cypriot officials say the country 's tiny police helicopter fleet can not go to the u.s. for necessary maintenance for fear of confiscation under a congressional arms ban .

Short summary: cyprus says us confiscation fears could ground its police helicopters

IN: south korean president kim young-sam on monday ordered a through corruption investigation into the controversial failure of the hanbo group .
summary: south korean president orders thorough probe into hanbo scandal

Problem: pakistani activists staged rallies in several cities on the first anniversary of the invasion of iraq on saturday , demanding the immediate withdrawal of us and foreign troops .

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A: pakistani activists demand iraq troop withdrawal on war anniversary

question: kenyan patrick makau successfully defended his rak half marathon title on friday , beating compatriot wilson kipsang kiprotich by seven seconds .

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summary: kenyan patrick makau wins rak half marathon

a russian government delegation visited chechnya on saturday , vowing to boost reconstruction of the war - ravaged republic .

A summary about the text above: russian pledges to boost chechen reconstruction

for the screen 's most ambitious directors , there 's always that one big personal movie that nearly does n't get made _ and then finally does get made , surprising even its creators .

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jordan reels in the epic that almost got away