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Qur'an burning plan still on: pastor - CBC.ca
2010-09-07 18:53:46.0 - Google News
A Florida pastor said Tuesday he would go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Qur'an on Sept. 11, despite condemnation by the top US general and NATO commander in Afghanistan. Pastor Terry Jones, of Gainesville's Dove World Outreach Center, - -
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Call for Sept 11 truce over New York Muslim center - Reuters
2010-09-07 18:40:39.0 - Google News
Demonstrators who support and oppose the proposed Muslim cultural center and mosque Park51 stand with signs in front of the site in New York in this August 25, 2010 file photo. By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - Families of September 11 victims - -
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Congress Republicans wary of Obama economy plan - Reuters
2010-09-07 18:38:12.0 - Google News
WASHINGTON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Republicans in the US Congress showed little willingness to help President Barack Obama approve $350 billion worth of measures to boost the economy with midterm elections less than two - -
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Southwest, Continental ease restrictions as Hermine hits - USA Today
2010-09-07 18:31:54.0 - Google News
Continental and Southwest airlines have issued travel waivers for most customers that might be affected by Tropical Storm Hermine, which has made moved over Texas. Continental's waiver covers fliers headed to five Texas - -
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John Lennon's killer is denied parole for the 6th time - CNN
2010-09-07 18:27:53.0 - Google News
Mark David Chapman is serving 20 years to life in prison for the December 8, 1980 murder of John Lennon. New York (CNN) -- Mark David Chapman, John Lennon's killer, was denied parole for the sixth time Tuesday, according to the - -
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2 US soldiers in Iraq killed, first since end of combat operations - CNN
2010-09-07 18:19:08.0 - Google News
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Two US soldiers were killed in northern Iraq on Tuesday, the US military said. They are the first American deaths in Iraq since the US combat mission officially ended last week. The military said initial reports indicate - -
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Giannoulias: Quinn not a drag in Senate race - Belleville News Democrat
2010-09-07 18:15:40.0 - Google News
AP CHICAGO -- Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias (jeh-NOO'-lee-us) says fellow Democrat Pat Quinn won't be a drag on him in November. Giannoulias said Tuesday that voters are just now starting to pay attention to the campaigns.
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Schmidt says Google TV on track for fall release - Computerworld
2010-09-07 18:14:38.0 - Google News
Computerworld - Google CEO Eric Schmidt said Tuesday that the company will launch its TV service in the US this fall. Schmidt made the comments while answering questions from reporters after his morning keynote speech at the IFA - -
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Workers' Strikes Hit London, France - Voice of America
2010-09-07 18:13:02.0 - Google News
Photo: AP Strikes taking place across France and London have closed down major transport routes and turned transport links into chaos. London's tube workers went on a 24-hour strike starting Monday evening that left commuters struggling to make it to - -
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Tea party activists in Del. rally for O'Donnell - Washington Post
2010-09-07 18:09:15.0 - Google News
AP WILMINGTON, Del. -- Tea party activists in Delaware are rallying around Republican US Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell as she faces fierce attacks from within the GOP. About 60 people turned out at a tea party gathering in Wilmington on Tuesday, - -
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Holder to meet with faith leaders amid fears of anti-Muslim tide - CNN
2010-09-07 18:08:24.0 - Google News
By the CNN Wire Staff Religious leaders will meet with Attorney General Eric Holder to discuss concerns in the run-up to 9/11 observances. Washington (CNN) -- Fear of growing anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States will take center stage in the - -
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Obama to mark 9/11 anniversary at Pentagon - Los Angeles Times
2010-09-07 18:04:19.0 - Google News
The president will attend the memorial in Washington as Vice President Biden visits New York and Michelle Obama and Laura Bush travel to the Pennsylvania field where Flight 93 crashed. By Michael A. Memoli, Tribune Washington Bureau President Obama - -
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Europe accuses Sarkozy of Roma gipsy 'witch-hunt' - Telegraph.co.uk
2010-09-07 18:03:25.0 - Google News
Nicolas Sarkozy has been accused by European politicians of carrying out a "witch-hunt" against Roma gipsy migrants following the expulsion of 1000 gipsies from France in the past month. During a debate in the European parliament, MEPs expressed grave - -
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Obama extends best wishes for Rosh Hashanah - USA Today
2010-09-07 18:01:34.0 - Google News
President Obama has taped a special message for the Jewish holidays, including renewed hope for Middle East peace talks. As Jews in America and around the world celebrate the first of the High Holy Days I want to extend my warmest wishes for the New - -
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French strike brings trains and planes to halt - Telegraph.co.uk
2010-09-07 18:01:14.0 - Google News
Schools, trains, planes and public services suffered widespread disruption in France as demonstrations unfurled across the country to protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to increase the retirement age from 60 to 62. - -
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Who Is Terry Jones? Pastor Behind 'Burn a Koran Day' - ABC News
2010-09-07 17:57:59.0 - Google News
The controversial Florida preacher, who first lit a spark on Facebook when he called for people around the world to set fire to copies of the Koran, is now at the center of an international conflagration. Jones' plan to set ablaze - -
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Australian Labor Party wins enough support to rule - The Associated Press
2010-09-07 17:56:55.0 - Google News
CANBERRA, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard barely retained power on Tuesday when the last two independent legislators made kingmakers by deadlocked elections ended a tense 17-day standoff and agreed to join her government. - -
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Kansas man charged with murdering burned teen - The Associated Press
2010-09-07 17:56:51.0 - Google News
GREAT BEND, Kan. — A 36-year-old man who spent much of his adult life in prison was charged Tuesday with murdering a 14-year-old girl whose badly burned body was found behind an asphalt plant where he worked. Adam Joseph Longoria was charged with - -
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Nation-Wide Strike Over Planned Pension Reforms Paralyzes France - RTT News
2010-09-07 17:53:24.0 - Google News
(RTTNews) - Thousands of people took to the streets in cities and towns across France on Tuesday, protesting against a government plan to overhaul the country's pension system by raising the retirement age from 60 to 62 by the year 2018. - -
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Netanyahu hopes to have Mideast peace agreement by end of year - CNN International
2010-09-07 17:52:25.0 - Google News
By the CNN Wire Staff Jerusalem (CNN) -- There is no guarantee that talks between Israel and the Palestinians will succeed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a Jewish New Year greeting released Tuesday, but he promised to strive for a - -
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Ohio Dem for Senate faces struggle with TV ad buys - Washington Post
2010-09-07 17:34:38.0 - Google News
AP TOLEDO, Ohio -- The Democratic US Senate candidate in Ohio says it will be a week-to-week decision on how much TV time he can buy, even though his fundraising is picking up. Lee Fisher's campaign will begin airing its first television - -
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Strikes in France, London foreshadow more protests - Houston Chronicle
2010-09-07 17:27:28.0 - Google News
By ANGELA DOLAND AP Writer © 2010 The Associated Press PARIS — French strikers disrupted trains and planes, hospitals and mail delivery Tuesday amid massive street protests over plans to raise the retirement age. Across the English Channel, - -
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Tropical Storm Hermine Adds Power; Landfall Possible Monday -NHC - Wall Street Journal
2010-09-07 17:22:07.0 - Google News
Tropical storm Hermine got a bit stronger Monday, prompting extension of a storm warning north to Port O'Connor, Texas, the National Hurricane Center said in a late-morning advisory. A tropical storm warning declared earlier, along Mexico's Atlantic - -
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Two dozen dead in Pakistan bombing - Los Angeles Times
2010-09-07 17:20:27.0 - Google News
As the government struggles to cope with the summer's devastating floods, militants continue a string of attacks that have killed at least 102 people. By Alex Rodriguez and Zulfiqar Ali, Los Angeles Times A powerful suicide-bomb blast tore through a - -
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Dallas could see a month's worth of rain by week's end, thanks to Hermine - Dallas Morning News
2010-09-07 17:11:14.0 - Google News
Just a week into September, the Dallas area could see a month's worth of rain, thanks to the tropical storm battering South Texas today. "By the end of this event we should see 2 to 4 inches of rain, - -
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Netanyahu hopes to have Mideast peace agreement by end of year - CNN International
2010-09-07 17:10:58.0 - Google News
By the CNN Wire Staff Jerusalem (CNN) -- There is no guarantee that talks between Israel and the Palestinians will succeed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a Jewish New Year greeting released Tuesday, but he promised to strive for a - -
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Congress Republicans wary of Obama economy plan - Reuters
2010-09-07 17:08:00.0 - Google News
WASHINGTON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Republicans in the US Congress showed little willingness to help President Barack Obama approve $350 billion worth of measures to boost the economy with midterm elections less than two - -
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Kirk backers shoot back at Giannoulias over WMD in Iraq claims - Chicago Sun-Times (blog)
2010-09-07 17:04:11.0 - Google News
The NRSC--the GOP Senate campaign operation--acting on behalf of Illinois Senate candidate Rep. Mark Kirk--shot back at Democrat Alexi Giannoulias after my story came out Tuesday - -
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Death toll in Pakistan bomb blast rises to 16 - Reuters
2010-09-07 17:01:36.0 - Google News
ISLAMABAD, Sept 7 (Reuters) - At least 16 people were killed in a car bomb attack at a residential complex for police officers in the northwestern Pakistani town of Kohat on Tuesday, police said. "Right now the death toll is 16. - -
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Pastor Says Church Not Deterred by Petraeus Warning on Koran Burning - FOXNews
2010-09-07 16:54:45.0 - Google News
The head of a controversial church that plans to burn Korans to mark nine years since the Sept. 11 terror attacks says he is not deterred by protests, death threats or warnings by the top US commander in Afghanistan, MyFoxOrlando.com reported Tuesday. - -
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