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U.S. warns Iran of consequences over standoff
Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
World powers could have a package of measures against Iran "within weeks," U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday, warning Tehran of consequences for its failure to respond to an offer of a nuclear deal.
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Lost man drives nine hours to get newspaper
Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
An elderly man who went out to fetch a morning newspaper ended up driving nearly 400 miles after getting lost and taking a wrong turn onto a major Australian highway, police said on Wednesday.
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Karzai sworn in as Afghan leader; vows to fight graft
Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
Veteran Afghan leader Hamid Karzai was sworn in as president on Thursday, pledging to fight graft and take control of his country's security before his five-year term ends, after a fraud-marred election left his image in ruins.
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NY court OKs out-of-state gay marriage benefits
Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
New York state's top court ruled on Thursday that public officials have the authority to recognize out-of-state gay marriages and pushed state lawmakers to decide whether to legalize same-sex marriage.
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Afghanistan is world's worst place to be born: UN
Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
Eight years after a U.S.-led invasion ousted the Taliban from power in Afghanistan, the war-ravaged state is the most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born, the United Nations said on Thursday.
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Belgian Van Rompuy, UK's Ashton win top EU jobs
Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
European Union leaders named Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the bloc's first president on Thursday and appointed Briton Catherine Ashton as its foreign affairs chief.
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Errors and inaccuracies in stimulus report: GAO
Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
The data collection and reporting from those who received money from the $787 billion U.S. stimulus plan is riddled with errors and inaccuracies, according to a federal audit of the report released on Thursday.
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State, local budget cuts a "time bomb" for jobs
Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
Budget shortfalls pose a direct threat to millions of U.S. jobs, many in the private sector, as state and local governments lay off workers and cut spending on contracts and other business services, a think tank said on Thursday.
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Tea Party hosting Austrian nationalist
Published Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
VASSAR â€“ The Western Thumb Tea Party is sponsoring speaker Harald Zieger at its next meeting at the Bullard Sanford Memorial Library, Friday, Nov. 20
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Obama suggests 9/11 suspect will get death penalty
Published Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
President Barack Obama suggested on Wednesday the self-professed mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks would be convicted and put to death, but later said he was not trying to prejudge the trial.
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U.S. residents fight for the right to hang laundry
Published Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
Carin Froehlich pegs her laundry to three clotheslines strung between trees outside her 18th-century farmhouse, knowing that her actions annoy local officials who have asked her to stop.
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Obama vows Afghan exit; battered Karzai to take oath
Published Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
U.S. President Barack Obama aims to bring the Afghan war to an end before he leaves office, he said on Wednesday, the eve of a swearing-in ceremony Western officials hope can help salvage Hamid Karzai's tattered reputation.
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Half of children in 17 U.S. counties live in poverty
Published Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
At least one in two children in 17 small counties in the United States is living in poverty, according to a U.S. Census survey measuring income and poverty in small areas and school districts.
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Thanksgiving travel to tick up
Published Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
Americans will travel 1.4 percent more this Thanksgiving holiday weekend compared to last year as consumer sentiment improves after the global economic crisis, travel and auto group AAA said Wednesday.
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Canada turned blind eye to Afghan abuses: diplomat
Published Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
Senior Canadian military and government officials ignored evidence that Afghan authorities were torturing detainees handed over by Canada's troops and then tried to silence those who raised the alarm, a senior diplomat said on Wednesday.
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