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US pastor defiant as Clinton slams Koran-burning (AFP)
AFP – An evangelical pastor insisted his plans for a mass torching of the Koran would go ahead after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned the “disgraceful” burning ceremony in Florida. Continue reading
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Philippine massacre ‘carefully planned’: witness (AFP)
AFP – A powerful Muslim clan carefully planned and carried out the killings of 57 people — including 30 journalists — in the Philippines’ worst massacre, a witness said Wednesday as the landmark trial began. Continue reading
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Thai plane searched in L.A. after bomb threat (Reuters)
Reuters – Investigators found no evidence of a bomb aboard a Thai Airways flight on Tuesday after a written threat was discovered in a lavatory shortly before its arrival in Los Angeles, officials said. Continue reading
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BP says Transocean missed danger signs on rig (Reuters)
Reuters – BP deflected much of the blame for a rig blast that led to the United States’ worst-ever oil spill, releasing an internal report on Wednesday which said that drilling contractor Transocean had missed danger signs. Continue reading
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Clijsters, Venus win to set up marquee semifinal (AP)
AP – Nobody can say Kim Clijsters took an easy path to her U.S. Open title last year. Continue reading
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China’s Hu calls for stable ties with US (AP)
AP – Trying to smooth over recently rocky relations before a visit to Washington, Chinese President Hu Jintao told American officials on Wednesday that he wants to see healthy and stable ties between the two countries. Continue reading
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Chicago mayor race wide open as Daley steps aside (AP)
AP – Suddenly, the race for Chicago mayor is on. Mayor Richard M. Daley has thrown the competition for the city’s top job wide open by announcing he won’t run for a seventh term, ending 21 years of token opposition and prompting speculation about who’s next in line to lead the nation’s third largest city Continue reading
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BP: Multiple companies, teams contributed to spill (AP)
AP – Oil giant BP PLC says in an internal report that multiple companies and work teams contributed to the massive Gulf of Mexico spill that fouled waters and shorelines for months. Continue reading
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US terror training in Yemen reflects wider program (AP)
AP – U.S. special operations forces are expanding their training of the Yemeni military as the Obama administration broadens its program to counter terrorism in countries reluctant to harbor a visible American military presence Continue reading
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Suspected US missile attacks rock NW Pakistan (AP)
AP – Two suspected U.S. missile strikes hit militant targets in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said, bringing to six the number of such attacks in the region in less than a week. Continue reading
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