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Washington state now boasts the nation's highest statewide minimum wage: $9.04 an hour.

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Taliban Claims It Has Deal To Open Office In Qatar

A Taliban spokesman said the liaison office will conduct talks with the international community.

A rebel fighter stands on a monument inside the main compound of Moammar Gadhafi in Tripoli.

A rebel fighter stands on a monument inside the main compound of Moammar Gadhafi in Tripoli.

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In Post-Gadhafi Libya, Islamists Start To Rise

After months of fighting that ended with the overthrow and death of the former leader Moammar Gadhafi, Libya is now looking forward to elections. And for the first time Islamist groups — persecuted while under Gadhafi's rule — are able to operate freely.

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