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Boats are seen spraying water on an oil and gas platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana., Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. All 13 crew members were rescued.
Disaster   Oil   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon explosion  
Oil sheen spreading after rig blast, fire
| A 2KM-LONG oil sheen spread overnight from an offshore petroleum platform burning in the Gulf of Mexico off Lousiana, west of the site of BP's massive spill. | Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Co... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert)
The Daily Telegraph Australia
This undated image taken from Al-Arabiya TV Wednesday, July 14, 2010 shows failed Times Square car bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad holding a Quran. Al-Arabiya broadcast excerpts showing Shahzad saying he planned a "revenge attack" against the U.S. that he hoped would touch the hearts of Muslims. Shahzad appears in the clips sitting on the ground in a black turban and military fatigues, with a gun next to him.
Pakistan   Photos   Terrorism   US   Wikipedia: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan  
US puts Pakistan Taleban on official terrorist register
5:30 AM Friday Sep 3, 2010 Share Email Print | WASHINGTON - United States officials launched a broad legal offensive against Pakistan's Taleban yesterday, placing the group on its international terror... (photo: AP / Al-Arabiya via AP Television Network)
NZ Herald
Skype Skype surges as TV interview tool
Barbara Walters, shown on screen at back, gave a health update to her View co-hosts via Skype earlier this summer. Shown from left are Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sherri Shepherd and Elisabeth Hasselb... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) CBC
Computer   Health   Photos   Technology   Wikipedia: Skype  
Eggs Egg recall benefits smaller producers
Tweet | 9/2/2010 7:00:07 AM By Laura Horihan | The Post-Bulletin, Rochester MN | Egg recall recap | • No deaths have been reported due to the contaminated eggs, but the number of illnesses - whic... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Post-Bulletin
Food   Health   Photos   Trade   Wikipedia: Egg (food)  
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US Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the United States Forces-Iraq change of command ceremony in Baghdad, on Wednesday Sept. 1, 2010, as a new US military mission in Iraq was launched ending seven years of combat. Biden says Iraq close to forming government
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, in Iraq to mark the end of U.S. combat operations, said on Wednesday he believed Iraqis were close to forming a ne... (photo: AP / Jim Watson Pool) The Star
Iraq   Photos   Politics   US   Wikipedia: 2003 invasion of Iraq  
A New York City police officer stands outside the Armed Forces recruitment center, Sunday, May 2, 2010 in New York's Times Square. The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for the failed car bomb attack in Times Square in New York City. U.S. adds Pakistan Taliban to terror list
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday formally added the Pakistani Taliban to its blacklist of foreign terrorist organizations subject to travel and eco... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer) The Star
Pakistan   Photos   Taliban   US   Wikipedia: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan  
The headquarters of Lehman Brothers is shown in this, June 11, 2007 file photo in New York. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., the No. 4 investment bank, on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007 said third-quarter profits fell less than expected, as strength in stock trading and investment banking offset losses from the struggling mortgage m Fuld Says Lehman Was Denied the Help Its Rivals Received
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Federal regulators did not give the investment firm Lehman Brothers the same assistance as its competitors, knocking out the possibility of... (photo: AP / Mark Lennihan, file) The New York Times
Company   Financial Crisis   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers  
An unidentified person looks at job postings at the Northeast WorkSource Center in East Los Angeles on Friday, April 17, 2009. Jobs deficit lays bare failure of Obamanomics
|      Sep 2, 2010 Jobs deficit lays bare failure of Obamanomics | By Peter Morici | With thousands of young college graduates moving in with parents ... (photo: AP / Damian Dovarganes) Asia Times
Economy   Jobs   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Jobless claims  
This aerial view of the river entrance of the Pentagon shows some of the ongoing renovation that will continue for several more years. Pentagon watchdog misses US$1bn audit
|      Sep 2, 2010 Pentagon watchdog misses US$1bn audit | By Pratap Chatterjee | WASHINGTON - Military auditors failed to complete an audit of the bu... (photo: US Navy / Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway.) Asia Times
Finance   Military   Pentagon   Photos   Wikipedia: The Pentagon  
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pauses during a meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the Mayflower Hotel after his arrival in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. Stop the War Talk
| The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington, purportedly to be part of the Obama administration’s relaunch of peace negotiations. But the urgen... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite) The New York Times
Iran   Israel   Photos   War   Wikipedia: IranIsrael relations  
Dog - Pet - Animal Weekend dog events in the Triad of NC and surrounding areas for 09/04/10 - 09/05/10
| Peyton pet of the month from NC Pet Adoption League | Every weekend and the occasional weekday, there are pet adoption and fund-raising events throughout the Piedmont T... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Examiner
Dog   People   Pet   Photos   Wikipedia: dog  
In this July 15, 2010 photograph, trader John Bowers works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wall Street up on economic growth, manufacturing data
| New York - Stocks rose Wednesday on Wall Street, following world markets higher on economic growth in Australia and US manufacturing data. | The Institute for Supply Ma... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) m&c
Economy   Manufacturing   Photos   WallStreet   Wikipedia: New York Stock Exchange  
Dave Vail with Kellogg Capital Markets LLC works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, July 16, 2010, before the closing bell in New York Markets start September with a bang; Dow up 255
| NEW YORK — The fear that has been hanging over markets for most of August lifted on Wednesday. For how long remains anyone's guess. | The stock market started Sep... (photo: AP / Craig Ruttle) Newsvine
Markets   Photos   Stock   WallStreet   Wikipedia: New York Stock Exchange  
Vegetable - Pests - Insect Pest makes first US appearance at S. Calif. port
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal agriculture inspectors at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have found a destructive pest in a shipment of pineapples that's never been s... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) Breitbart
Agriculture   Calif   Photos   Port   Wikipedia: Pest  
New York Boston
Obama-Bush ties non-existent?
S&P and Nasdaq buoyed by housing, jobs data
NYS lowers pension fund's rate of return to 7.5 pct
HP wins 3PAR for $2.4 billion, Dell bows out
Photo of muslim mosques located in    Mindanao Province  being showcased in the exhibit hall of Intramuros , Manila City , Philippines , February 1 , 2009.
New Yorkers' Support for Islamic Center Is Uncertain, Poll Finds
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Boston Breakers clinch playoff spot with 3-1 win over Atlant
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Grains Futures Mixed, Livestock Prices Rise
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 People walk past a branch of Burger King in central London Thursday July 25, 2002. Britain´s Diageo PLC said Thursday it has agreed to sell Burger King Corp., the world´s second-largest fast-food business, to a consortium of U.S. investors. (
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The Kitchen Sink in Your Drink
Photo of muslim mosques located in    Mindanao Province  being showcased in the exhibit hall of Intramuros , Manila City , Philippines , February 1 , 2009.
New Yorkers' Support for Islamic Center Is Uncertain, Poll Finds
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