US coalition: 30 militants killed in Afghanistan |
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Americans sweep beach volleyball gold medals |
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U.S. conventions bring river of cash to host cities |
| | | Along with TV cameras and funny hats, the 45,000 Democratic and Republican convention-goers will bring something more important to Denver and Minneapolis-St. Paul: their credit cards. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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US beats Argentina in basketball, will go for gold |
| | | The U.S. Olympic men's basketball team has advanced to its first major gold-medal game in eight years after a 101-81 victory against Argentina. | | From The Washington Times | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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US, Iraq close in on deal for pullout of US troops |
| | | Iraq and the U.S. pushed close to a deal Thursday setting a course for American combat troops to pull out of major Iraqi cities by next June, with a broader withdrawal from the long and costly war by 2011. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Fay pounds Florida for 3rd day |
| | | Aug 21 - US President George W. Bush declared a storm emergency in Florida, authorizing federal disaster relief, as Tropical Storm Fay continued to pound the state with incessant rain and winds speeds of 60 mph | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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List of US News' top 10 national universities |
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IPhone launches in India minus hysteria of the West |
| | | NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Apple Inc.'s hugely popular 3G iPhone made its debut in India on Friday, but with a price tag of $700 there was none of the mass hysteria that marked its launch in the United States, Europe and parts of Asia last month. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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US beats Russia to reach Olympic volleyball final |
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Marion Jones moved from Forth Worth to San Antonio |
| | | Former U.S. track star Marion Jones has been moved from a federal prison in Fort Worth and will serve the remainder of her sentence in San Antonio. | | From The Washington Times | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,145 |
| | | As of Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, at least 4,145 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Anti-graft police probe Nigerian Obama fundraiser |
| | | Police questioned the head of the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Thursday in connection with a glitzy fundraiser meant to drum up African support for U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Russia and West at odds over UN Georgia resolution |
| | | Russia and key Western nations remained at odds Thursday over a U.N. resolution aimed at bringing peace to Georgia, with the U.S., France and Britain insisting on immediate withdrawal of Russian troops and a commitment to Georgia's territorial integrity. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Dollar rises against Swiss franc |
| | | The dollar was barely changed against the Swiss francs late Thursday night in New York. The U.S. currency was worth 1.0882 Swiss francs, just above the 1.0881 francs it bought in the late afternoon. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Buffett, others say high U.S. debt levels pose risks |
| | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett, the billionaire co-founder of a top private equity firm and a prominent voice for U.S. fiscal responsibility, called on the United States and its elected officials to combat the nation's fast-growing, multi-trillion dollar debt load. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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US barters for Alexander Hamilton's home |
| | | The U.S. government is bartering for Alexander Hamilton's boyhood home -- offering land to build a public high school in return for control of the property owned by the U.S. Virgin Islands. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Euro edges higher against dollar |
| | | The euro continued a slow but steady rise against the dollar on Friday, with disappointment over a pair of U.S. economic reports curtailing the dollar. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Obese Woman 'Too Fat For Jail' |
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US expresses concern for Chinese activists |
| | | The United States is concerned about two prominent Chinese human rights activists who went missing just before and during the Beijing Olympics, an embassy spokeswoman said Friday. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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3 US citizens ordered back to prison in Montenegro |
| | | A Montenegrin court said Friday it ordered three U.S. citizens and seven other ethnic Albanians back to prison after convicting them of plotting a rebellion to establish an Albanian autonomous region within the Adriatic country. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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