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Page last updated at 10:36 GMT, Wednesday, 6 January 2010

US President Barack Obama, 5 January 2010
Obama given intelligence pledge
A top US intelligence official promises action after sharp criticism from President Obama over the failed plane bomb plot.
Guantanamo plans reaffirmed
Can human eye spot a bomb?
Q&A: 'Jet bomber' case

David Murcia Colombian fraudster sent to US
Colombia extradites to the US the leader of a pyramid scheme which defrauded thousands of investors.

cybersitter China sued by US software company
A US software company lawsuit accuses China of stealing its code for a program used to block certain internet sites.


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FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
CIA logo Major blow
CIA 'triple agent' killing embarrases US and Jordan
The Drums Sound of 2010
BBC music list kicks off with New York band The Drums
Brazilian striker Jo who plays for Everton Home comforts
Club-country divide for South American footballers

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US pilot was over drinking limit
Iran 'curbs foreign co-operation'
File-sharing US student fights fine
US cinema takings beat DVD sales
US adds to air travel watch lists
US job satisfaction hits new low
Moussaoui loses 9/11 appeal case
BUSINESS
Cadbury investors reject Kraft
HTC reports sixth fall in profits
Chile copper miners' strike ends
FEATURES
Aboriginal Canadians divided over Olympics
Bomber case: Failure to join dots
24 Hours in Tulsa
Comparing cost of healthcare

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FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
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Fingers crossed for Mars Spirit of exploration
Pakistani troops in Peshawar Taliban fight
Why 2010 will be decisive for the US in South Asia
Mudslide in Morro da Carioca In pictures
Images of lethal mudslides in south-eastern Brazil

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Kraft's Cadbury plans dealt blow
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MARDELL'S AMERICA
Mark Mardell Political analysis and a British perspective on life in the US

Stern language from a cross president
A damning view of US intelligence in Afghanistan
Is blue the new black? Why some people think Avatar is racist
MATT FREI'S DIARY
Matt Frei The Noughties: An unsettling decade

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