WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Obama administration is looking hard at pushing through a health care reform bill without Republican backing, top Democrats close to the White House have told CNN.
The Democratic majority in the Senate has been stymied in the health care debate by Republicans and conservative Democrats, leaving it short of the 60-vote “filibuster-proof” [...]

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South Africa’s Caster Semenya has been sex tested in the past but a meeting of officials in Berlin was expected to decide on her eligability for the 800m women’s final. Photo: AFP
Scott Gullan
IS SHE a he? That is the question being asked at the world championships about South Africa’s Caster Semenya.
The 18-year-old 800m gold medal [...]

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By Christian Purefoy
CNN
(CNN) — The young man’s call echoed throughout the remote village in northern Nigeria — the marriage ceremony was about to begin.
Under the dusty sun, the fathers of the bride and groom agreed to the marriage and this ancient Muslim tradition proceeded as it has for hundreds of years.
But unknown to the gathered [...]

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BY AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
MOGADISHU,  - An alliance of pro-government fighters on Wednesday recaptured the southwestern Somali town of Luq, which had previously been controlled by the extremist Shebab group, officials and witnesses said.
Local clan militias trained in Ethiopia and the moderate Sufi religious group Ahlu Sunna wal Jamaa reclaimed the town, located around 400 kilometres [...]

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