Earl expected to cause 'destructive waves' - CNN

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Earl expected to cause 'destructive waves' CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Tropical Storm Earl is leaving its final marks on the US East Coast as it continues barreling up the Atlantic Ocean toward Canada. One official in Massachusetts said authorities are "fairly confident we'll be getting ... Earl brushes Northeast, bears down on Canadamsnbc.com Tropical Storm Earl Maintains Strength, Closes in on Nova Scotia ProvinceBloomberg AP Top News at 8:40 am EDTThe Associated Press Philadelphia Inquirer -Globe and Mail -CTV.ca all 1,330 news articles »

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Fox News Poll: 78 Percent Favor Term Limits On Congress - FOXNews

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Fox News Poll: 78 Percent Favor Term Limits On Congress FOXNews Finally, an issue both Democrats and Republicans agree on: term limits. Nearly 8 in 10 American voters like the idea of imposing fixed time limits in office for all members of Congress -- including their own senators and representatives ... Analysis: Democrats face grim election prospectsReuters House races 101: Is the Republican Party primed for a takeover?Christian Science Monitor How the midterm campaign will play outWashington Post U.S. News & World Report -Rochester Democrat and Chronicle -New York Times all 958 news articles »

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Buildings collapse, 2 injured in powerful NZ quake - The Associated Press

Sydney Morning Herald

Buildings collapse, 2 injured in powerful NZ quake The Associated Press CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Chimneys and walls crumbled to the ground, roads cracked in half and residents were knocked off their feet as a powerful magnitude-7.1 earthquake rocked New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. The prime minister said it ... Canterbury earthquake really three quakes?Stuff.co.nz New Zealand Quake Causes 'Significant' DamageVoice of America Canterbury quake: As it happenedTVNZ Telegraph.co.uk -ABC Online -Los Angeles Times all 2,203 news articles »

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General Strike after Attack on Pakistani Shi'ites - Voice of America

The Hindu

General Strike after Attack on Pakistani Shi'ites Voice of America Photo: AP A general strike is in effect in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta, following Friday's suicide bombing that targeted minority Shi'ites and killed at least 57 people. More than 160 others were wounded by the explosion at a Shi'ite rally ... Pakistan suicide bombing victims given mass burial as toll mounts to 65Times of India Death toll from Pakistan suicide bombing rises to 73CNN Pakistan on high alert after blastAljazeera.net The Associated Press -Hindustan Times -Reuters Africa all 1,407 news articles »

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Obama Says His Economic Policies Halted "Bleeding" - ABC News

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Obama Says His Economic Policies Halted "Bleeding" ABC News WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, previewing a big push on the US economy next week, on Saturday defended policies that he said "have stopped the bleeding" and put the middle class on the road to recovery. ... Economy just treading waterWashington Post Outgoing Obama Adviser: Stimulus was Right to DoCBS News Why 100000 jobs a month won't lower unemployment rateChristian Science Monitor Bloomberg -The Associated Press -New York Post all 1,582 news articles »

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Tony Blair pelted with eggs and shoes at book signing - The Guardian

The Guardian

Tony Blair pelted with eggs and shoes at book signing The Guardian Violent skirmishes broke out between protesters and police at the first public signing for Tony Blair's memoirs, with shoes and eggs hurled at the former prime minister. Three men were arrested after they broke through a security barrier at around ... Arrests made at Blair booksigning in DublinCNN Shoe, Eggs Hurled At Ex-Brit PM Blair In DublinNPR Shoe, eggs hurled at ex-Brit PM Blair in DublinThe Associated Press BBC News -Sky News -AFP all 560 news articles »

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Israel: Now, More than Ever, Fascinated By Netanyahu - TIME

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Israel: Now, More than Ever, Fascinated By Netanyahu TIME Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as Jordan's King Abdullah II, second from right, and Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, sit, ... '180 degree' shift in PA attitude following talks launchJerusalem Post Rocket fired from Gaza hits IsraelAljazeera.net Rocket fired from Gaza hits Israel, no casualtiesReuters Ha'aretz -BBC News -Washington Post all 11,565 news articles »

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