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Wave of attacks kill 52 people in Iraq
Full Article Gulf News
09 Sep 2012

Baghdad: A series of more than 20 attacks across Iraq killed 52 people and wounded more than 250 on Saturday and Sunday, security and medical officials said, with targets including security forces and markets. The latest violence brings the number of people killed in attacks so far this month to 82, according to an AFP tally based on security and...
Security forces inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012.
photo: AP / Nabil al-Jurani

Nicaraguan volcano spews ash cloud, residents evacuated
Full Article Yahoo Daily News
09 Sep 2012

MANAGUA (Reuters) - Nicaragua's highest volcano belched an ash plume up to 3 miles into the atmosphere on Saturday, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of nearby residents. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, authorities said. But the government issued a yellow alert, indicating emergency plans had been activated. The plume...
A Nicaraguan National Police officer patrols on a road blanketed with volcanic ash spewed from the San Cristobal volcano, near Chinandega, Nicaragua, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012.
photo: AP / Esteban Felix

Death toll in China quake goes up to 80
Full Article DNA India
08 Sep 2012

At least 80 people have been killed and hundreds others injured in shallow earthquakes which struck the mountainous southwest China, with the rescue teams today reaching about 90% of the affected areas. "So far 80 people have been killed and 731 others injured in the quake affected mountainous region in southwest China," state-run news agency...
Chinese paramilitary policemen carry an injured victim evacuated from an earthquake hit Zhaotong town, Yiliang County, in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012.
photo: AP

Obama, Romney fire up campaigns
Full Article Detroit news
08 Sep 2012

By David Shepardson and Marisa Schultz The Detroit News Comments Mitt Romney tells an Orange City, Iowa, crowd that the economy under Obama “has not produced the jobs that the American people need.” (Nati Harnik / Associated Press) Charlotte, N.C. — President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney launched the general election campaign...
President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden on stage together during a campaign event at the Univ. of Iowa, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012 in Iowa City, Iowa.
photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais

Fitch: Hurricane Isaac Costs Likely Manageable for New Orleans
Full Article Business Wire
07 Sep 2012

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch believes the successful performance of New Orleans' rebuilt storm protection system during Hurricane Isaac, a category 1 storm that landed on Aug. 28, is an important confidence builder for the population and businesses that have returned to the city. In our initial view, the costs associated with this storm for...
Fitch: Hurricane Isaac Costs Likely Manageable for New Orleans
photo: US DoD / Matthew Schofield

UN nearly doubles humanitarian appeal for Syria
Full Article WPXI
07 Sep 2012

The United Nations is nearly doubling its humanitarian appeal for Syria, seeking to $347 million for people in need, including more than half a million...
UN nearly doubles humanitarian appeal for Syria
photo: UN Photo / JC McIlwaine

Brussels' plans to make ECB bank super-regulator leaked
Full Article The Daily Telegraph
07 Sep 2012

Bank regulators in eurozone countries will be asked to agree relinquish their powers to the European Central Bank (ECB) in three months time, according to documents leaked from Brussels. Jose Manuel Barroso wants to give the ECB supervision of the eurozone's 6000 banks Photo: Reuters By Louise Armitstead, Chief Business Correspondent...
Brussels' plans to make ECB bank super-regulator leaked
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Colombia rules out ceasefire with FARC
Full Article Al Jazeera
07 Sep 2012

Colombia's president has rejected a proposal from the country's main leftist rebel movement to observe a ceasefire during peace talks that are due to begin next month in Norway. Leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, said during a news conference in Cuba on Thursday that the first item on their negotiators' agenda would be...
Mauricio Jaramillo, a spokesman and top leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, center, sits with other FARC members Ricardo Tellez, left, Andres Paris, right, and Marco Leon Calarca, behind, wait to start a press conference in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012.
photo: AP / Ramon Espinosa

Obama presents larger vision for a second term
Full Article The Los Angeles Times
07 Sep 2012

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Democratic argument for President Obama's reelection boils down to three sentences, each delivered on a separate night of the party's convention here. On Tuesday, First Lady Michelle Obama subtly depicted Republican nominee Mitt Romney as a candidate whom Americans should not trust. As children, she said, she and the...
President Barack Obama addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012.
photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite

Former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson convicted of murdering 3rd wife
Full Article Newsday
06 Sep 2012

(AP) -- Former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson convicted of murdering 3rd wife.... Content Preview This content is exclusive for Newsday digital access and 7-day home delivery subscribers and Optimum Online® customers. Already registered? Log in Already a subscriber/customer? Register Subscribe for a free trial! Subscribe Facebook...
Former Bolingbrook, Ill, police sergeant Drew Peterson arrives at the Will County Courthouse in Joliet, Ill., Friday, May 8, 2009, for his arraignment on charges of first-degree murder in the 2004 death of his former wife Kathleen Savio, who was found in an empty bathtub at home.
photo: AP / M. Spencer Green

Has Palestine lost its priority for the Arab world?; updated 08 Sep 2012; published 07 Sep 2012
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Has Palestine lost its priority for the Arab world?
Netanyahu: Terrorists will pay a price for rocket fire; updated 09 Sep 2012; published 09 Sep 2012
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Netanyahu: Terrorists will pay a price for rocket fire
'War on whistleblowers must end!' - Assange speech at Ecuador Embassy; updated 09 Sep 2012; published 19 Aug 2012
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'War on whistleblowers must end!' - Assange speech at Ecuador Embassy
September 11, 2001 - As It Happened - The South Tower Attack; updated 09 Sep 2012; published 31 Aug 2007
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September 11, 2001 - As It Happened - The South Tower Attack
Teen gang members on surging Chicago violence; updated 06 Sep 2012; published 26 Jun 2012
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Teen gang members on surging Chicago violence
Obama DNC Acceptance Speech -- the TV Reset Project.m4v; updated 09 Sep 2012; published 09 Sep 2012
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Obama DNC Acceptance Speech -- the TV Reset Project.m4v

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The official position of Arab nations is unambiguous: solidarity with Palestine is paramount. But facts on the ground point to a disturbingly different reality, one in which...
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Article by WN.com Guest Writer Gilad Atzmon Israeli press reported yesterday that PM Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved an Israeli security cabinet meeting on Wednesday, saying someone...
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It was like a scene from a Hollywood movie, where the kidnapper walks up from behind, with a gun protruding from his trench coat pocket. "Keep walking, and don't say anything," he...

In this Friday, Dec. 23, 2011 file photo, Iraq's Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi speaks during an interview with the Associated Press near Sulaimaniyah, 160 miles (260 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq
LARA JAKES Associated Press= BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice president was sentenced Sunday to death by hanging on charges he masterminded death squads against rivals in a terror trial that has fueled sectarian tensions in the country....
photo: AP / Karim Kadim
As Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton looks on, Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta answers reporters' questions during a joint press conference with their Korean counterparts at the Department of State, Washington, D.C., June 14, 2012. (DoD Photo By Glenn Fawcett) (Released)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has dismissed a Russian proposal for a new UN Security Council resolution on Syria as pointless "without teeth". Russia says it wants Security Council approval for a peace plan agreed in June in Geneva...
photo: US DoD / Glenn Fawcett
A man stands in front of the scene of a bomb attack in Madain, about 15 miles (25 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 23, 2012.
At least 24 people were killed in 10 blasts across Iraq, including a car bomb outside a French consular building in the usually stable city of Nassiriya, police sources said. The most serious attack happened early on Sunday in Dujail, 50km north of...
photo: AP / Karim Kadim
President Barack Obama, right standing, points at Andre Wupperman, far left, during an unschedule stop at Gator's Dockside, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, in Orlando, Fla. When Obama was told that Andrew was born in Hawaii, he jokingly ask for his birth certificate.
Pablo Martinez Monsivais - AP Photo President Barack Obama does the 'Gator Chomp' as he walks into Gator's Dockside to greet patrons during an unschedule stop, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, in Orlando, Fla. Email Print Order Reprint Share This Text...
photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais
A pensioner takes part at a protest in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012.
A few protesters burned European Union flags while others threw watermelons and peaches in support of struggling farmers, but the largely peaceful protests otherwise passed off without incident as 3,500 policemen looked on....
photo: AP / Nikolas Giakoumidis
Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU), the French president Francois Hollande in Berlin on Tuesday (15:05:12) Hollande was sworn in as president on Tuesday morning.  Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel (CDU) gibt am Dienstag (15.05.12) dem franzoesischen Praesidenten Francois Hollande in Berlin nach einer gemeinsamen Pressekonferenz die Hand. Hollande wurde am Dienstagmorgen zum Praesidenten vereidigt.
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel had reached the view that Greece must not be allowed to leave the euro zone in the autumn and is prepared to grant Athens more flexibility over its bailout payments, der Spiegel magazine wrote on...
photo: AP / Maja Hitij/dapd
French luxury goods group LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault, right, and LVMH managing director Antonio Belloni talk during the presentation of the group's 2009 earns, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 in Paris.
Brussels: Bernard Arnault, the richest man in France and the world’s fourth-wealthiest, confirmed reports Saturday that he was seeking Belgian nationality as Paris moves to impose a 75 per cent wealth tax. But the 63-year-old billionaire head of the...
photo: AP / Jacques Brinon
Iraq: After the Americans Part 1; updated 09 Sep 2012; published 25 Jul 2012
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Iraq: After the Americans Part 1
Gulf News 09 Sep 2012, Baghdad: A series of more than 20 attacks across Iraq killed 52 people and wounded more than 250 on Saturday and Sunday, security and medical officials said, with targets including security forces and markets. The latest violence brings the number of people killed in attacks so far this month to 82, according to an AFP tally based on security and...

Residents in north-west Nicaragua evacuated as San Cristobal volcano spews ash cloud; updated 09 Sep 2012; published 09 Sep 2012
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Residents in north-west Nicaragua evacuated as San Cristobal volcano spews ash cloud
Yahoo Daily News 09 Sep 2012, MANAGUA (Reuters) - Nicaragua's highest volcano belched an ash plume up to 3 miles into the atmosphere on Saturday, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of nearby residents. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, authorities said. But the government issued a yellow alert, indicating emergency plans had been activated. The plume...

Video: Moment of deadly China earthquake, landslide caught on camera; updated 09 Sep 2012; published 07 Sep 2012
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Video: Moment of deadly China earthquake, landslide caught on camera
DNA India 08 Sep 2012, At least 80 people have been killed and hundreds others injured in shallow earthquakes which struck the mountainous southwest China, with the rescue teams today reaching about 90% of the affected areas. "So far 80 people have been killed and 731 others injured in the quake affected mountainous region in southwest China," state-run news agency...

OBAMA: ROMNEY A 'VAMPIRE'; updated 08 Sep 2012; published 14 May 2012
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OBAMA: ROMNEY A 'VAMPIRE'
Detroit news 08 Sep 2012, By David Shepardson and Marisa Schultz The Detroit News Comments Mitt Romney tells an Orange City, Iowa, crowd that the economy under Obama “has not produced the jobs that the American people need.” (Nati Harnik / Associated Press) Charlotte, N.C. — President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney launched the general election campaign...

Bad and Good Storm Shutter Video; updated 03 Jul 2012; published 02 Jun 2009
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Bad and Good Storm Shutter Video
Business Wire 07 Sep 2012, NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch believes the successful performance of New Orleans' rebuilt storm protection system during Hurricane Isaac, a category 1 storm that landed on Aug. 28, is an important confidence builder for the population and businesses that have returned to the city. In our initial view, the costs associated with this storm for...

EU to release extra funds to help Syrian civilians; updated 09 Sep 2012; published 07 Sep 2012
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EU to release extra funds to help Syrian civilians
WPXI 07 Sep 2012, The United Nations is nearly doubling its humanitarian appeal for Syria, seeking to $347 million for people in need, including more than half a million...

Ask Barroso; updated 09 Sep 2012; published 07 Sep 2012
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Ask Barroso
The Daily Telegraph 07 Sep 2012, Bank regulators in eurozone countries will be asked to agree relinquish their powers to the European Central Bank (ECB) in three months time, according to documents leaked from Brussels. Jose Manuel Barroso wants to give the ECB supervision of the eurozone's 6000 banks Photo: Reuters By Louise Armitstead, Chief Business Correspondent...

Colombia rejects FARC ceasefire proposal; updated 08 Sep 2012; published 07 Sep 2012
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Colombia rejects FARC ceasefire proposal
Al Jazeera 07 Sep 2012, Colombia's president has rejected a proposal from the country's main leftist rebel movement to observe a ceasefire during peace talks that are due to begin next month in Norway. Leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, said during a news conference in Cuba on Thursday that the first item on their negotiators' agenda would be...

President Obama Acceptance Speech at 2012 Democratic National Convention (C-SPAN) - Full Speech; updated 09 Sep 2012; published 07 Sep 2012
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President Obama Acceptance Speech at 2012 Democratic National Convention (C-SPAN) - Full Speech
The Los Angeles Times 07 Sep 2012, CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Democratic argument for President Obama's reelection boils down to three sentences, each delivered on a separate night of the party's convention here. On Tuesday, First Lady Michelle Obama subtly depicted Republican nominee Mitt Romney as a candidate whom Americans should not trust. As children, she said, she and the...

FOUND GUILTY! Drew Peterson KILLS MURDERS Wife Make Look Like Accident BATHTUB verdict; updated 08 Sep 2012; published 06 Sep 2012
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FOUND GUILTY! Drew Peterson KILLS MURDERS Wife Make Look Like Accident BATHTUB verdict
Newsday 06 Sep 2012, (AP) -- Former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson convicted of murdering 3rd wife.... Content Preview This content is exclusive for Newsday digital access and 7-day home delivery subscribers and Optimum Online® customers. Already registered? Log in Already a subscriber/customer? Register Subscribe for a free trial! Subscribe Facebook...

Hurricane Leslie Approach To Bermuda, Sept 6 2012; updated 07 Sep 2012; published 06 Sep 2012
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Hurricane Leslie Approach To Bermuda, Sept 6 2012
CNN 06 Sep 2012, September 6, 2012 -- Updated 1513 GMT (2313 HKT) (CNN) -- Officials in Bermuda urged residents to "prepare for the worst" as Hurricane Leslie headed toward the British territory, bringing with it powerful winds and heavy rain. Meanwhile, the storm's effects were already being felt as far away as the U.S. East Coast, where forecasters issued...

Feds probed alleged hacking theft of Romney's tax returns; updated 09 Sep 2012; published 06 Sep 2012
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Feds probed alleged hacking theft of Romney's tax returns
The Examiner 06 Sep 2012, Related topics Elections 2012Mitt RomneyTax returns Advertisement The threat could turn out to be idle, but law enforcement is treating seriously, as they should, the claims of an anonymous hacker who is threatening to “out” GOP candidate Romney’s tax returns. The hacker has posted bizarre messages on the file sharing website Pastebin, alleging...

Supreme Court Decision on Arizona Immigration Law Obama & Brewer Mixed Ruling Reaction; updated 24 Aug 2012; published 26 Jun 2012
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Supreme Court Decision on Arizona Immigration Law Obama & Brewer Mixed Ruling Reaction
The New York Times 06 Sep 2012, PHOENIX (AP) — More than two years after it was signed into law, the most contentious part of Arizona's landmark immigration legislation is expected to go into effect following a federal court ruling issue late Wednesday. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @NYTNational for breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors But...

Ex-CIA Bob Baer: Waterboarded Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is
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Ex-CIA Bob Baer: Waterboarded Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is "Almost Brain Dead"
Yahoo Daily News 06 Sep 2012, CAIRO - Human Rights Watch said it has uncovered evidence of a wider use of waterboarding in American interrogations of detainees than has been acknowledged by the United States, in a report Thursday that details further brutal treatment at secret CIA-run prisons under the Bush administration-era U.S. program of detention and rendition of terror...