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Newsweek: A look inside al-QaidaTue, 7 Sep 2010 20:01:59 GMT
Nine years after 9/11, Osama bin Laden’s network remains a shadowy, little-understood enemy. The truth, as revealed by one of its fighters, is both more and less troubling than we think.



Osama bin Laden- Al-Qaeda- Terrorism- al-Qaida- Terrorist Organizations

Newsweek: Why Bin Laden still mattersTue, 7 Sep 2010 20:03:36 GMT
Bin Laden remains important as the guiding icon that is drawing people to jihad. Yet U.S. intelligence agencies have not had any “actionable intelligence” about his location since he disappeared in mid-December 2001 after the battle of Tora Bora. Informed hypotheses put him in or around Pakistan’s tribal regions, but these are only educated guesses.



Osama bin Laden- Pakistan- United States- Terrorism- Terrorist Organizations

Pressure rises on pastor who wants to burn QuranTue, 7 Sep 2010 22:54:16 GMT

A Christian minister vows to go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Quran despite warnings from the White House and the top U.S. general in Afghanistan that doing so would endanger American troops overseas.

HP sues ex-CEO Hurd after he takes Oracle jobTue, 7 Sep 2010 22:01:37 GMT

Hewlett-Packard Co. is suing the chief executive it ousted last month, Mark Hurd, to stop him from taking a top job at rival Oracle Corp.

Hermine threatens Texas with up to foot of rainTue, 7 Sep 2010 18:19:51 GMT
Tropical Storm Hermine rolled into south Texas early Tuesday, bringing heavy rains and strong winds to an area battered by Hurricane Alex earlier this summer.



Tropical Storm Hermine- Texas- Hurricane Alex- Meteorology- National Hurricane Center

Gunman in Iraqi uniform kills 2 AmericansTue, 7 Sep 2010 22:35:50 GMT
The U.S. military says a gunman wearing an Iraqi army uniform has killed two American soldiers in northern Iraq.



Iraq- Iraqi Army- United States armed forces- Middle East- United States

Poll: Clear GOP advantage ahead of midtermsTue, 7 Sep 2010 13:28:06 GMT

With Labor Day marking the traditional starting point of the campaign season, Republicans have a nine-point edge among likely voters, according to a new NBC News/WSJ poll.

Obama to Pentagon for 9/11 anniversaryTue, 7 Sep 2010 17:07:11 GMT
President Barack Obama will mark the ninth anniversary of the attacks at the Pentagon, the same location where he observed the date last year.



Barack Obama- President of the United States- President- Pentagon- United States

Colorado wildfire destroys dozens of homesTue, 7 Sep 2010 15:05:11 GMT

A wind-whipped wildfire sent flames roaring through a rugged canyon in the Colorado foothills, forcing about 3,000 people to flee the area and destroying dozens of homes — some that belonged to the firefighters themselves, authorities said Tuesday.

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Red Tape: What's in your wallet? A big loopholeTue, 7 Sep 2010 10:22:18 GMT
It took years of complaining, two years of legislating, and one year of waiting, but last month, a host of new rules kicked in designed to protect credit card consumers. Now comes word that many of the pieces of credit plastic in your wallet may not be covered by the new consumer protections after all. Read on to find out why some credit cards in your wallet are safer than others.



Credit card- Wallet- Business- Home- Personal Finance

Obama kicks off campaign with infrastructure planTue, 7 Sep 2010 03:04:30 GMT

President Obama, scrambling to spur job creation, proposed a six-year plan on Monday to rebuild infrastructure with an initial $50 billion investment and prepared new business tax cuts.

Balls up: Google Doodle toys with usual logo todayTue, 7 Sep 2010 15:02:01 GMT

If you, like so many others, checked Google's homepage today, you probably thought you were still hung over from the holiday weekend. You chased, you scrolled, but still you couldn't catch the logo because it had atomized like a "Star Trek" transporter beam.

U.S. judge refuses to lift ban on stem cell fundsTue, 7 Sep 2010 21:49:02 GMT
A U.S. judge Tuesday refused to lift a ban on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research despite warnings from the Obama administration that it would set back key research and cost more than a thousand jobs.



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CFT: Heisman Trust says no decision on Bush award yetTue, 7 Sep 2010 19:44:32 GMT

CFT: No decision has been made on whether Reggie Bush will be stripped of his 2005 Heisman Trophy, a spokesman said Tuesday.

‘Honored’ Tiger picked for Ryder CupTue, 7 Sep 2010 19:52:26 GMT

Tiger Woods is going to the Ryder Cup as a captain's pick with his 71 victories and 14 majors. So is 21-year-old Rickie Fowler, who has never won anything at all.

Rescue tale faked to 'save' puppy-throwing girl?Tue, 7 Sep 2010 15:52:38 GMT

In an attempt to stem both online and offline harassment aimed that the juvenile, locals may have concocted a story about the puppies being rescued by an elderly neighbor.

Yellow jackets sting woman more than 500 timesTue, 7 Sep 2010 15:08:40 GMT
Fire officials say a Massachusetts woman who fell onto a yellow jackets' nest in her yard was stung more than 500 times.



Yellow jacket- Insect- Wasp- United States- Sports

JetBlue flight attendant agrees to mental-health evaluationTue, 7 Sep 2010 18:45:10 GMT
Infamous former JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater had his day in court on Tuesday, and has agreed to an evaluation by a mental health professional.



JetBlue Airways- New York City- Flight attendant- United States- NEW YORK

Millions stranded as Tube strike hits LondonTue, 7 Sep 2010 16:06:28 GMT

World Blog: More than 3.5 million people who use London's subway system daily faced chaos Tuesday as a strike left all but one of its 11 Underground lines shut or partly suspended.

BPA-laced dental sealants OK for use in kidsTue, 7 Sep 2010 12:27:45 GMT
Widely used dental sealants contain derivatives of the controversial chemical BPA, but dentists can use the product safely in kids, a new study finds. But pregnant women should wait until after delivery.



Dentistry- Health- Business- Products and Services- Healthcare

Skeptic misses the point behind UFO bookTue, 7 Sep 2010 12:59:32 GMT

Leslie Kean, author of "UFOs:  Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go on the Record," says that criticism of her book is misplaced — and that a systematic study of unidentified flying objects is sorely needed.

Labor strikes losing ground in tough economyTue, 7 Sep 2010 13:37:55 GMT

Labor strikes — seen as one of the key bargaining chips unions have had to get good wages and working conditions from employers — may some day end up only in history books.

LAPD chief defends deadly shootingTue, 7 Sep 2010 21:57:22 GMT

Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck is defending the deadly police shooting of a knife-wielding man that sparked a violent protest.

No. 3 Boise State escapes No. 10 Virginia TechTue, 7 Sep 2010 06:32:25 GMT

Boise State cleared a big hurdle in its quest to reach the BCS Championship game, rallying past No. 10 Virginia Tech on Monday, 33-30.

Pirates, insurers profit from high-seas raidsTue, 7 Sep 2010 10:07:11 GMT




Piracy- Maritime- History- Recreation- Government

ABC News president David Westin steps downTue, 7 Sep 2010 03:33:47 GMT
ABC News President David Westin, the longest-reigning U.S. television network news division chief, with more than 13 tumultuous years on the job, told his staff Monday that he is resigning and will leave by the end of the year.



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Federer rolls into U.S. Open quarterfinalsTue, 7 Sep 2010 06:27:53 GMT

Five-time U.S. Open champion Roger Federer beat 13th-seeded Jurgen Melzer of Austria 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 Monday night to reach the quarterfinals at a 26th Grand Slam tournament in a row.

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Spacecraft to fly into the sunMon, 6 Sep 2010 11:50:00 GMT

Why the sun's atmosphere is nearly 200 times hotter than its visible surface is a long-standing mystery. A new spacecraft, called Solar Probe Plus, aims to find some answers.

Study links cholesterol and nonstick coating chemicalMon, 6 Sep 2010 20:10:12 GMT
Chemicals used to make non-stick coatings on cookware and to waterproof fabrics may raise levels of cholesterol in children, U.S. researchers said on Monday.



Non-stick surface- Cookware and bakeware- United States- Health- Business

UNICEF shifts focus onto poorest of the poorTue, 7 Sep 2010 08:15:56 GMT
The U.N. children's agency says it has failed to reach millions of the world's neediest boys and girls and is shifting to a strategy of getting critical health care to the poorest of the poor.



Health care- UNICEF- United States- Child- Politics

Magic mushrooms may ease anxiety of cancerTue, 7 Sep 2010 20:08:21 GMT
The hallucinogen psilocybin — known by the street name magic mushrooms — may help ease the anxiety that often accompanies late-stage cancer, U.S. researchers said on Monday.



Cancer- Psilocybin mushroom- Psilocybin- Anxiety- Health

EU decries 'barbaric' plans to stone Iranian womanTue, 7 Sep 2010 19:18:08 GMT

The international crossfire over Iran's stoning sentence for a woman convicted of adultery intensified Tuesday with a top European Union official calling it "barbaric" and an Iranian spokesman saying it's about punishing a criminal and not a human rights issue.

'Fried beer' wins Big Tex awardTue, 7 Sep 2010 16:32:02 GMT
Fried, fabulous and fattening are the winning recipes at the State Fair of Texas.



Texas State Fair- Beer- Food- Big Tex- Recreation

Iran: It's 'our right' to choose U.N. nuke inspectorsTue, 7 Sep 2010 11:37:09 GMT
Iran's nuclear chief said Tehran has the right to bar some U.N. inspectors from monitoring its disputed nuclear program, the semiofficial Isna news agency reported.



Iran- Tehran- Middle East- Nuclear program of Iran- International Atomic Energy Agency

Boston Dawna, the Batman of Venice Beach, retiresTue, 7 Sep 2010 09:42:57 GMT

Hipsters, hustlers, celebrities, thieves, dope peddlers and just about everyone else in gritty, quirky Venice Beach know Boston Dawna. You can't miss the one-woman crime fighter.