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| Sep.1 |
Washington |
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Obama holds high-stakes Mideast talks
Ahead of direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians President Barack Obama said that he was cautiously hopeful
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Afghanistan |
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Year's US death toll in Afghanistan highest |
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Washington |
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Pakistan military group cancels U.S. visit |
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North Carolina |
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Hurricane prompts evacuations |
| Sep.2 |
Washington |
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Middle East talks 'constructive'
Direct talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders kicked off again with pledges of support from leaders on both sides for a peace process
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North Carolina |
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Earl weakens as it nears US coast |
| Sep.3 |
Washington |
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Settlements remain obstacle in peace talks After two days of meetings and talks, Israeli and Palestinian leaders leave Washington deadlocked over the issue of Israeli settlements
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South Korea |
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S. Korea, U.S. to hold joint naval exercise |
| Sep.4 |
Chile |
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NASA advised miners to exercise |
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New York |
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Jankovic goes down, Federer rolls |
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Louisiana |
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BP well 'poses no further risk' |
| Sep.5 |
Baghdad |
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'US troops called' in Iraq attack
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New York |
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Murray ousted at U.S. Open |
| Sep.6 |
Washington |
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Obama to unveil $50bn building plan
President Barack Obama is expected to call for a new infrastructure plan as he bids to find ways to jump-start the spluttering US economy
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Texas |
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Hurricane watch issued for Texas, Mexico |
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New York |
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Sharapova out of US Open by Wozniacki |
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Afghanistan |
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Petraeus: Quran-burning harms troops
| Sep.7 |
Florida |
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Church defiant over Koran burning A small US church says it will defy international condemnation and go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary
Organiser, Pastor Terry Jones said: 'We must send a clear message to the radical element of Islam'
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| Sep.8 |
Pakistan |
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Jolie: Keep hope alive in Pakistan
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New York |
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Federer cruises into U.S. Open semis |
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Washington |
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Clinton: Mexico drug crime like insurgency
| Sep.9 |
Florida |
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Rethinking canceled Quran burning
Pastor said he would 'rethink our position' after a Muslim leader said the minister incorrectly announced that the Islamic center would be m...
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Iran |
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Iran is to release US woman hiker
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Beijing |
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China's tycoons shun Gates-Buffett |
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New York |
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Nadal, Youzhny advance to semifinals |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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53 homes destroyed in fire |
| Sep.10 |
Iran |
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Iran calls off release of American hiker The release of American hiker Sarah Shourd has been 'canceled' because the judicial process has not been completed
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New York |
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India, Pakistan unite for U.S. Open |
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New York |
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Zvonareva dumps out top seed Wozniacki |
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Washington |
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Obama pleads for Koran row calm US President Barack Obama has made a plea for religious tolerance, amid continuing outrage over a church's threat to burn copies of the Kora...
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Seattle |
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Canada's 'prince of pot' gets five years |
| Sep.11 |
Manhattan |
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9/11 anniversary marked amid row
Map of Ground Zero USA The U.S. is marking 9 years since terrorist attack on 9/11 amid controversy over plans for an Islamic centre near Ground Zero and a threat to burn the Koran
In New York relatives read out the names of those who died. At the Pentagon, Obama said the US was not at war with Islam
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Mexico |
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Calderon: U.S. weapons fuel drug violence |
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Manhattan |
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Protests held after 9/11 memorial
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New York |
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Nadal into U.S. Open final
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Northern Italy |
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Coppola takes Venice film prize |
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New York |
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Djokovic beat Federer
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New York |
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Clijsters wins U.S. Open -- again
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Kentucky |
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Six dead after breakfast row |
| Sep.12 |
Iran |
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Iran 'to release US hiker on bail'
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New York |
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Imam: Koran burning 'would be disaster' |
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Istanbul |
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United States crowned world champions
| Sep.13 |
Washington |
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US to push $60bn Saudi arms sale
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New York |
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Nadal Wins U.S. Open Rafael Nadal won his first U.S. Open title to complete a career Grand Slam, beating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
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Antarctica |
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New Zealand rescues American
| Sep.14 |
Tehran |
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Freed US hiker vows to help friends 
A jubilant American Sarah Shourd reunited with her mother, after authorities released her from a Tehran prison where she had been held for 14 months | |
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Mid-Atlantic states |
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Tea party candidate wins Delaware |
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New York |
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Tea Party surges in US primaries The conservative Tea Party movement has won several victories over mainstream Republicans, ncluding the race to stand for New York governor | |
| Sep.16 |
USA |
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One in seven 'in poverty in US' |
| Sep.17 |
Iran |
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Ahmadinejad hopes for U.S. gesture |
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Arctic |
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Russian aircraft buzzed American warship |
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Washington |
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Nuclear scientist tried to pass info
| Sep.18 |
Louisiana |
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'One more test' needed on BP well |
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Oman |
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Freed U.S. hiker begins her journey home |
| Sep.19 |
Louisiana |
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Gulf well permanently plugged, U.S. says Officials formally declared an end to the worst oil spill in U.S. history, afternearly five months of hopes and criticism of nearly everyone involved
| Sep.20 |
Washington |
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US recession 'longest since WWII' |
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Southern Afghanistan |
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9 Americans killed in Afghanistan crash
9 members of the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force have been killed in a helicopter crash. There was no enemy fire
| Sep.21 |
U.S. Senate |
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Bid to repeal US gay ban falters The senators have rejected attempts to open a debate on a bill which allowing the repeal of the ban on openly gay military personnel
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Washington |
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Key Obama economy adviser to quit |
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U.S. Supreme Court |
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US Supreme Court allows execution |
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Washington |
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Book: US 'in-fighting' over Afghanistan |
| Sep.22 |
New York |
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Ahmadinejad blasts Israeli leader
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New York |
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6 nations wants resumption of Iran talks
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UN |
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Obama pledges foreign aid revamp
| Sep.23 |
UN Gen. Assembly |
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US protest at Iran leader's UN speech 
The US and other delegations walk out as Iran's President Ahmadinejad questions the events of 9/11. Delegates from the United States and other nations walked out as Ahmad... | |
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New York |
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Diplomat's throat slashed in NYC
Map of Bronx New York The consul of Nicaragua in New York, Cesar Mercado, 34, was found by his driver in his apartment. A knife was found at the scene
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Louisiana |
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Video study estimates oil spill
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Virginia |
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US woman executed for family murders
41-year-old Teresa Lewis who conspired to murder her husband and stepson has been executed in the US state of Virginia
| Sep.24 |
Washington |
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Obama condemns Ahmadinejad speech
US President has described as 'hateful' the claim by Iran's President that most people believe the US government was behind the 9/11 attacks
| Sep.27 |
Afghanistan |
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Tapes describe US soldiers killing for sport
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Somalia |
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13 drown in rush for U.S. Navy aid
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Blackberry launches rival to iPad
| Sep.28 |
USA |
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Drug shortage halts US executions
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Los Angeles |
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LA suffers heat wave power cuts
| Sep.29 |
U.S. Senate |
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Senators want facts on bomber's release The Foreign Relations Committee will hold a hearing on the circumstances surrounding the release of convicted Pan Am Flight 103 bomber
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Southern Italy |
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US balloon goes missing in storm
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Washington |
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U.S. adds more sanctions against Iran
Citing 'mounting evidence' of repression of the opposition, the administration added more sanctions against Iranian government officials
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New York |
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NY plotter 'planned second bomb'
| Sep.30 |
Nevada |
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Hollywood star Tony Curtis dies at 85
The Oscar-nominated actor, who starred in Some Like it Hot opposite Marilyn Monroe, has died of a cardiac arrest at his US home
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New Jersey |
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Sex video student jumps to death
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Beijing |
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'US bill on yuan would hurt both countries' U.S. House's passage of legislation designed to combat Beijing's manipulation of currency
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Washington |
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Obama meets freed US hiker Shourd