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09/03/2010 02:24 AM
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Earl weakens but still powerful as it smacks NC
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AP - The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 110 mph winds Thursday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and potentially most destructive stop on the storm's projected journey up the Eastern Seaboard.
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09/03/2010 02:57 AM
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Oil platform explodes off La. coast; crew rescued
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AP - An oil platform exploded and burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday, the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. This time, the Coast Guard said there was no leak, and no one was killed.
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09/02/2010 11:36 PM
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Hopeful sign: More talks for Israel, Palestinians
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AP - In an early sign of promise, Israeli and Palestinian leaders pledged Thursday in a cordial first round of talks to keep meeting at regular intervals, aiming to nail down a framework for overcoming deep disputes and achieving lasting peace within a year.
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09/03/2010 02:47 AM
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Arizona governor stumbles during debate
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AP - It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political debate in recent memory.
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09/03/2010 02:55 AM
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Mexico: Soldiers kill 25 in gunbattle near border
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AP - A shootout between soldiers and purported drug cartel gunmen killed 25 suspects Thursday in northern Nuevo Leon state, near Mexico's border with Texas, the military said.
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