Obama Turns 50: $3.6 Million And 5 Birthday Parties -- Huffington Post
President Obama raised more than $3.6 million on the eve of his 50th birthday Wednesday night, at three birthday party-themed events in Chicago. Back in Washington, two private birthday parties, not fundraisers, are scheduled for him at the White House on Thursday, his actual birthday.
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MIDDLE EAST
Activists: 6 Syrians killed in overnight protests.
Syrian tanks thrust into Hama, 45 killed: report.
Iraq to open talks with U.S. on troop presence past 2011.
Turkey appoints new military commanders.
Not only Arab countries are in turmoil; protests wrack Israel.
ASIA
Race for oil heats up territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
North Korea demands food, cement from South.
China affected by lingering drought.
Yen slides by most since 2008 as Japan resumes intervention; Franc weakens.
Suspicious device attached to Sydney teenager Madeleine Pulver was part of 'elaborate hoax'.
AFRICA
Gadhafi son: He, militant rebels in talks. Gaddafi camp works with Islamist rebels, son says.
Trial of Mubarak's security chief resumes in Cairo.
US: 29,000 Somali children under 5 dead in famine. Famine spreads to Somali capital.
Building collapse in Darfur kills 20 soldiers: UN.
EUROPE
Massacre forces new look at security in Europe.
Cyprus could be next for EU bailout.
British arrest 6 and seize 2,600 pounds of cocaine. Southampton cocaine haul 'worth up to £300m'.
French court orders probe of IMF chief Lagarde.
AMERICAS
Barack Obama enjoys 50th birthday with burgers and banter.
Going nowhere: U.S. economy struggles to find footing.
Haitians hunker down as Tropical Storm Emily nears.
Mexico drug suspect 'El Diego' could be extradited to United States.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Murky world of Somalia's Islamist insurgents.
Nigeria hostage "al Qaeda" video being checked.
MI5 and MI6 pay out £12m to Britons held in Guantánamo.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
U.S. eats up most of debt limit in one day.
GM beats expectations with $2.5B Q2 profit.
Google and Microsoft embroiled in public row over smartphone patents.
China falls in love with SUVs.
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