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Navy ship built with WTC steel goes into service
AP
(08 November 01:59) |
| AP - The USS New York, built with steel from the rubble of the World Trade Center, was put into service Saturday both as a symbol of healing and strength. |
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Nwestern knocks out QB upsets No 8 Iowa 17-10
AP
(08 November 01:50) |
| AP - Dan Persa threw a touchdown pass and Marshall Thomas recovered a fumble for another touchdown, and Northwestern snapped No. 8 Iowa's 13-game winning streak with a 17-10 victory on Satur... |
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Obama pleads for health care overhaul vote looms
AFP
(08 November 01:26) |
| AFP - President Barack Obama, fighting for his top domestic priority, urged fellow Democrats in the House of Representatives to "vote yes" Saturday on the broadest US health care overhaul in... |
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UK floats bank levy
Reuters
(08 November 01:18) |
| Reuters - Britain pressed the G20 on Saturday to come up with a plan to make banks pay for any future bailouts but one idea of imposing a global financial transactions tax was immediately sh... |
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Jobless 10 percent is tougher than it used to be
AP
(08 November 01:06) |
| AP - It hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent. |
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Afghan ministry NATO strike kills Afghan forces
AP
(08 November 12:57) |
| AP - U.S. and Afghan authorities investigated Saturday whether a botched NATO airstrike was to blame for the death of Afghan soldiers and police during a search for two American paratroopers... |
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Obamas to attend Fort Hood memorial Tuesday
Reuters
(08 November 12:39) |
| Reuters - President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will attend a memorial service in Fort Hood, Texas, on Tuesday for victims of a mass shooting. |
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G20 wants ambitious Copenhagen talks but gives no figures
AFP
(08 November 12:28) |
| AFP - G20 countries committed to work for an "ambitious outcome" at next month's vital UN climate change conference after meeting Saturday, but fell short of agreeing a figure on climate fun... |
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Storm Ida revives churns toward Gulf of Mexico
Reuters
(08 November 12:05) |
| Reuters - Tropical storm Ida regained strength off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Saturday and spun north toward the Gulf of Mexico, where it could again become a hurricane. |
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Muslim leader had troubling talks with suspect
AP
(07 November 11:52) |
| AP - An Army psychiatrist who authorities say went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood was so conflicted over what to tell fellow soldiers about fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan that a local ... |
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Obama makes pitch for House healthcare votes
Reuters
(07 November 11:48) |
| Reuters - President Barack Obama urged Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a broad healthcare reform bill on Saturday as they prepared for a close vote on the biggest chan... |
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Obama appeals for health care votes
AP
(07 November 11:42) |
| AP - President Barack Obama made a last-minute personal appeal to Democrats to pass landmark health care legislation Saturday as the House opened debate on a bill to expand coverage to milli... |
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Storm Ida revives churns towards Gulf of Mexico
Reuters
(07 November 10:45) |
| Reuters - Ida strengthened back into a tropical storm early on Saturday off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and was moving north toward the Gulf of Mexico, where it could again become a hurricane... |
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Honduran rivals signal new bid to solve crisis
Reuters
(07 November 10:17) |
| Reuters - Honduras' ousted president and de facto leader gave signs they would try again on Saturday to form a unity government to guide the country out of a four-month crisis after the proc... |
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G-20 finance officials Too early to end stimulus
AP
(07 November 10:10) |
| AP - Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured and committed themselves to urgent acti... |
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Suspect asked for advice on going to fight Muslims
AP
(07 November 10:09) |
| AP - The Army psychiatrist suspected of going on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood recently asked for advice on what he should tell fellow soldiers concerned about fighting Muslims in Iraq or ... |
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G20 wants ambitious Copenhagen talks
AFP
(07 November 10:00) |
| AFP - G20 countries committed to work towards an "ambitious outcome" at next month's vital UN climate change conference after meeting on Saturday, but fell short of agreeing a figure on clim... |
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Lawyer Fla office shooting suspect mentally ill
AP
(07 November 09:59) |
| AP - The engineer accused of fatally shooting one employee and wounding five others at the firm where he once worked is "very mentally ill" and crumbled under the stress of his divorce, bank... |
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Honduran election campaigns clouded by crisis
Reuters
(07 November 09:34) |
| Reuters - A bitter four-month dispute over who is president has left many Hondurans too jaded with politics to care about voting for their next leader. |
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House opens debate on health care overhaul bill
AP
(07 November 09:00) |
| AP - President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul moved toward a vote in the House Saturday after anti-abortion lawmakers won a chance to knock out language that would let federall... |
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Ida regroups into tropical storm off Mexico
Reuters
(07 November 08:52) |
| Reuters - Ida strengthened back into a tropical storm early on Saturday off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and was moving north toward the Cayman Islands, where the government issued a tropical ... |
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Shock sadness grip tight-knit Fort Hood community
AP
(07 November 08:10) |
| AP - A chaplain exhorted hundreds of mourners gathered at a candlelight vigil to not give up hope as Fort Hood and its surrounding community looked to each other for comfort after an Army ps... |
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Afghan ministry NATO strike kills Afghan soldiers
AP
(07 November 07:59) |
| AP - Afghanistan's Defense Ministry said Saturday that a NATO airstrike in the western province of Badghis the previous day mistakenly hit a joint base housing coalition troops and Afghan se... |
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Afghans killed during search for missing US troops
Reuters
(07 November 07:36) |
| Reuters - NATO forces mistakenly killed seven Afghan soldiers and police in an air strike during a battle while searching for two missing American soldiers in Afghanistan, the Afghan Defense... |
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US mourns as Muslim doctor slays 13 at army base
AFP
(07 November 07:08) |
| AFP - US President Barack Obama led his nation in mourning on Saturday as shocked Americans struggled to understand why a Muslim army doctor killed 13 in a massacre at a US military base. |
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UK joins G20 push for world levy on banks
Reuters
(07 November 06:51) |
| Reuters - Britain threw its weight on Saturday behind proposals to impose a global levy on banks to fund future bailouts and called on the G20 to work toward a $100 billion deal to meet the ... |
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House set to open healthcare debate
Reuters
(07 November 06:35) |
| Reuters - With a close vote looming, the U.S. House of Representatives was expected to open debate on Saturday on a sweeping reform bill that would spark the biggest healthcare changes in fo... |
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7 Afghans killed during missing US troops search
Reuters
(07 November 06:06) |
| Reuters - NATO forces mistakenly killed seven Afghan soldiers and police in an air strike during a battle while searching for two missing American soldiers in Afghanistan, the Afghan Defense... |
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Britain rallies G20 on climate change
AFP
(07 November 05:43) |
| AFP - Hosts Britain urged G20 finance ministers to put aside their differences and strike a deal on climate funding on Saturday despite fading hopes for an accord at key UN talks next month. |
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Britain urges steps to insure financial system
AP
(07 November 05:38) |
| AP - Britain called Saturday for consideration of a tax on financial transactions to insure against another crisis and urged world finance officials meeting in Scotland to agree on bearing t... |
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Afghanistan hits back at UN and foreign criticism
Reuters
(07 November 05:12) |
| Reuters - Afghanistan accused the United Nations on Saturday of intervening in the formation of President Hamid Karzai's next cabinet, less than a week into his new term. |
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NATO strike kills 7 Afghan security forces Kabul
AFP
(07 November 05:06) |
| AFP - Seven members of the Afghan security forces were killed in a NATO air strike in remote western Afghanistan, the defence ministry said on Saturday. |
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Iran lawmakers No shipment of uranium abroad
AP
(07 November 04:48) |
| AP - Senior Iranian lawmakers rejected on Saturday any possibility of Tehran shipping uranium abroad for further enrichment, intensifying pressures on the government to reject the U.N.-backe... |
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Russian military plane crashes in Pacific 11 missing
Reuters
(07 November 04:12) |
| Reuters - A Russian military plane with 11 people on board crashed in the Pacific Ocean during a training flight late on Friday, the Defense Ministry said. |
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UK urges divided G20 to reach climate finance deal
Reuters
(07 November 04:05) |
| Reuters - British finance minister Alistair Darling urged his G20 counterparts on Saturday to work toward a $100 billion deal on tackling climate change as developing nations held firm they ... |
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Another attack leaves US Muslims fearing backlash
AP
(07 November 03:52) |
| AP - As word spread that a gunman had opened fire at Fort Hood leaving a trail of carnage, a chilling realization swept across the U.S. Muslim community: He has an Islamic name. |
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Iran to reject UN-brokered nuclear plan leading MP
AFP
(07 November 03:49) |
| AFP - Iran has decided to turn down proposals from the major powers for the supply of nuclear fuel, a leading member of parliament said on Saturday, in a serious setback for UN-brokered effo... |
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Decision day for health care in the House
AP
(07 November 03:46) |
| AP - President Barack Obama is traveling to Capitol Hill on Saturday to try to close the sale on his signature health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote in the House certain to be se... |
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Mickelson takes lead over Woods Watney at HSBC
AP
(07 November 03:45) |
| AP - Tiger Woods stalled with pars. Phil Mickelson poured it on with birdies. |
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British treasury chief urges climate agreement
AP
(07 November 03:35) |
| AP - British treasury chief Alistair Darling urged the world's top finance officials on Saturday to reach an agreement on bearing the cost of fighting climate change before a UN summit on gl... |
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Iran says over 100 people detained at anti-US rally
Reuters
(07 November 02:17) |
| Reuters - Iranian police detained more than 100 people for "disturbing public order" during a rally this week to mark the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy, the official IRNA ne... |
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Fort Hood community mourn shooting victims
AP
(07 November 02:04) |
| AP - A chaplain exhorted hundreds of mourners gathered at a candlelight vigil to not give up hope as Fort Hood and its surrounding community looked to each other for comfort after an Army ps... |
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Afghan govt says UN representative out of line
AP
(07 November 02:02) |
| AP - Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday that the top U.N. official in the country overstepped his authority by giving instructions on how to rid the government of corruption and wa... |
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Police Fla shooting suspect was angry at company
AP
(07 November 02:00) |
| AP - Employees at an engineering firm recognized their former co-worker when he drew a handgun from under his shirt, police said, and shot his first victim dead in the reception area. He the... |
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Pakistans fashionistas defy Taliban
AP
(07 November 12:52) |
| AP - Some women strode the catwalk in vicious spiked bracelets and body armor. Others had their heads covered, burqa-style, but with her shoulders — and tattoos — exposed. Male m... |
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Iran refuses to send enriched uranium abroad MP
AFP
(07 November 12:52) |
| AFP - Iran is refusing to send its low-enriched uranium abroad for further processing, the influential head of parliament's national security and foreign policy committee was quoted as sayin... |
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Democrats clear impasse blocking health care vote
AP
(07 November 12:12) |
| AP - Capping months of struggle, House Democrats cleared an abortion-related impasse blocking a vote on sweeping health care legislation late Friday and officials expressed optimism they had... |
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US House set to open healthcare debate
Reuters
(07 November 11:31) |
| Reuters - With a close vote looming, the U.S. House of Representatives was expected to open debate on Saturday on a sweeping reform bill that would spark the biggest healthcare changes in fo... |
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Seattle team wins $900000 in Space Elevator Games
AP
(07 November 11:16) |
| AP - A space elevator may not be rocket science but it can be just as complicated — and rewarding. |
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Police LA celebrity burglaries led by 19-year-old
AP
(07 November 10:56) |
| AP - A young woman broke into the homes of Hollywood celebrities she admired, including Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and Audrina Patridge, because she wanted to own their designer clothes and... |
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