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• Yemen: US airstrikes kill 15 suspected al-Qaida militants

  Updated at 6:15 a.m. ET: U.S.

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• Freddie Mac bets against homeowners trapped in high-rate mortgages

  Outrage ensued when people learned that big banks sold bundles of shaky mortgages to unwitting investors, then turned around and placed bets that those securities would tank.

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• Economist who foresaw '08 crash warns conflict with Iran could cause global recession

  Source: msnbc.com
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• Bodies pile up at Cook County morgue; activists outraged

  CHICAGO – Outraged pastors and community activists on Friday descended upon the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office and called for an independent investigation after reports that bodies have been piling up for weeks. At least one activist openly called for the facility's …

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• Feds: 'Mob Wives' dad charged in NYC racketeering case

  NEW YORK CITY -- DEA and FBI agents arrested four alleged members of the Bonanno organized crime family early Friday on charges that include racketeering, gambling and drug sales, NBC New York has learned.  The father of a "Mob Wives" reality show star was also charged  …

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