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Chilean government tries to stop looting

Thousand of troops are being deployed to different parts of Chile, a country recently ravaged by a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake, to try to prevent looting and criminal acts, Al Jazeera reports.
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Obama’s advisers criticized by economist

Last week, Blast News reported that‚  some of Obama's early advisers may prove disappointing for many who voted for him based on his plans for change. Indeed, it appears the criticism may be starting to acc...
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Obama has one more fight to win

Editor's note: BLAST officially endorsed Senator Barack Obama Jan. 10 as the Democratic candidate for president. It was a tale of three speeches. On the night when the Democrats finally had their nominee, th...