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• Colorado wildfire destroys dozens of homes (AP)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:28:08 GMT)

AP - A wind-whipped wildfire sent flames roaring through a rugged canyon in the Colorado foothills, forcing hundreds of people to flee and destroying dozens of homes — some that belonged to the firefighters themselves, authorities said early Tuesday.


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• Tropical Storm Hermine crosses into Texas (AP)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:28:22 GMT)

AP - Tropical Storm Hermine rolled into south Texas early Tuesday, bringing heavy rains and strong winds to an area battered by Hurricane Alex earlier this summer.


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• Indonesian volcano erupts again; strongest yet (AP)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:50:20 GMT)

AP - An Indonesian volcano shot a towering cloud of black ash high into the air Tuesday, dusting villages 15 miles (25 kilometers) away in its most powerful eruption since awakening last week from four centuries of dormancy.


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• No recession here: Election spending sets records (AP)
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AP - Turns out politics, for all its focus on the gloomy economy, is a recession-proof industry.


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• Top US commander: Burning Quran endangers troops (AP)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:36:48 GMT)

AP - The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan warned Tuesday an American church's threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book could endanger U.S. troops in the country and Americans worldwide.


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• Australian Labor Party wins enough support to rule (AP)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:28:14 GMT)

AP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard will lead Australia's first minority government in 67 years after two independent lawmakers threw their support behind her center-left Labor Party on Tuesday, ending two weeks of uncertainty left by national elections that ended on a knife-edge.


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• Study: Aid after 2005 quake won trust in Pakistan (AP)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:23:17 GMT)

AP - The influx of foreign aid after the 2005 Kashmir earthquake significantly increased survivors' trust in the West, according to new research that also suggests hard-line Islamist charities did little to help despite the publicity they generated.


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• Oracle names ex-HP CEO Mark Hurd co-president (AP)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:27:57 GMT)

AP - Oracle Corp. has hired former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd to help lead the database software maker in a pivotal moment in Oracle's 33-year history as it tries to muscle in on more of HP's turf.


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• AOL teaming up with Ellen DeGeneres online (AP)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:37:12 GMT)

AP - AOL is adding talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres to its family of Web properties as it looks for ways to draw more people to its sites.


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• Federer wins, finds familiar company at US Open (AP)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:27:48 GMT)

AP - Now, the names opposite Roger Federer's in the bracket will start looking more familiar.


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• Obama kicks off campaign with infrastructure plan (Reuters)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:50:27 GMT)

Reuters - President Barack Obama, scrambling to spur job creation, proposed a six-year plan on Monday to rebuild infrastructure with an initial $50 billion investment and prepared new business tax cuts.


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• Storm Hermine moves into south Texas, to weaken (Reuters)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:36:51 GMT)

Reuters - Tropical Storm Hermine headed into south Texas on Tuesday after dumping heavy rain onto northeastern Mexico near the Texas border, a region still recovering from Hurricane Alex's visit in June. ... Read

• Australia's Gillard scrapes back to power (Reuters)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:44:25 GMT)

Reuters - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard secured a wafer thin parliamentary majority on Tuesday, ending a political impasse but hardly cheering investors worried about the fragility of her government and its plans to tax mining profits.


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• China seeks to avoid shouting matches with U.S. (Reuters)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:00:42 GMT)

Reuters - China wants to quell tensions with the United States through quiet talk, not shouting matches, a top diplomat told White House advisers on Tuesday, aiming to pave the way for a visit by President Hu Jintao early next year.


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• U.S. commander seeks 2,000 new troops for Afghanistan (Reuters)
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:26:50 GMT)

Reuters - The U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan has requested another 2,000 troops for the foreign force fighting the Taliban insurgency, despite waning support for the war in troop-contributing nations, NATO officials said.


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• U.N. watchdog says Iran boosts nuclear work (Reuters)
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:08:54 GMT)

Reuters - Iran is pushing ahead with its nuclear program in defiance of tougher sanctions and is hampering the U.N. atom watchdog's work by barring some inspectors, the IAEA says in a new report.


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• U.S. Afghanistan commanders condemn Koran-burning plan (Reuters)
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:51:03 GMT)

Reuters - U.S. military commanders in Afghanistan warned on Monday that a small Florida church's plan to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks could endanger the lives of American troops.


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• Israel PM sees deal possible in year: spokesman (Reuters)
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:16:31 GMT)

Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told visiting U.S. congressmen he thinks it could be possible to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians in a year despite huge differences, his spokesman said.


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• Australia PM Gillard handed power by independents (AFP)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:37:12 GMT)

AFP - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard retained power by a tiny, one-seat majority Tuesday after winning the backing of two key independent MPs in the first hung parliament in decades.


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• Storms claim nearly 50 lives in Guatemala, Mexico (AFP)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:44:20 GMT)

AFP - Major storms ravaging Guatemala and southern Mexico since the weekend have killed at least 48 people and caused damage worth hundreds of millions of dollars, officials said.


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• Diamond to be new Barclays chief
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:39:36 GMT)

Bob Diamond is to become chief executive of Barclays, while HSBC chairman Stephen Green steps down to become a government trade minister. ... Read

• Gillard to stay as Australian PM
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:31:29 GMT)

Julia Gillard is to remain as Australia's prime minister after winning the backing of two key independent MPs. ... Read

• Strike severely disrupts Tube
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:06:02 GMT)

Some services resume on the London Underground following severe disruption on the first morning of a series of 24-hour strikes. ... Read

• Blitz commemorated at St Paul's
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:44:11 GMT)

Pilots, firefighters, nurses and ambulance workers gather 70 years after battling through eight months of bombing raids over Britain's industrial centres. ... Read

• Carey heads up Booker shortlist
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:32:40 GMT)

Australian author Peter Carey, who has already won the Man Booker prize twice, has made the shortlist for this year's prize. ... Read

• UK slipping down graduate league
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:09:48 GMT)

The UK is slipping behind international rivals in university places, according to figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. ... Read

• France strikes over pension plans
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:00:14 GMT)

France is braced for disruption as a strike over pension reform gets under way, with parliament also debating a ban on full face veils and a security bill. ... Read

• Housing group 'near administration'
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:07:14 GMT)

Connaught, the property services group that specialises in social housing, is on the brink of going into administration, the BBC learns. ... Read

• Tax error letters start to arrive
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:45:17 GMT)

UK tax authorities are bracing themselves for a deluge of complaints and enquiries after sending out fresh tax calculations. ... Read

• ME 'virus link' found in children
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:07:34 GMT)

ME, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, in children could be caused by a virus, scientists say. ... Read

• Most believe 'retirement is over'
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:23:12 GMT)

Seven out of 10 people believe retirement as we know it will not be possible in the future, a BBC Newsnight poll finds. ... Read

• Tree house: Row breaks out over 35ft high leylandii
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:46:31 GMT)

A dispute has broken out in a Plymouth street after a resident lets trees surrounding his property grow to 35ft. ... Read

• Inbred bumblebees 'facing extinction'
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:19:38 GMT)

Some of the UK's rarest bumblebees are at risk of becoming extinct as a result of inbreeding, research suggests. ... Read

• Harrison to take on champion Haye
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:55:19 GMT)

David Haye will make the second defence of his WBA heavyweight title against fellow Brit and Olympic gold medallist Audley Harrison. ... Read

• Capello insists Rooney will play
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:42:53 GMT)

England manager Fabio Capello insists striker Wayne Rooney will play in the Euro 2012 qualifier away to Switzerland on Tuesday. ... Read

• Federer cruises into last eight
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:01:45 GMT)

Roger Federer continues his smooth progress through the US Open draw with a straight-sets win over Jurgen Melzer in round four. ... Read

• Live - County Championship
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:00:08 GMT)

Nottinghamshire target the Championship title while relegation and promotion issues are at stake as the county season builds towards a climax. ... Read

• Injured Kuyt out for four weeks
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:03:25 GMT)

Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt will be out for four weeks after injuring his shoulder while on international duty with the Netherlands. ... Read

• No helmet suspect killed in crash
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:35:21 GMT)

A man suspected of being a motorbike thief who police refused to pursue because he was not wearing a helmet is killed riding a stolen bike. ... Read

• Police plea to dead baby's mother
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:59:53 GMT)

Detectives investigating the death of a newborn baby girl found dumped in a garden are still trying to trace the mother. ... Read

• Hit-and-run death teenager jailed
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:23:17 GMT)

A 17-year-old is jailed for eight-and-a-half years after killing a father in a hit-and-run incident in Edinburgh. ... Read

• Scots crime falls to 32-year low
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:32:33 GMT)

The number of crimes recorded in Scotland falls to its lowest level in three decades, according to the latest statistics. ... Read

• Warning of 'prolonged recession'
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:37:12 GMT)

The NI first minister, Peter Robinson, has warned that the expected cuts in public expenditure could be devastating for the local economy. ... Read

• Priest to meet dissident families
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:05:29 GMT)

A priest in Londonderry who challenged dissident republicans over their violence is to meet families who claim they are being harassed by the PSNI. ... Read

• NHS in Wales faces £380m cutbacks
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:32:25 GMT)

The Welsh NHS faces making £380m worth of cutbacks by April, with managers saying it is the biggest challenge they have faced in 20 years. ... Read

• £90m village by-pass opens early
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:02:12 GMT)

A £90m bypass, first suggested in the 1980s, is being opened two months ahead of schedule. ... Read

• Nigeria city fears sect attacks
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:58:22 GMT)

The army is conducting joint patrols with the police in Nigeria's northern city of Maiduguri after a wave of killings blamed on the Islamist sect, Boko Haram. ... Read

• Arrests over Swaziland protests
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:17:30 GMT)

Police in Swaziland arrest about 50 people ahead of protests against sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarchy, activists say. ... Read

• Burma leader begins China visit
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:20:22 GMT)

Burma's military leader, General Than Shwe, is starting a five-day visit to China to seek support for planned national elections later this year. ... Read

• Christchurch hit by aftershocks
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:48:38 GMT)

Violent aftershocks rattle the New Zealand city of Christchurch following the weekend's powerful earthquake that caused widespread damage. ... Read

• EU's Barroso laments jobs crisis
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:27:19 GMT)

The European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, highlights unemployment as a major challenge, in his first "state of the union" speech. ... Read

• Greek PM reshuffles his cabinet
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:40:47 GMT)

Greek PM George Papandreou reshuffles his cabinet but leaves the key post of finance minister unchanged as his government battles a debt crisis. ... Read

• Guatemala mudslide search halted
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:24:35 GMT)

Teams in Guatemala have to halt the search for bodies following devasting mudslides which have killed at least 45 people. ... Read

• Mexico begins army shooting probe
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:29:17 GMT)

Mexico's defence ministry launches an inquiry after a man and his teenage son are shot dead at a military checkpoint. ... Read

• Iran stands firm on stoning case
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:38:49 GMT)

Foreign powers should stop interfering in the case of an Iranian woman who was sentenced to death by stoning, Iran's foreign ministry says. ... Read

• Political void 'threatens Iraq'
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:42:33 GMT)

Six months after Iraq's parliamentary elections, an Iraqi minister warns that the political deadlock is damaging the security situation in the country. ... Read

• Kabul Bank investors' cash frozen
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:14:35 GMT)

Afghanistan's central bank follows its promise to back Kabul Bank by freezing the assets of leading investors. ... Read

• Petraeus warns over Koran burning
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:43:40 GMT)

The US commander in Afghanistan warns troops' lives will be at risk if a Florida church goes ahead with its plan to throw copies of the Koran into a bonfire, but the pastor behind the stunt defends it. ... Read

• Obama unveils $50bn building plan
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:15:40 GMT)

President Barack Obama announces a $50bn infrastructure plan as part of efforts to jump-start the faltering US economy. ... Read

• Travolta extortion case dismissed
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:30:31 GMT)

Charges against two people accused of trying to extort money from actor John Travolta, following the death of his son in the Bahamas, are dropped. ... Read

• Ocado sees 30% rise in food sales
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:09:42 GMT)

Online grocery retailer Ocado sees sales rose nearly 30% in the last quarter, but fails to prevent further share price falls. ... Read

• Scam fear over electricity credit
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:01:46 GMT)

Criminals have managed to clone prepayment meter keys in order to make money by offering discounted credit to customers. ... Read

• School clothes boost retail sales
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:01:08 GMT)

Retail sales rose in August, partly thanks to strong sales of children's clothing ahead of the new school year, figures suggest. ... Read

• Cameron warns of challenges ahead
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:22:53 GMT)

David Cameron returns to work following paternity leave telling his cabinet "this is the time the rubber hits the road". ... Read

• Don't anoint leader, says Abbott
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:19:22 GMT)

Diane Abbott warns against "anointing" Labour's next leader saying he party had to show it had "moved on" from Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. ... Read

• AV referendum bill passes MP vote
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:55:59 GMT)

Plans to change the way MPs are elected to Parliament survive their first Commons hurdle - despite criticism from Tory MPs. ... Read

• UK radiotherapy 'lagging behind'
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:01:50 GMT)

Too few UK cancer patients are receiving state-of-the-art radiotherapy care, experts from Cancer Research UK say. ... Read

• Gaps persist in cancer survival
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:16:00 GMT)

Despite significant improvements in cancer survival rates across England, regional differences remain, national statistics show. ... Read

• 'Genetic link' to breast cancer
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:30:12 GMT)

Researchers have identified a series of genetic variations which may play a role in a common breast cancer. ... Read

• First 16 'free schools' revealed
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:22:02 GMT)

The first 16 'free schools' to be set up are named by Education Secretary Michael Gove. ... Read

• Former head jailed for sex abuse
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:14:02 GMT)

A former boarding school head teacher is jailed for 21 years for sexually abusing and beating pupils. ... Read

• Student migration 'unsustainable'
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:53:23 GMT)

The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green says in his first major speech on immigration. ... Read

• New PS3 update blocks system hack
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:13:58 GMT)

Sony has released a "minor" update for its PlayStation 3 that closes a loophole that allowed users to run pirated software. ... Read

• UK mobile firms to merge networks
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:15:02 GMT)

Customers of Orange and T-Mobile will soon be able to hop between the two mobile networks as the firms merge their networks. ... Read

• Pirate gamers face more sanctions
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:31:16 GMT)

The developers behind the hotly anticipated Halo: Reach have taken another step aimed at cracking down on pirates. ... Read

• 'No climate link' to African wars
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:47:23 GMT)

A study suggests climate change is not responsible for civil wars in Africa, challenging widely held assumptions. ... Read

• Red Planet 'may not be lifeless'
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:18:12 GMT)

Carbon-rich organic molecules, which serve as the building blocks of life, may be present on Mars after all, say scientists. ... Read

• Insect brains to fight MRSA
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:08:39 GMT)

Cockroach and locust brains are a rich source of antibiotics powerful enough to tackle MRSA, researchers say. ... Read

• Rock anthems vanishing from chart
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:36:02 GMT)

Sales rock singles drops 18% in the UK this year, according to figures from the Official Charts Company. ... Read

• Fry slams BBC 'culture of fear'
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:01:49 GMT)

Stephen Fry criticises a culture of fear at the BBC which is creating "incredibly bland" programmes ... Read

• One million tune in to Daybreak
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:07:56 GMT)

More than one million people tune in to see the launch of ITV's new breakfast show Daybreak, but the BBC wins the ratings battle. ... Read

• The 60s, but not as we know it
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:35:37 GMT)

US drama Mad Men has won praise for its recreation of the 1960s, but it's not a classic depiction of the decade. ... Read

• Do our memories get better with age?
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:16:57 GMT)

Our ability to recall events seems to sharpen as we get older, says Lisa Jardine, but can it be trusted to paint an accurate picture? ... Read

• Eddie who?
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:10:21 GMT)

Comic Eddie Kadi can command vast crowds at his live shows. Why has he attracted so little mainstream attention? ... Read

• Police 'will decide on phone hacking inquiry'
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:02:27 GMT)

The police and not the government should decide whether to re-open the investigation into the News of the World phone-hacking allegations, Home Secretary Theresa May has said. ... Read

• What to do if you get a tax letter
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:02:38 GMT)

Thousands of people will find out if they have been undercharged or are overpaid by the taxman. Up to six million people have been paying the wrong amount and the treasury says it cannot afford to write off the money. ... Read

• Skyscraper climb using suction cups
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:08:35 GMT)

A man has been arrested in San Francisco after climbing a skyscraper using suction cups. ... Read

• Hurricane pilot remembers Blitz
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:43:43 GMT)

Robert Hall chats to an ex-hurricane pilot who flew over London during the Blitz and a woman who's house was destroyed by German bombs. ... Read

• 'The Blitz brought everybody together'
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:13:33 GMT)

Alf Morris, who was 10 at the time of the Blitz, took BBC News back to the site of his former home in Bethnal Green to relive the events of the first night of Nazi Germany's assault on London. ... Read

• Andrea Bocelli concerts to mark 9/11
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:35:20 GMT)

Andrea Bocelli is inviting survivors of the attacks on 11 September 2001 in New York to concerts on the Amalfi coast. ... Read

• Inside UK's first Sikh temple school
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:24:48 GMT)

Khalsa Primary school is the first Sikh school in the UK to be backed and partly funded by a Gurdwara, or Sikh temple. ... Read

• Clear up begins in parts of Pakistan
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:24:23 GMT)

The BBC's Orla Guerin has returned to the Pakistan town of Nowshera, which was one of the first areas to be hit by the rising waters. ... Read

• Schoolboy: 'I found a pipe bomb'
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:08:52 GMT)

The suspicious object was left in the playground of St Comgall's Primary School and picked up by an eight -year-old pupil. ... Read

• Met Assistant Commissioner on hacking
(Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:57:53 GMT)

Live coverage from the Select Committee Rooms ... Read

• In pictures
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:22:54 GMT)

The Blitz: Eight months of bombing began 70 years ago ... Read

• Music for dinner parties?
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:25:46 GMT)

What the Mercury Prize tells us about British music ... Read

• How to fix Pakistan
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:26:14 GMT)

Should Islamabad surrender some sovereignty to save the country? ... Read

• Moral support
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:46:49 GMT)

Families focus on keeping miners mentally strong ... Read

• Tax letters
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:56:41 GMT)

If a letter says you have paid the wrong amount of tax - what next? ... Read

• Cutting it
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:00:12 GMT)

Why is sunburn remedy being sold as cocaine? ... Read

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• Hermine moves into Texas
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:31:55 EDT)

Tropical Storm Hermine is heading north after making landfall near Brownsville, Texas. The storm has 50 mph winds and may cause local flooding.


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• Obama to introduce business tax cut
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:46:27 EDT)

In another move aimed at stabilizing the still-shaky economy, President Barack Obama on Wednesday will introduce a new $200 billion tax cut giving businesses across the country an incentive to buy new equipment in the short term, according to a senior administration official.


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• Poll: GOP better at handling budget
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:00:25 EDT)

Republicans have a slight edge over Democrats on the economy, according to a new national poll.


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• Trapped miners to get tips from NASA
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:16:30 EDT)

NASA teams usually use their knowledge to help astronauts many miles above the earth's surface. But on Tuesday, a group of experts from the U.S. space agency will share their advice for the 33 miners who have been trapped 2,300 feet underground in Chile since August 5.


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• Ex-flight attendant due in court
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:31:31 EDT)

Steven Slater, probably the nation's most famous former flight attendant, is scheduled to be in a New York courtroom Tuesday.


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• Landslides bury 40 in Guatemala
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:40:43 EDT)

Officials say about 40 people were buried in two landslides here. Four of them were Carlos Coti's family members.


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• Petraeus warns against burning Qurans
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:30:01 EDT)

The U.S. commander in Afghanistan has criticized a Florida church's plan to burn copies of the Quran on September 11, warning the demonstration "could cause significant problems" for American troops overseas.


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• Gunmen behind Mexico massacre ID'd
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:23:58 EDT)

Six of the suspected gunmen responsible for the killings of 72 migrants in Mexico have been identified, Mexican authorities said Monday, the state-run Notimex news agency reported.


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• Lawyer: Woman in Iran case whipped
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:00:30 EDT)

Confusion surrounds reports an Iranian woman sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery has been whipped for another offense, with one lawyer casting doubt on another's claim.


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• Black farmers push for $1.25B payout
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:53:08 EDT)

The National Black Farmers Association will call for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday to fund a historic discrimination case settlement involving minority farmers.


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