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WASHINGTON — The top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan has warned President Barack Obama in a confidential report that the war against the Taliban could be lost within a year without more troops. In a blunt assessment of the eight-year conflict, ...

US says Pakistan, Iran helping Taliban

Los Angeles Times

Australia: No US request for more troops

The Associated Press

Afghan War Commander's Report Sets Off Debate, Concern on Delay

Bloomberg

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CNN International

(CNN) -- Ousted Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya returned Monday to the capital city of Honduras, where he said he is planning to meet with his critics to arrange for his return to power. Zelaya was seized by the Honduran military in his pajamas ...

Ousted leader returns to Honduras

BBC News

Ousted president Zelaya returns to Honduras

Reuters

Ousted President Returns to Honduras

New York Times

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Will Climate Week help climate talks break through the logjam and accomplish something? From Grist, part of the Guardian Environment Network 2009: The year so many met so often to talk so much about the perilous state of the climate—and as of September ...

UK's Brown ready to attend Copenhagen climate talks

Reuters

Blair touts 10 million jobs from climate action

The Associated Press

Ahead of G20, climate change deadlock kicks up a flurry of proposals

Christian Science Monitor

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Xinhua

DAMASCUS, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Sunday performed Eid al-Fitr prayer at the Umayyad Mosque, one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world, the Syrian Arab News Agency reported. He was accompanied by some senior ...

Muslims celebrate feast ending daily Ramadan fasts

The Associated Press

Muslims celebrate Eid amid swine flu concerns

AFP

Muslims End Ramadan With Eid al-Fitr Holiday

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The Associated Press

ISLAMABAD — A top Pakistani official says a court will indict seven suspects in last year's attack on the Indian city of Mumbai in the coming week. Interior Minister Rehman Malik also told reporters in Islamabad on Saturday that Pakistan wants more ...

India urges action in Mumbai case

Aljazeera.net

US policy on anti-terrorism war in Pakistan and Afghanistan

Xinhua

Malik hands dossier on Mumbai attack probe to Indian HC

The News International

Press Trust of India -AFP -IBNLive.com

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Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's decision to refocus US missile defenses in Europe on Iran's short- to medium-range missile threat was based on a revised intelligence assessment that officials said hinged on factors that ...

Obama Replaces Bush's Missile Defense Plan

Voice of America

Missile shift 'defends Iran's neighbours'

BBC News

US seeks to reassure Czechs after missile defense move

AFP

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FOXNews

Congressional Republicans are clearly united against funneling federal dollars to the community organizing group ACORN. But surprisingly, so are many Democrats. By Trish Turner, John Brandt and Chad Pergram Congressional Republicans are clearly united ...

Stripping ACORN Money That Didn't Exist?

New York Daily News

New Tax in Senate Health Plan Draws Bipartisan Fire

New York Times

Bill Clinton Says Obama Will Prevail on Health-Care Overhaul

Bloomberg

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BBC News

Two dogs trained to hunt for human remains have found a possible scent at the California home of kidnap suspect Phillip Garrido, US police say. Ground-penetrating radar will be used to search the spot identified by the cadaver dogs, a police spokesman ...

Cadaver dogs show interest at Garrido property

San Francisco Chronicle

Garridos Used Stun Gun on Jaycee Lee Dugard, Says Report

CBS News

Cadaver dogs indicate possible remains on Garrido property

CNN International

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New York Times

By REUTERS KOHAT, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suspected suicide bomber killed 14 people in northwest Pakistan on Friday in an explosion on a road that brought down nearby shops, police and witnesses said. Militants have struck with bombs numerous times ...

Suicide attack kills up to 14 in Pakistan market

AFP

Official: Suicide bomb kills 25 in NW Pakistan

The Associated Press

Suspected Pakistan Suicide Bomber Kills 10 People in Kohat City

Bloomberg

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San Francisco Chronicle

AP Mary Travers, one-third of the hugely popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died. The band's publicist, Heather Lylis, says Ms. Travers died at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut on Wednesday. She was 72 and had battled leukemia for several ...

Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary dead at 72

The Associated Press

Folk singer Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary dead at 72

New York Daily News

Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary dead at 72

San Jose Mercury News

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Reuters

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates threw his support on Wednesday behind an on-again, off-again plan to develop a new long-range US bomber, citing the military modernization of China. ...

Draft proposal for US tankers coming soon: officials

AFP

Gates: US Air Force to choose tankers

United Press International

New long-range strike aircraft still on Air Force's radar

GovExec.com

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Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One million heart attacks, 700000 strokes and 900000 miscarriages -- US public health officials want Americans to know these will happen every single year with or without a swine flu ...

Swine Flu Might Be Even More Contagious

ABC News

FDA approves 4 swine flu vaccines

Bizjournals.com

Upside to swine flu? At least they're over it

msnbc.com

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New York Times

WASHINGTON — For months during last year's presidential race, conservatives sought to tar the Obama campaign with accusations of voter fraud and other transgressions by the national community organizing group Acorn, which had done some ...

ABC's Gibson: ACORN Scandal a Mystery to Me

FOXNews

From ACORN, a mighty controversy grows

Los Angeles Times

Senate cuts ACORN funds

Baltimore Sun

Kansas City Star -MyFoxOrlando.com -Press-Enterprise

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Reuters

LOS ANGELES, Sept 15 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will appear on comedian David Letterman's late-night talk show next week, the CBS network said on Tuesday. Obama will be the sole guest on the Monday, Sept. 21, broadcast of the "Late Show with ...

Letterman appearance latest for Obama media blitz

The Associated Press

Letterman to Interview Obama on Monday

New York Times

Obama's media tour continues with 'Letterman' appearance on Monday

Los Angeles Times

Boston Globe -HitFix -United Press International

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CNN

(CNN) -- Jody Powell, who served as press secretary for President Jimmy Carter, has died, a spokesman for the Carter Center said. He was 65. Former White House Press Secretary Jody Powell died Monday. Powell, who served in the Carter administration ...

Sad news: Jody Powell

Atlantic Online

Obituaries in the news

The Associated Press

Deaths Elsewhere / Key Jimmy Carter aide Jody Powell, 65

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Christian Science Monitor -Minneapolis Star Tribune -New York Times

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Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A California judge set $30 million bail on Monday for a man accused of kidnapping, raping and holding captive an 11-year-old girl for 18 years. El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Douglas Phimister c »</nobr>