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Obama's face on a lottery ticket causes controversy in Colombia

Obama's face on a lottery ticket causes controversy in Colombia Bogota - Colombia was experiencing a curious controversy Thursday, after a photograph of US presidential candidate Barack Obama was printed on the tickets of a lottery with a jackpot of some 253,000 dollars.

The photograph of the US Democratic Party candidate was used by the lottery in the central Colombian province of Meta as a "tribute" to blacks, according to lottery manager Magdalena Gonzalez.

GM cutting more jobs; stopping support for private savings

GM cutting more jobs; stopping support for private savings Washington - The beleaguered General Motors Thursday said it is cutting more management jobs and stopping some employee benefits, including contributions to so-called 401K private employee savings plans, according to the Detroit News.

"The global credit crisis has had a dramatic impact upon the industry at large and new vehicle markets in North America and Western Europe have contracted severely," GM CEO Rick Wagoner and Chief Operating Officer Fritz Henderson were quoted as saying in a letter sent to executives.

Sarah Palin to release her medical records

Palin says outcome of election “in God's hands”

Livni to call fresh Israeli elections Sunday if no coalition

Livni to call fresh Israeli elections Sunday if no coalition Jerusalem - Israeli Prime Minister-designate Tzipi Livni said Thursday evening that she would call fresh elections on Sunday if she could not form a coalition by then.

She had already informed President Shimon Peres of her decision, she told members of her Kadima party.

Kadima was open to working with any partner, she said, but she was not prepared to give in to illegitimate demands from other parties.

Livni has until November 3 to present a new government.

UN renews call for more aid to the poor on World Food Day

UN renews call for more aid to the poor on World Food Day

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