Clinton arrives in Kenya for Agoa summit 
By MUCHEMI WACHIRA
In Summary
•There was heavy presence of intelligence officers from both Kenya and the US at the airport.
US secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in the Kenya capital of Nairobi ahead of a seven-Africa nation tour.
Mrs Clinton will be at the official opening of the Africa Growth [...]

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By JEAN H. LEE, Associated Press Writer
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korean leader Kim Jong Il issued a “special pardon” for two American journalists and ordered their release at former U.S. President Bill Clinton’s request, North Korean media reported Wednesday.
The move to release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee, sentenced in June to 12 years [...]

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By Michael Mcauliff
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU
144.  
IQ? Nope, President Obama’s latest bowling score, says Robert Gibbs.
You’ll remember, the President tossed a miserable 37, or something like that, back in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary, causing no end of grief and mockery. (And then there was that more recent gaffe comparing himself to a Special Olympian.)
But Gibbs just [...]

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MELBOURNE (AFP) - Australian police said on Tuesday they had arrested four people after foiling a Somali-linked suicide plot to storm a military base in what would have been the country’s worst extremist attack.
About 400 police swooped on homes around Melbourne, netting four Australian men of Somali and Lebanese descent who were allegedly planning to [...]

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BY EVELYN NJOROGE
Barely hours before the arrival of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Kenya has said that Africa should not be lectured on governance by anyone.
Prime Minister Raila Odinga said on Tuesday that the continent is in transition from dictatorial regimes and as such it is undertaking reforms on good governance and democracy out [...]

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BY YUNIA AMUNGA and AGENCIES
-US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected in the country on Tuesday evening for the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum.
Mrs Clinton is on Wednesday scheduled to deliver a speech at the Ministerial Opening Ceremony for the AGOA Forum. She will also hold talks with Kenya’s senior leaders.
Also during [...]

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