AP - As major U.S. combat operations in Iraq end, some families of soldiers and Marines convicted of crimes during battle hope the nation doesn't forget their sons.

[Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:35:33 GMT]
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AP - Mexican police have arrested six suspects in a bar fire that killed eight in the resort city of Cancun.

[Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:51:12 GMT]
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Ann Coulter - The nonsense about President Obama being a Muslim has got to stop. I rise to defend him from this absurd accusation by pointing out that he is obviously an atheist.
[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:53:25 GMT]
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AP - North Korea is preparing its largest political meeting in 30 years, and leader Kim Jong Il is expected to appoint a son to a key Workers Party position in what would be the strongest sign yet of a succession movement in the secretive communist country.

[Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:58:47 GMT]
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AP - The head of a labor recruiting company accused of exploiting 400 workers from Thailand and forcing them to work on U.S. farms pleaded not guilty Friday, part of what the FBI calls the largest human-trafficking case charged in U.S. history
[Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:32:52 GMT]
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AP - Worries about spying by the U.S. and Israel spurred plans to sharply limit BlackBerry services in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai's police chief said in comments that suggest a tough line in talks with the smart phone maker.

[Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:43:45 GMT]
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Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Friday he would outline new measures next week to boost the U.S. economy, but analysts were skeptical he would be able to deliver a big enough package to lift growth significantly.

[Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:14:13 GMT]
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The Christian Science Monitor - As campaigns move into full gear after Labor Day, Republicans have moved well within striking distance of taking over the House of Representatives, especially if the economic recovery continues to fizzle.
[Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:51:00 GMT]
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AP - Bristol Palin said she didn't think twice before waltzing into "Dancing with the Stars," though she's barely danced in her life.
[Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:35:36 GMT]
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AP - A $926 million award to thousands of Colorado homeowners in a lawsuit involving plutonium contamination from a now-defunct nuclear weapons plant was thrown out Friday by a federal appeals court.
[Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:43:52 GMT]
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Reuters - Sofia Coppola's latest movie is a Hollywood insider's look at the life of an A-list actor -- five star hotels and Ferraris, adoration and sexual advances, but also loneliness, tiresome media attention and boredom.
[Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:08:06 GMT]
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The Upshot - President Obama heads to Milwaukee  onMonday, where he'll mark Labor Day at a statewide union event with other local Democratic candidates — except for one. Sen. Russ Feingold, who is facing a tougher-than-expected re-election campaign, is too busy to meet up with Obama this weekend. It's the second time this summer that Feingold has dodged [...]
[Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:53:27 GMT]
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AP - A thumbnail-sized clam blamed for clouding the azure bays of Lake Tahoe high in the Sierra Nevada has now turned up in a mountain-ringed Adirondack lake renowned for its limpid, spring-fed waters.

[Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:12:28 GMT]
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AP - Two young goats wandered onto the thin ledge of a railroad bridge and spent nearly two days high above the ground until rescuers in a towering cherry picker plucked them from their perch, hungry but safe.

[Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:31:40 GMT]
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Reuters - Authorities declared a state of emergency after a major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city early on Saturday, bringing down power lines, ripping up roads and wrecking building facades, but authorities reported no deaths.

[Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:47:10 GMT]
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AP - Maryland health officials have ordered two doctors to stop performing abortions after a woman was critically injured during a procedure last month.
[Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:27:33 GMT]
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AP - Todd Bodine tried to outrace Kyle Busch. When that didn't work, the NASCAR Trucks Series veteran decided to outsmart the Cup star.

[Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:25:53 GMT]
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AP - Nine people have died after a light aircraft belonging to a skydiving company burst into flames and crashed Saturday near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand's Southern Alps, police said.
[Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:23:53 GMT]
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AP - Authorities say a wildfire burning in rural San Diego County was sparked by two illegal immigrants who set a signal fire after they got lost.

[Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:52:19 GMT]
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The Upshot - While the rest of the political world is preoccupied with the midterm elections, Chicago dentist William DeJean is hatching plans for 2012. He shelled out $5,000 to create an ad encouraging Americans to back a Hillary Clinton presidential run in 2012. He says the spot will run in New Orleans, Washington, New York and Los [...]
[Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:40:35 GMT]
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