Belarus leans toward regulated gambling
MINSK, Belarus, March 9 (UPI) -- Legal gambling in Belarus should not be banned but rather well-regulated to raise government revenue, President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday.

Iraqi election turnout 62 percent
BAGHDAD, March 9 (UPI) -- About 62 percent of registered voters cast ballots during the recent parliamentary elections, exceeding expectations, Iraq's electoral commission said.

3 shot inside financial services firm at Dallas bank building
Mar. 8--A man apparently disgruntled with a financial service company opened fire on two employees Monday morning at a Dallas high-rise office building before he shot himself as police closed in on him, authorities said.

Lawyer: Open torture case to public
LONDON, March 8 (UPI) -- A British civil case involving allegations of torture at Guantanamo Bay should be open to the public, a lawyer for a former detainee said.

Somali group added to Canada's terror list
OTTAWA, March 8 (UPI) -- The Canadian government has declared a Somali al-Qaida-linked group a terrorist organization, the public safety minister said in Ottawa.

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Woman Sets Herself on Fire in Miami Area Mall This photo taken from a cellular phone shows a woman, who set herself on fire at the Mall of the America in Miami, Florida, Thursday, August 13, 2009. A good Samaritan tried to extinguish the fire by pushing the woman to the ground, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Lt. Arnold Piedrahita said. (Miami Herald/MCT)

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•	USDA accused of risking public health
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» The White House

•	Justice asked to probe absent Bush e-mails
•	Governors, White House to meet on carp
•	Panel on middle class meets at White House

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•	Settlement on voting-machine monopoly
•	Poll: Dems edge GOP in congressional races

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