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Report: Iran Reiterates It Won't Suspend Uranium Enrichment

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran is reiterating its decision to continue enriching uranium, calling Western pressure to suspend the work “illogical.” The statement by a government spokesman comes as Europe waits for Iran’s formal answer to an international package of incentives designed to rein in its nuclear program. Iran’s official IRNA …

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Celebrity Mothers Make Big Money With Baby Shots

NEW YORK – More than ever, it pays to be pregnant in Hollywood. Jennifer Lopez, about to give birth to twins, is reportedly the latest A-lister to strike a deal worth millions for exclusive photos of her children. And the incentive might not be purely financial: Such pacts can also …

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Gates Says He's Unable to Give Realistic Assessment of War Costs for 2009

WASHINGTON – BC-US-Iraq, 4th Ld-Writethru,670 Defense secretary declines to estimate next year’s war costs, irritating Democrats Eds: UPDATES with Mullen comment on Afghanistan, length of combat tours. Moving on general news and financial services. By ANNE FLAHERTY Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates says a realistic …

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