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US Probes Fire in Gulf of Mexico That Sparked BP Spill Disaster Deja Vu - Bloomberg

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US Probes Fire in Gulf of Mexico That Sparked BP Spill Disaster Deja Vu
Bloomberg
US officials are investigating the cause of a fire yesterday on a Mariner Energy Inc. oil and natural-gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico that initially drew parallels with the BP Plc spill ...
Mariner rescue brings fearful flashbacks of BP blastHouston Chronicle
BP Says Limits on Drilling Imperil Oil Spill PayoutsNew York Times
Shallow-water platform fire raises wider questions on oil safetyWashington Post
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Earl bears down - Boston Globe

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Earl bears down
Boston Globe
Hurricane Earl swelled yesterday into a massive storm almost the size of New England, swirling north up the Eastern Seaboard on a track expected to take it perilously close to Nantucket around midnight tonight. ...
East Coast braces for weaker but still dangerous EarlWashington Post
Hurricane Earl Bears Down on Carolina CoastNew York Times
Earl takes swipe at North Carolina, heads up coastLos Angeles Times
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Mid-East talks: Abbas and Netanyahu clear first hurdle - BBC News

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Mid-East talks: Abbas and Netanyahu clear first hurdle
BBC News
After the first private sessions, photographs were issued showing Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deep in conversation. Apparently they spoke in English. ...
Int'l community applauds Palestine-Israel talks, but armed groups resentXinhua
Talk of Mideast peace emerges from Obama-brokered meetingGlobe and Mail
Analysis: A cool optimism for Mideast peaceeTaiwan News
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Mistrust and the Mosque - New York Times

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Mistrust and the Mosque
New York Times
The furor over the proposed Islamic cultural center and mosque near ground zero keeps giving us new reasons for dismay. As politicians and commentators work themselves and viewers into a rage, others who should be standing up for freedom and tolerance ...
Coalition: Don't Protest "Ground Zero Mosque" On Sept. 11CBS News
Two-Thirds Of New Yorkers Oppose The Location of Ground Zero MosqueNew York Magazine
Cuomo To Not Investigate Funds For Islamic Cultural CenterNY1
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Justice sues Ariz. sheriff for documents - Washington Post

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Justice sues Ariz. sheriff for documents
Washington Post
The Justice Department sued Joe Arpaio, sheriff of Arizona's Maricopa County, on Thursday, saying his office has repeatedly declined to hand over documents to federal investigators examining whether his aggressive tactics against ...
US sues Arizona sheriff over bias probeNorthJersey.com
Justice Dept. Sues Sheriff Over Bias InvestigationNew York Times
Feds sue Arpaio to get access to jail, recordsArizona Republic
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Police bomb squad checks suspicous item report at Miami airport; 4 concourses ... - The Canadian Press

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Police bomb squad checks suspicous item report at Miami airport; 4 concourses ...
The Canadian Press
MIAMI ? A spokesman for Miami International Airport says four of its six concourses have been evacuated as a police bomb squad investigates a report of a suspicious item. Airport spokesman Greg Chin told The Associated Press early Friday that a bomb ...
Suspicious package evacuates two concourses at MIAMiamiHerald.com
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Arizona candidates (and voters) draw a blank - Arizona Republic

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Arizona candidates (and voters) draw a blank
Arizona Republic
There will be no second debate, not after the silent, stumbling, 13-second stupor that Gov. Deer-In-The-Headlights opened with on Wednesday night. Jan Brewer's handlers will never again allow her to sit in a room ...
Arizona governor stumbles during debateThe Associated Press
Ariz. governor's long pause during debateWashington Post
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Mexico clash 'leaves 27 drug cartel gunmen dead' - BBC News

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Mexico clash 'leaves 27 drug cartel gunmen dead'
BBC News
The Mexican army says it has killed 27 suspected drug cartel gunmen in a clash near the US border. A patrol came under fire as it approached an apparent training camp spotted during an aerial search over Ciudad Mier, the Army said. ...
Drug violence is worse, Calderon admitsWashington Post
Calderon: Violence price worth paying in drug warThe Associated Press
Mexican president delivers gov't report, highlighting anti-crime battleXinhua
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Obama May Seek Permanent Research Credit in Economic Proposals - Bloomberg

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Obama May Seek Permanent Research Credit in Economic Proposals
Bloomberg
Workers extend an overpass on the New Jersey Turnpike in Bordentown, New Jersey, US Build America Bonds were created by last year's federal economic stimulus package to help state and ...
President to aides: Find economic sparkCNN
Christina Romer's White House days endingSan Francisco Chronicle
White House: No second stimulus being consideredReuters
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Karzai urges Afghans not to panic as bank withdrawals accelerate - Washington Post

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Karzai urges Afghans not to panic as bank withdrawals accelerate
Washington Post
Despite media reports of corruption at Kabul Bank, Afghan officials insist that it is not in danger of collapse. By Andrew Higgins, David Nakamura and Ernesto Londoño DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - As depositors thronged branches of Afghanistan's ...
Depositors Panic Over Bank Crisis in AfghanistanNew York Times
Karzai slams Nato civilian killingsAljazeera.net
Kabul Bank Customers Crowd Branch Seeking Withdrawals as Managers ReplacedBloomberg
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