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A worker inflates a hot air balloon in Leon, Mexico. Msnbc.com media editors chose this and other images for our PhotoBlog.
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In China visit, Obama walks
a tightrope
On his first trip to China, U.S. president will weigh how, when — or if — to raise human rights issues. Story | Video
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Cattle raiders kill at least 10 in northern Kenya
Cattle raiders killed at least 10 people in arid northern Kenya Sunday and stole more than 200 livestock, police and residents said.
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Pro-Cuba embargo money flows to lawmakers
Supporters of tough U.S. sanctions against the Cuban government have given more than $10 million to congressional campaigns over the last seven years, according to a study.
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Mutual financial reliance binds U.S., China
The U.S. and Chinese economies have become intertwined, locked in a kind of co-dependency that neither side thinks is particularly healthy, but which neither will move to break.
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Apology for kids sent from Britain to colonies
The British and Australian prime ministers apologize to thousands of poor British children shipped to colonies in the past with the promise of a better life, only to suffer abuse and neglect.
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Palestinians to seek endorsement of statehood
Palestinian officials say they are preparing to ask the United Nations to endorse an independent state without Israel's consent.
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Bomber slays 4 near Pakistan air base
A suicide bomber killed four people Monday near an air force base close to Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar and the Afghan border, a government official said.
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