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The Philadelphia International Tango Festival is taking place this weekend.
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The forbidden dance is coming to Philly

Put on your dancing shoes for the third annual Philadelphia International Tango Festival.

Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford speaks during his victory celebration in the South Carolina first district congressional race at Liberty Tap Room in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
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Disgraced South Carolina ex-governor Mark Sanford wins House seat

Former Republican Governor Mark Sanford made a stunning political comeback on Tuesday, rebounding from a sex scandal to beat Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch in a personality-driven election for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives that put a national spotlight on South Carolina.

Newly elected Pope Francis I, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, leads a a mass with cardinals at the Sistine Chapel.
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Vatican denies pope stayed silent during dictatorship

The Vatican on Friday strongly denied accusations by some critics in Argentina that Pope Francis stayed silent during systematic human rights abuses by the former military dictatorship.