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Philippines desperate flood relief effort (AFP)
By 7KLnewsbot on September 28, 2009
AFP - Philippine rescue workers struggled through knee-deep mud and putrid water Monday in a desperate effort to help nearly half a million people displaced by devastating floods, as the death toll hit 100.
Diaz returns from layoff to edge Chavez (AP)
By 7KLnewsbot on September 27, 2009
AP - Former lightweight champion David Diaz returned from a 15-month absence to earn a majority decision victory over Jesus Chavez on Saturday night.
Ecclestone urges Briatore to appeal life ban (AP)
By 7KLnewsbot on September 24, 2009
AP - Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone urged Renault team principal Flavio Briatore to appeal his life ban from Formula One for organizing Nelson Piquet Jr.’s crash at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.
McCain: More troops needed in Afghanistan (AP)
By admin on September 23, 2009
AP - Sen. John McCain says more U.S. troops are needed in Afghanistan, insisting that the longer it takes to send them, “the more Americans will be put at risk.”
Census data show recession’s broad impact on US life
The recession is profoundly disrupting American life: More people are delaying marriage and home-buying, turning to carpools yet stuck in ever-worse traffic, staying put rather than moving to a new city.
US anti-poverty group hit by conservative sex sting
Two conservative activists posing as a prostitute and her pimp have rocked support for one of the US’ largest anti-poverty groups, with ties to US President Barack Obama, after secretly filming staff offering to help smuggle underage girls into the country to work as prostitutes, and giving advice on establishing a brothel. Congress has cut off tens of millions of dollars in funding to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), which has been targeted by the…
US transit systems warned about terrorists
POTENTIAL THREAT: Sources said several people are being scrutinized after three suspects linked to possible bomb plots were charged with lying to the government Counterterrorism officials are warning US mass transit systems to step up patrols because of fears an Afghanistan-born immigrant under arrest in Colorado may have been plotting with others to detonate backpack bombs aboard New York City trains. Investigators say Najibullah Zazi, a 24-year-old shuttle van driver at the Denver airport, played a direct role in a terror plot that unraveled during a trip to New York City around the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks
Clinton rebuffs general’s warning on Afghanistan
BLUNT WARNING: A US military commander’s warning on the possibility of imminent failure contradicts ‘very expert’ analyst assessments, the secretary of state said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pushed back against the US military’s blunt warning that the battle against insurgents in Afghanistan would likely be lost within a year without more US troops. Clinton’s comments in an interview with PBS television late on Monday came amid reports that the Pentagon has asked General Stanley McChrystal, the top commander in Afghanistan, to delay a request for more troops. In the interview, Clinton expressed “respect” for McChrystal’s assessment that the US would likely lose the war in..
Mexico: Army raid finds cash addressed to police
Four people were arrested and $5 million in U.S.
US soldier charged with murder in Iraq base death
Spc. Beyshee Velez of Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, was charged Monday in the Sept. 13 shooting death of a contractor who worked for Houston-based KBR at Camp Speicher in the city of Tikrit, a military statement said.
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Bill Clinton speaks of vast, right-wing conspiracy (AP)
September 28, 2009
AP - Bill Clinton says a vast, right-wing conspiracy that once targeted him is now focusing on President Barack Obama.
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Gucci: Tashkent Training Chic (Fashion Wire Daily)
September 28, 2009
Fashion Wire Daily - Uzbekistan, perhaps not everyone’s first thought when it comes to inspiration for a hip Italian fashion brand, underpinned a powerful Spring 2010 collection from Gucci that, at its kernel, was all about combining sexy athleticism with the brand’s unique hardware.
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Last-gasp Adailton denies Juventus top spot, Milan jeered (AFP)
September 28, 2009
AFP - Bologna’s veteran Brazilian forward Adailton scored an equaliser deep into injury time to deny Juventus a return to the top of the Serie A table following a 1-1 draw in Turin.
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Oil falls below $66 ahead of US economic reports (AP)
September 28, 2009
AP - Oil prices fell below $66 a barrel Monday as stock markets sank and investors eyed a slew of economic data this week that will help shed light on the health of the U.S. economy
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Cypress Gardens theme park in Fla. closes doors (AP)
September 24, 2009
AP - Cypress Gardens, which reigned as Florida’s grandest theme park in the days before Disney, has shut down while its owners try to sell the attraction.
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Merkel vows quick deal on German coalition (AP)
September 28, 2009
AP - Chancellor Angela Merkel has vowed to press ahead quickly with forming a new center-right German government following her election victory.