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Ashura festival continues in Karbala, Iraq
A Shiite child takes part in the self-flagellation ritual, outside the shrine of Imam Hussein, during an Ashura mourning ceremony in Karbala, Iraq on January 5, 2009. Hundreds of thousands of Shiites will visit the holy city of Karbala throughout the Ashura week to mark the death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the prophet Mohammad. (UPI Photo/Ali Jasim) | Slideshow
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    Large-racked elk confirmed as record
    Large-racked elk confirmed as record
    SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 6 (UPI) --
    An elk shot by a hunter in Utah has won official recognition for the largest rack ever recorded for a non-typical American elk.
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    Obama's Panetta pick bodes ill for CIA
    Obama's Panetta pick bodes ill for CIA
    U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has picked another vastly experienced Washington insider to run the $60 billion a year U.S. intelligence community, but in choosing former White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta, he has uncharacteristically gambled big on an outsider with no direct experience of working in intelligence. This could prove disastrous.
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    Obama's Panetta pick bodes ill for CIA
    Obama's Panetta pick bodes ill for CIA
    WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (UPI) --
    U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has picked another vastly experienced Washington insider to run the $60 billion a year U.S. intelligence community, but in choosing former White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta, he has uncharacteristically gambled big on an outsider with no direct experience of working in intelligence. This could prove disastrous.
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