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Olympia, 2-war naval veteran, battles for survival (AP)
September 8, 2010
AP - The USS Olympia, a one-of-a-kind steel cruiser that returned home to a hero's welcome after a history-changing victory in the Spanish-American War, is a proud veteran fighting what may be its final battle.
6 killed in 2 separate bomb attacks in Baghdad (AP)
September 8, 2010
AP - Iraqi police and health officials say at least six people have been killed and 35 wounded in two separate attacks in Baghdad.
Afghanistan: More voting stations to remain closed (AP)
September 8, 2010
AP - Afghan election officials say more than 80 polling stations will have to remain closed in the tense eastern Nangarhar province during the Sept. 18 parliamentary vote because of the deteriorating security situation in the region bordering Pakistan.
Obama budget chief pick to face US Senate grilling (AFP)
September 8, 2010
AFP - President Barack Obama's pick to be his new budget chief will face a key US Senate committee next week in a confirmation hearing barely seven weeks before key elections, the panel announced Tuesday.
HP sues ex-CEO Hurd over new job at rival Oracle (AP)
September 8, 2010
AP - Hewlett-Packard Co. is suing Mark Hurd, the chief executive it ousted last month, to stop him from taking a top job at rival Oracle Corp.
Angelina Jolie in Pakistan to meet flood victims (AFP)
September 8, 2010
AFP - Hollywood star Angelina Jolie Tuesday visited Pakistan's northwest to draw the world's attention towards the plight of 21 million people affected by the country's worst-ever floods.
U.S. religious leaders condemn "anti-Muslim" frenzy (Reuters)
September 8, 2010Reuters - U.S. religious leaders on Tuesday condemned an "anti-Muslim frenzy" in the United States, including plans by a Florida church to burn a Koran on September 11, an act a top general said could endanger American troops abroad.
Gunmen burst into factory in Honduras, kill 18 (AP)
September 8, 2010
AP - Men armed with assault rifles burst into a shoe factory and opened fire Tuesday, killing at least 18 workers and wounding five, Honduran authorities said.
Obama gets mixed report card on transparency (The Upshot)
September 8, 2010The Upshot - Barack Obama took office with a pledge of "unprecedented level of openness" in government -- a pledge that his critics on both the left and right have accused him of abandoning. His decision to oppose the release of photos of Iraqi and Afghan detainees being abused by American troops, his insistence that White House visitor [...]
Rare color footage of London blitz found (AP)
September 8, 2010AP - Rare color footage of the bomb damage inflicted on London during World War II has surfaced on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Blitz.
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