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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">ICANN is extending the comment period for the 1,900 applications for new domains until September 26, the organization</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><a href="http://bit.ly/P5R0UU" target="_blank">announced
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-10aug12-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-10aug12-en.htm</a> </div>
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