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Politics

Israel / Mahmoud Abbas / Prime Minister

WashingtonPost Print Edition » A 'future of peace' urged at new talks

03.09.10 09:42 UTC /
The Obama administration formally inaugurated its foray into Middle East peacemaking on Thursday, bringing together the Israeli and Palestinian leaders for face-to-face talks and securing their ... »
03.09.10 08:04 / New York Post » Summit of smiles
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William Hague / Foreign Secretary / Christopher Myers

Mirror.co.uk » Wife of Speaker criticises Hague

03.09.10 10:09 UTC /
The wife of Commons Speaker John Bercow has criticised William Hague for detailing his wife's miscarriages in a statement denying a sexual relationship with an aide. Sally Bercow said the Foreign ... »
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Business / Finance

US Federal Reserve / chairman / Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission

WashingtonPost Business » Regulators fell short in identifying and addressing problems, Bernanke says

03.09.10 09:41 UTC /
Regulators fell short in using their powers "forcefully or effectively" to stop risky practices by banks and were slow to identify and address abuses in the U.S. financial system that led to global ... »
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United States / bank / President

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette » Depositors Panic Over Bank Crisis in Afghanistan

03.09.10 06:18 UTC /
KABUL, Afghanistan -- One of the principal owners of the Afghan bank at the center of an accelerating financial crisis here said depositors had withdrawn $180 million in the past two days. He ... »
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Law / Crime

Phoenix / Joe Arpaio / sheriff

New York Post » Feds sue sheriff

03.09.10 09:40 UTC /
PHOENIX -- The Justice Department sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio yesterday, saying the Arizona lawman has refused for more than a year to turn over records in a probe into whether his department ... »
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War / Conflict

United States / Afghanistan / President

Reuters - Top News » Gates says Pakistan havens still threaten Afghanistan

03.09.10 10:08 UTC /
By Phil Stewart KANDAHAR CITY, Afghanistan | Fri Sep 3, 2010 5:52am EDT KANDAHAR CITY, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Militants operating out of safe havens in Pakistan remain a major threat to Afghanistan ... »
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Sports

Pakistan / Mohammad Asif / Salman Butt

Mirror.co.uk » ICC wrong to suspend trio - Hasan

03.09.10 10:09 UTC /
Pakistan High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan has accused the International Cricket Council of "trying to play to the public gallery" by suspending the three players allegedly involved in a ... »
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Disaster / Accident

oil / Louisiana coast / Coast Guard

New York Post » It's déjà 'boom' in the Gulf

03.09.10 07:10 UTC /
Not again! Another Gulf oil rig exploded into an inferno yesterday, sparking fears of a massive BP-like spill in the waters near the Louisiana coast. Planes, helicopters and boats were sent racing to ... »
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Gulf of Mexico / Gulf of Mexico / U.S. Coast Guard

Daily Mail » 13 oil workers pulled from sea after second offshore rig explodes in Gulf of Mexico

03.09.10 06:42 UTC /
An offshore petroleum platform has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill. U.S. Coast Guard officers received reports of the explosion ... »
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Human Interest

London / Factor judge / High Court

Mirror.co.uk » Cheryl and Ashley Cole are divorced

03.09.10 10:09 UTC /
The marriage of Cheryl and Ashley Cole has ended in divorce after four years. The X Factor judge got a "quickie divorce" at the High Court's Family Division. A case - titled CAC vs AC, which would ... »
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