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U.S.: bin Laden urging militant actions
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| Oct.2 |
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US may give Europe travel warning| The government is considering warning its citizens to be vigilant while travelling in Europe because of the threat of an al-Qaeda attack | |
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| Oct.3 |
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Rahm Emanuel confirms Chicago bid
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| Oct.4 |
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U.S. groping for way to save Mideast talks
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| Oct.5 |
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Gates could meet Chinese counterpart
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| Oct.6 |
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White House critical of Pakistan's efforts
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 Oil spill probe raps White House A commission investigating the response to the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico has strongly criticised the White House in a number of areas
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 Dollar falls to 15-year low against yen The dollar continued to lose ground as the prospect of more quantitative easing from the Federal Reserve kept the U.S. currency under pressure
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| Oct.7 |
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 Pentagon blasted over contractors A Senate report rips into the Pentagon for failing to keep track of tens of thousands of private security contractors in Afghanistan
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| Oct.8 |
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 Obama adviser Jones 'resigning' National Security Adviser Gen James Jones is stepping down and will be replaced by his deputy, Tom Donilon
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US lost 95,000 jobs in September
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| Oct.13 |
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Pentagon warns on US gay ruling
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| Oct.14 |
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 UK defence cut plans 'worry US' Hillary Clinton has admitted Washington is 'worried' over the scale of the UK coalition government's planned spending cuts on defence
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| Oct.15 |
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US army trial for Afghan killings A US soldier Cpl Jeremy Morlock charged with murdering Afghan civilians is to face a court martial
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| Oct.17 |
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 Pentagon braces for new Wikileaks The US military has assembled a 120-member team to prepare for the expected publication of some 400,000 Iraq war documents
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| Oct.18 |
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  China firms 'evade Iran embargo' The U.S. has asked the Chinese government to do more to stop companies helping Iran with its nuclear programme and missile technology
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 U.S. finalizing aid package to Pakistan The Obama administration is putting the final touches on a security assistance package totaling as much as $2 billion over five years
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| Oct.19 |
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CIA bomber 'not properly vetted' A suicide bomber who killed seven CIA agents at a meeting at a base in eastern Afghanistan in January had not been properly vetted
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 Former spy sued by CIA for publishing The CIA has filed a civil suit against a former spy who published a book critical of the agency without the review of the material by the ag...
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| Oct.20 |
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US military 'can ban gay troops' An appeals court has ruled the US military can temporarily reinstate a ban on openly gay people serving
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| Oct.22 |
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US to give Pakistan military $2bn The US has announced a package of military and security aid to Pakistan over five years on the final day of US-Pakistan strategic talks
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| Oct.23 |
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 Iranians crossed border to arrest hikers A classified U.S. military document appears to lend credence to claims that Iran crossed the Iraqi border to arrest three American hikers
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US treasury chief to visit China Timothy Geithner is to visit China at a time of tension between the two countries over the value of China's currency, the yuan
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| Oct.25 |
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Iran's cash to Kabul worries US  | The US has voiced concern about Iran's 'negative influence' on Afghanistan, after President Karzai admitted receiving cash from Tehran | |
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| Oct.27 |
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Man held for 'DC Metro bomb plot' Farooque Ahmed, 34, of Ashburn in the state of Virginia has been arrested over a plot to bomb Metro stations in the US capital
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Obama tapes Daily Show interview Congressional Democrats who cast tough votes will be rewarded with re-election, President Barack Obama has told Jon Stewart
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| Oct.29 |
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US economic growth rate quickens| The US economy grew at an annualised rate of 2% in the July-to-September period, an acceleration on the previous quarter | |
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 Packages had 'explosive material' Packages found in at least two locations abroad that were bound for Jewish organizations in the U.S. 'apparently contain explosive material
| The packages, found in the UK and Dubai on two overnight cargo planes from Yemen, were destined for Jewish places of worship in Chicago
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| Oct.30 |
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China assures US over rare earths| China has reassured the US it has no intention of withholding 'rare earth' minerals from the market | |
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| Oct.31 |
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 US points to Saudi bomb suspect US officials have suggested Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri is the key suspect in last week's attempt to send two parcel bombs from Yemen to the US on...
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