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"The idea of human rights begins with a fundamental commitment to the dignity that is the birthright of every man, woman and child."
Hillary Rodham Clinton
The U.S. Secretary of State was speaking on the release of the 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.

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Spring Skiing Is Here
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Hellbilly, Yes.......deluxe? Not So Much
Flyers Battered By Bruins

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God-men of India under a cloud
Proposal to outlaw salt in New York eateries
Tourists enjoy paragliding in Solang Nala
New Delhi hosts first invitational archery contest before Commonwealth Games
Hands Off Our Yorkshire Pudding: Producers

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Obama donates Nobel Peace Prize money
US raises concerns about human rights in Pakistan
Won't mind falling in love with a woman: Lady Gaga
Obama names Hillary Clinton authority for India n-deal
Obama names Clinton as certification authority of Indo-U.S. civilian nuclear deal

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bullet Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady drop Boston house sale plans corner

Gisele Bundchen and her husband Tom Brady have chucked the plan to sell their Boston, Massachusetts home after they reportedly failed to attract a buyer.

The couple placed the penthouse on the market in October (09) for 7.3 million pounds.

It was just two months before the supermodel gave birth to the couple's son, Benjamin, in the bathtub there in December (09).

But now, they have given up trying to sell the property, according to the Boston Herald.

"They are trying to get 2,000-dollar a square foot. The most they can realistically get is 1,300 or 1,400 dollars. They are trying to get a premium because it's their house," the Daily Star quoted source as telling the newspaper. (ANI)


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