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Supporters of Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, wear Obama masks and wave signs after a speech before the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Richmond, Virginia, 09 Feb. 2008 Obama, Huckabee Build Momentum in US Presidential Contests
Obama wins by 2-1 margins over rival Clinton; Huckabee Takes 2 of 3 From McCain

Attacks Kill 41 in Iraq; Gates Visits Baghdad
Officials say insurgents raided several villages, fought with with neighborhood militias

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks to repoters onboard of his pale, Sunday, 10 Feb. 2008 US Defense Secretary Gates Calls on Europeans to Support Afghan War
describes as effort to help people devastated by war create free society

A Palestinian man walks next to a metal workshop, destroyed by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, Sunday, 10 Feb. 2008 Olmert Resists Pressure to Invade Gaza after Rocket Attack
An Israeli Cabinet Minister says Gaza neighborhoods used to fire rockets should be 'wiped off the map', but  Hamas spokesman says threats would not deter Palestinians from resisting Israeli occupation

Egypt Egypt Recognizes Right of Muslim Converts to Return to Former Faith
AP quotes an attorney Mamdouh Naklah for the Christians as saying the ruling is a victory for human rights and freedom of religion in Egypt

Map of Darfur region of Sudan UNHCR: 12,000 Flee Darfur to Chad after Gov't Air Strike
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the assaults and demanded that all parties in Darfur refrain from attacking civilians

Burma Burma's Military Government Says Elections in 2010  Audio Clip Available
Burmese and foreign analysts react to news with cautious optimism 

Patric Verrone, president of the Writers Guild of America, West, smiles as he joins writers on the picket line at NBC Studios in Burbank, California on Friday Hollywood Writers to Review Tentative Deal That Could End Strike
Union members meeting in New York and LA to review terms of the settlement

Girls walk past an Olympics propaganda billboard in Beijing, China, 24 Jan 2008 British Olympic Athletes Asked Not to Speak on Political Issues
British athletes sign contract not to comment on 'politically sensitive' issues during 2008 Olympic Games in China 

A customer browses through Archie comics at a bookstore in Mumbai, India (file photo) Foreign Publishers Set Up Shop in India  Audio Clip Available
Book and magazine publishers hope to offer India's 300 million English-speaking people affordable books 

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