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UK ‘to send helicopters to Libya’
Britain and France are to deploy attack helicopters in Libya in an effort to break the stalemate in the conflict, France’s defence minister has said.

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National security shakeup: Obama to send Panetta to Pentagon, replace him at CIA with Petraeus
WASHINGTON – In a major national security reshuffle, President Barack Obama is sending CIA Director Leon Panetta to the Pentagon to replace Robert Gates, a widely praised Bush holdover, and replacing Panetta at the spy agency with Gen. David Petraeus, the high-profile commander of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

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AF planes send supplies to Libyan refugees – Navy News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq – Navy Times
WASHINGTON — Two Air Force cargo planes flew blankets, water and other relief supplies to Tunisia on Friday as part of an international effort to help refugees who fled from the fighting in Libya.

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Extension of jobless benefits likely after House vote that would send measure to Obama
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives on Thursday is expected to send President Barack Obama a long-sought measure to resume unemployment payments to millions of people whose benefits have lapsed.

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Fear of losing water rights prompts county to send letter to legislators
Mono County farmers and ranchers are still worried that their voices will not be heard when it comes time to try to save a lake that is not even in the state of California.

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Iran to Send Aid Ships to Gaza
Iran’s Red Crescent said it would send two aid ships to Gaza. The organization announced Monday that it would send the ships by the end of the week, with one carrying humanitarian supplies and the other carrying Iranian relief workers, according to reports.

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Sarah Palin On Oil Spill: Send In Dutch Dike Builders (VIDEO)
Sarah Palin shared her frustration with the Obama Administration’s handling of the ongoing environmental catastrophe in the Gulf with Bill O’Reilly on Fox News Tuesday night, and slammed the White House for looking further afield for help.

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Senators Send Letter To Harry Reid Urging Strong Derivatives Reform
What’s Your Reaction? A bipartisan coalition of Senators concerned about weak oversight of derivatives sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid urging him to strengthen the current financial reform bill and resist efforts to weaken it.

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Rep. Betty Sutton: Send Me “Back to the Kitchen”?
Tom Ganley, who wants to take my place in Congress, has shown his true colors by funding a campaign mailer that reads: ‘Let’s take Betty Sutton out of the House and send her back to the kitchen.’

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