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A picture released by the official website of Iran's Revolutionary Guards on December 8, 2011 shows Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Brig. Gen. Amir-Ali Hajizadeh (R) looking at what Iranian officials claim is a U.S. RQ-170 Sentinel high-altitude reconnaissance drone that crashed in Iran on December 4.

U.S. Asks Iran For Spy Drone's Return; Iran Says It's Extracting Secret Data

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The United States is officially asking Iran for the return of a drone surveillance aircraft lost earlier this month, although officials do not have high hopes that the U.S. will ever see it again.

Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov at a news conference in Moscow on Monday announcing he will challenge Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in next March's presidential election.

New Jersey Nets' Owner Announces Run For Russian Presidency

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's bid to return to his nation's presidency, an office he held from 2000 to 2008, picked up a surprise challenger Monday when Mikhail Prokhorov publicly declared his intention to run for the office, too.

Occupy protesters clash with Long Beach Police Department officers after blocking the road leading to SSA Marine, a shipping company that is partially owned by investment bank Goldman Sachs, at the Port of Long Beach on Monday.

'Occupy' Protesters Disrupt Ports in Oakland And Portland

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"Occupy" protesters on the West Coast moved Monday to disrupt ports in Los Angeles, San Francisco and elsewhere. The action fizzled in Los Angeles, but gained traction in Portland and Oakland.

Pimento Cheese: It's A Southern Thing

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The simple blend of cheese, mayo and sweet peppers known as pimento cheese is so ingrained in the lives of Southerners that they don't realize others don't share their passion.