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Bill Richardson is on a diet, and he hates it.

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AP - The United Nations expressed concern Friday at the plight of hundreds of thousands of people displaced by rising violence in Sri Lanka and called for increased access to the needy and security for humanitarian workers.

Reuters - Senior Democrats in the House of Representatives said they would propose on Tuesday a plan to break a logjam that has blocked approval of free trade agreements with Peru, Colombia and Panama.