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The Fix: RGA drops $2 million on ads in Florida
Washington Post
1. The Republican Governors Association will transfer $2 million to the Florida Republican party, cash that will immediately be used to fund an ad attacking Democratic nominee Alex Sink, according to a source briefed on the plan. The...
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Wind and rain from Hurricane Earl buffet North Carolina
7 RelatedReuters
By Gene CherryMANTEO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl battered North Carolina's coast with rain, winds and waves on Friday and swirled up the U.S. eastern seaboard toward New England and Canada as a weakened but still dangerous...
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70-year-old scientist sparks airport bomb scare
3 RelatedMSNBC
A 70-year-old scientist sparked a bomb scare at Miami airport Thursday night when screeners found a metal canister in his luggage that looked like a pipe bomb, a government official said. Hundreds of people were evacuated from Miami...
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Obama May Seek Permanent Research Credit in Economic Proposals
1 RelatedBloomberg
Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama may include a permanent extension of the research and development tax credit among the tax breaks for businesses he is contemplating to spur job growth, two congressional aides said. The White...
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BP oil spill costs hit $8 billion as ends rig probe
Reuters
By Tom BerginLONDON (Reuters) - BP Plc said the cost of dealing with its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had risen to $8 billion as the oil giant prepared to release the findings of an internal...
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Netanyahu, Abbas Vow to Meet Again as Settlements Shadow Talks
4 RelatedBloomberg
Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to resume peace talks in two weeks even as a dispute over West Bank settlement building threatens to undercut the effort. Both...
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Pearl Harbor Marks 65th Anniv. of WWII's End
1 RelatedCBS News
Don Fosburg recalled friends and family killed in World War II as he marked the 65th anniversary of the end of the conflict on Thursday. "You start thinking about all the guys who didn't make it. I had...
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Texas youths could face new charge after man dies
Washington Post
DALLAS -- Officials say a suburban Dallas man critically wounded in a shooting last month in which two children are charged has died. The man's wife, 46-year-old Darlene Nevil, was killed in the shooting two weeks ago. The...
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No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire: Coast Guard
7 RelatedReuters
By Kathy FinnNEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an...
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For families of Muslim 9/11 victims, a new pain
USA Today
After that cruel day nine Septembers ago, Talat Hamdani felt twice victimized: first by fellow Muslims who killed her son, then by fellow Americans who doubted that a Muslim like her Salman died a hero at the World...