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Gen. Petraeus calls relationship with Karzai sound
(AP)
 AP - The top US military commander in Afghanistan says the sometimes strained relationship between the US and Afghan President Hamid Karzai is solid.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:40:17 GMT
| Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown
(AP)
 AP - India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications — not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion — to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:00:09 GMT
| SAfrica to end amnesty for illegal Zimbabweans
(AP)
 AP - South Africa's government is withdrawing the special status granted to illegal Zimbabwean immigrants who fled their country's economic meltdown and political violence, a spokesman said Thursday.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:22:03 GMT
| 2 US troops, dozens of Afghan insurgents killed
(AP)
 AP - Two American troops died in fighting in Afghanistan on Thursday, while NATO and local officials said coalition and Afghan forces killed dozens of insurgents in a series of ground and air engagements.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:05:05 GMT
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Big Ten splits up Michigan, Ohio State (AP)
The Big Ten's athletic directors got together on what was truly a conference call on Wednesday. The first thing Ohio State's Gene Smith did was open some accompanying e-mails that listed proposed Buckeyes football schedules for 2011 and 2012. "I went straight to the end," Smith said, "and I was jacked." There, in its customary spot at the very bottom of Ohio State's...
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:15:20 PDT
| Roethlisberger ban likely to be reduced (AP)
Ben Roethlisberger's six-game suspension likely will be shortened to four games by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after the two meet in New York on Friday. Goodell has said he will make his decision after the preseason concludes. The Steelers play Carolina on Thursday night. Although the NFL has not confirmed the exact location or time for the meeting, Roethlisberger is expected to meet Goodell...
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:21:06 PDT
| US improves to 5-0 at worlds with rout (AP)
Eric Gordon scored 21 points and the United States pulled away after a sluggish first half to beat Tunisia 92-57 on Thursday in its final game of pool play at the world championship. With nothing to play for, the Americans sleepwalked through most of the early start, leading the winless team by only four points early in the third quarter before turning it into a rout over the final 15 minutes.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:20:54 PDT
| Azarenka collapses at Open, wheeled off (AP)
Andy Murray cruised through his first match at the U.S. Open while an angry Andy Roddick crashed out on Wednesday, fuming over a foot-fault call. The fourth-seeded Murray had a 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 win over Slovakia's Lukas Lacko, but other big-name players made early exits. Roddick, the 2003 U.S. Open champion went out in the second round with a 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (4) loss to 44th-ranked Janko...
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:08:28 PDT
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Wall Street gains on housing and jobless data
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Stocks rose on Thursday, building on their best day in eight weeks in the previous session, as data showed pending home sales improved and initial jobless claims declined.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:00:59 GMT
| Burger King agrees to be sold for $3.26 billion
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Burger King Holdings Inc , the No. 2 U.S. fast-food chain, agreed to sell itself to investment firm 3G Capital for about $3.26 billion in a deal analysts said would give the restaurant breathing room to fix its business.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:32:05 GMT
| Bernanke cites "sadness" in letting Lehman fail
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday he could not have legally saved Lehman Brothers from bankruptcy and the firm's catastrophic failure in 2008 was a source of sadness.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:03:45 GMT
| HP wins 3PAR for $2.4 billion, Dell bows out
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Hewlett-Packard Co won the bidding war to buy data storage company 3PAR Inc for $2.4 billion, after rival Dell Inc bowed out from a drawn-out bidding war on Thursday.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:28:07 GMT
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Australian school drops 'gay' from classic song
(AP)
 AP - An Australian school principal has asked students to stop using the word "gay" when singing a classic children's song, but said Thursday no offense was intended — he was simply trying to keep the kids from laughing.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:12:29 GMT
| Earl threatens East Coast with weekend pounding
(AP)
 AP - Hurricane Earl packed winds near 140 mph as it blew toward North Carolina on Thursday, putting the Eastern Seaboard up to Maine on alert for a Labor Day weekend pounding by waves, gales and rain.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:42:46 GMT
| How Barack Obama Became Mr. Unpopular
(Time.com)
 Time.com - Nine weeks before the midterm elections, Barack Obama finds himself on the wrong side of the polls. Where did all that adoration go -- and is a Republican sweep next?
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:10:00 GMT
| Insurance company: Flowers started Ark. house fire
(AP)
AP - A fire that did $20,000 in damages to a northeast Arkansas home wasn't caused by an electrical problem or burning food or arson, an insurance investigator concluded. Instead, the dead plants did it, according to a report summary provided to the homeowner, Brian Duncan. "The fire was caused by self-heating through decomposition of organic materials contained within a plastic flowerpot," the Aug. 25 letter from State Farm Insurance Co. said.
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:18:46 GMT
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