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• 6. ARGENTINES PREPARE FOR HUGE ANTI-GOVERNMENT MARCH
• Pot-banging demonstrators will voice their concerns in Buenos Aires and plazas around the nation.
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• 7. WHERE SCIENTOLOGY DOESN'T SET OFF ALARMS
• A newly-opened headquarters for the movement has caused little controversy in Israel.
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• 8. MARIJUANA VOTES SET UP SHOWDOWN WITH FEDS
• And a fight is exactly what pot proponents in Colorado and Washington say they want.
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• 9. RISING TIDE OF VIOLENCE TARGETS PAKISTANI HINDUS
• The long-suffering minority faces increased physical attacks, forced conversions and discrimination.
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• 10. THE COMPROMISE APPLE MADE ON THE IPAD MINI
• AP technology writer Peter Svensson says the screen quality on the smaller tablet is a letdown.
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Truck bomb rocks Pakistan's largest city, kills 3
ADIL JAWAD,Associated Press
• KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) -- A suicide bomber smashed a truck packed with explosives into housing for a paramilitary force protecting Pakistan's largest city Thursday, killing three officers in the explosion that sent a large plume of smoke into the sky, officials said.
• The blast underlined deteriorating security in Karachi, the sprawling port city of 18 million people that is considered the economic heart of Pakistan. Violence has escalated in recent years in the city as armed groups fight for control of land and resources, and militant groups like the Taliban have used the chaos to consolidate their foothold.
• Three security personnel were killed and 20 were wounded in the attack, said a spokesman for the Rangers, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.
• He said the blast would not deter the Rangers from pursuing operations against militants in the city.
• The Rangers are a paramilitary force that is tasked with helping Karachi police (Continued on page 38)
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