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Music News
8:47 pm
Sun May 20, 2012

Bee Gee Robin Gibb Dies Of Cancer At 62

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Robin Gibb performs at the Dubai International Jazz Festival in 2008.
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Robin Gibb (center) performs with brother Bee Gees Maurice (left) and Barry in 1979. Gibb died Sunday at the age of 62.
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Originally published on Mon May 21, 2012 6:35 am

Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees has died.

Gibb died Sunday after a long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery, according to a statement on his official website.

"The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this very difficult time," the statement said.

Robin and his brothers Barry and Maurice Gibb racked up dozens of hit songs in their five decade career. Robin Gibb, who had cancer, was 62.

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World
5:08 am
Fri May 18, 2012

Police Wait For Thief To Release His Loot

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Originally published on Fri May 18, 2012 2:49 pm

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

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Around the Nation
4:50 am
Fri May 18, 2012

Sudents Suspended Over Post-It Note Prank

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Originally published on Fri May 18, 2012 2:49 pm

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

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Economy
4:30 am
Fri May 18, 2012

G8 Summit To Discus Greece's Troubled Economy

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Originally published on Fri May 18, 2012 2:49 pm

Greece keeps cutting its budget to help pay debts and avoid default but then its economy keeps contracting, making the problem worse. The new French President Francois Hollande wants to find a way to stimulate Europe's economy.

Europe
4:30 am
Fri May 18, 2012

French President To Meet With Obama

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Newly installed French President Francois Hollande and his partner, Valerie Trierweiler, leave the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris after a formal handover ceremony Tuesday.
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Originally published on Fri May 18, 2012 8:19 pm

Valerie Trierweiler is a journalist and a twice-divorced mother of three teenage boys. She never thought she'd also end up as the first lady of France.

Americans will get their first close-up look at the woman who now calls France's Elysee Palace home when she and her partner, President Francois Hollande, visit the White House this afternoon.

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