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Italian PM Gets Mandate to Form Government

ROME – Center-left leader Romano Prodi got the nod to form Italy’s new government on Tuesday, ending a monthlong political limbo that followed bitterly contested elections. Prodi got the mandate from the newly installed president, Giorgio Napolitano, during a meeting at the presidential palace. He said he would get to …

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Nigerian President Orders Probe After Gas Blast Kills Up to 200

ILADO, Nigeria – President Olusegun Obasanjo ordered increased security around Nigeria’s pipelines after a gasoline conduit explosion killed up to 200 people, as rescue workers sought Saturday to finish burying the dead in mass graves. Twenty-two charred bodies could be seen floating Saturday in mangrove swamps up to five miles …

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Hewlett-Packard Recalls Overheating Digital Cameras

WASHINGTON – About 679,000 Hewlett-Packard digital cameras are being recalled worldwide because they can cause some batteries to overheat when the camera is connected to an AC adapter or docking station, posing a fire hazard, U.S. regulators said on Tuesday. Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) is recalling HP Photosmart R707 digital cameras …

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