DC couple spied for Cuba for decades, feds sayMiamiHerald.com - 1 hour ago
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US Charges Couple With Spying for Cuba New York Times
Officials: Husband-wife spies lured by stranger The Associated Press
Cabinet reshuffle: 48 hours of dramaTelegraph.co.uk - 1 hour ago
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Brown waits on reshuffle response BBC News
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Los Angeles Times - 7 hours ago
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Foreign brands gain US entry with GM's dismantling
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Bloomberg - 4 hours ago
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African-American D-Day veterans celebrate Barack Obama's trip to ...
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