The Algerian-based group al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb made the kidnapping claim in an audio tape given to the Al Jazeera television network.

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In an audio tape released last week, the spiritual leader of radical Somali Islamist group al-Shabab, himself from Somaliland, ridiculed the breakaway region's continued attempt at democracy and independent statehood, saying that despite its nearly two-decade quest the region remains isolated and politically divided.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

"Sony continues to lead the connected car era with state-of-the-art mobile audio technologies, " said Andrew Sivori, Vice President of the Personal Audio Group at Sony Electronics Inc.

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Sivori, vice president of the Personal Audio group at Sony Electronics.

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While the audio editors in her group listened to the interviews to extract the best quotations, Helena helped write a presenter's script.

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