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US Drug Thirst, Gun Sales Must Share Blame for Casino Tragedy, Mexican Official Says
President Felipe Calderon. (Photo: Gobierno Federal / Flickr) Mexico City - His voice cracking with emotion, President Felipe Calderon said Friday that the United States bore some …
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C.I.A. Demands Cuts in Book About 9/11 and Terror Fight
Ali Soufan, left, a former FBI agent who spent years near the center of battle with al-Qaida and an author, in an undated handout photo. The memoir of the …
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Core of Hurricane Irene Starts Coming Ashore
Nags Head, N.C. - The eye wall of Hurricane Irene, now a Category 1 storm, came ashore just east of Cape Lookout in North Carolina on Saturday morning, the …
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Fifty-Four Protesters Arrested as Environmental Report on Tar Sands Pipeline Is Released
A protester is arrested in front of the White House on Friday, August 26, as part of a demonstration to urge the president to reject the Keystone pipeline. (Photo: …
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State Department to Allow Canadian Pipeline
Washington - The Obama administration gave a crucial green light on Friday to a proposed 1,711-mile pipeline that would carry heavy oil from Canada across the Great Plains to …
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Residents of Tourist Haven Fight Plans to Build Naval Base
(Photo: Alpha Newberry) Jeju, South Korea - Home to orange groves and skin divers, this Northeast Asian vacation spot sometimes known as the “Island of Peace” may …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republican Lawmakers Literally Up for Sale in Minnesota, and More
In today's On the News segment: Dick Cheney has a new book coming out, earthquake rattles Eric Cantor's Congressional district, Republican lawmakers are literally up for sale in Minnesota, …
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Speculators Bid Up Coffee Prices
Washington - If you're angry that Wall Street speculators have been driving up the price you pay for gasoline, these same big financial investors now are pushing up the …
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Bernanke Offers No Plan for New Stimulus
Jackson Hole, Wyoming - The Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, said Friday that the economy was recovering and the nation’s long-term prospects remained strong, an upbeat assessment that …
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