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‘Little Rock Nine’ member dies

Posted on 09/06/2010 | Comments Off

As a 15-year-old, Jefferson Thomas was one of nine African-American students who braved mobs to integrate an all-white school. Thomas died Sunday of cancer at age 67.

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Obama’s ‘New Economic Plan’: Too Little, Too Late? – ABC News

Posted on 09/05/2010 | Comments Off

CNN

Obama's 'New Economic Plan': Too Little, Too Late?
ABC News
Back from Camp David today, President Obama is preparing to hit the campaign trail Monday unveiling his "new economic plan," with additional tax cuts, but Republicans are already dubbing it too little, too late. …
Obama to Ask Congress to Pass $100 Billion Research Tax CreditBloomberg
Obama to propose 100 billion tax creditAFP
Business tax credits on Obama's agendaAustin American-Statesman
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Report: 2,000 more troops will head to Afghanistan

Posted on 09/05/2010 | Comments Off

As many as 2,000 additional troops — including a number of U.S. forces — may be headed to Afghanistan soon under a proposal by Gen. David Petraeus, CNN has learned.

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Guatemala Mudslides Kill At Least 38; 2 Buses Hit – NPR

Posted on 09/05/2010 | Comments Off

Telegraph.co.uk

Guatemala Mudslides Kill At Least 38; 2 Buses Hit
NPR
by AP Enlarge AP A boot of a victim is seen after a bus crash caused by a landslide due to heavy rains on the Pan-American highway at Tecpan, Guatemala, Saturday Sept. 4, 2010. At least 12 passengers were killed and around 25 injured, rescue workers …
Mudslides Kills 28 in GuatemalaIndyPosted
Landslides bury dozens in GuatemalaAFP
Up to 100 feared buried in Guatemala landslidesMontreal Gazette
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Pope may intervene in ‘brutal’ stoning case in Iran

Posted on 09/05/2010 | Comments Off

Pope Benedict XVI has not ruled out getting involved in the case of an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning, the Vatican says, calling the practice “brutal.”

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A weakened Earl blows by – Boston Globe

Posted on 09/03/2010 | Comments Off

USA Today

A weakened Earl blows by
Boston Globe
Yesterday was a beach day for a few intrepid residents and tourists on Nantucket, who watched as waves approached a house at Smith's Point in Madaket. (Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff) This story was reported by Erin Ailworth in Hyannis, Maria Cramer in Oak …
Hurricane Earl weakens as it scoots by US eastBusinessWeek
DigestWashington Post
Cape Cod greets Earl with plywood and grumblingReuters
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Earl downgraded as wind, rain hit northeastern U.S.

Posted on 09/03/2010 | Comments Off

Earl was downgraded to a tropical storm as it spread wind and rain over Long Island and part of New England. Earl still had maximum sustained winds of 70 mph.

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Strong quake hits New Zealand – msnbc.com

Posted on 09/03/2010 | Comments Off

AFP

Strong quake hits New Zealand
msnbc.com
A strong earthquake of 7.4 magnitude hit New Zealand, 4 miles southeast of Christchurch, the biggest city on the nation's South Island, in the middle of the night local time, the US Geological Survey said on Friday. Some residents posted Twitter alerts …
Strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits New ZealandAFP
Strong earthquake rocks New Zealand's South IslandBBC News
Powerful 7.4 quake hits New Zealand's South IslandThe Associated Press
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Feds bust huge human-trafficking ring

Posted on 09/03/2010 | Comments Off

Six job recruiters have been indicted in federal court in what the FBI has called the largest human-trafficking operation ever to result in charges in the United States.