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The Times Of India - The United States (133 unread)
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Gates Foundation announces leadership change
Posted: October 31st, 2011, 9:11pm EDT
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The foundation announced on Monday the head of the its largest grant recipient will be taking over its global development program. -
Can youth support propel Imran to power?
Posted: October 31st, 2011, 9:03pm EDT
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Languishing on the political sidelines for years, cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan is fast riding a tidal wave of youth support which could see him swept to power in Pakistan .
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Republican prez hopeful Cain accused of sex harassment
Posted: October 31st, 2011, 8:55pm EDT
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Two women employees complained of sexually suggestive behaviour by Republican presidential contender Herman Cain when he headed the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s, Politico said on Sunday.
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After terror jibe, US seeks ISI help for peace talks
Posted: October 31st, 2011, 8:50pm EDT
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Just a month after accusing Pakistan’s spy agency of secretly supporting the Haqqani terrorist network, which has mounted attacks on Americans, the Obama administration is now relying on the same intelligence service to help organize and kick-start reconciliation talks aimed at ending war in Afghanistan.
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After terror jibe, US seeks ISI help for peace talks
Posted: October 31st, 2011, 8:50pm EDT
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Just a month after accusing Pakistan’s spy agency of secretly supporting the Haqqani terrorist network, which has mounted attacks on Americans, the Obama administration is now relying on the same intelligence service to help organize and kick-start reconciliation talks aimed at ending war in Afghanistan.
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US halts $60 million contribution to Unesco over Palestine
Posted: October 31st, 2011, 7:59pm EDT
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The US government on Monday halted its $60 million financial contribution to the Unesco after the latter admitted Palestinian National Authority (PNA) as a full member, Xinhua reported.
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Michael Jackson's doctor didn't follow protocol: Witness
Posted: October 31st, 2011, 7:00pm EDT
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A prosecutor grilling a defense expert got the veteran anesthesiologist to acknowledge Monday that Michael Jackson's doctor deviated from the standard of care.
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Snow smacks US Northeast, millions without power
Posted: October 31st, 2011, 2:23am EDT
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A freak October snowstorm knocked out power on Sunday to more than 3.1 million homes and businesses across the US Northeast, with close to two feet (60 centimeters) of snow falling in some areas over the weekend.
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Rare Oct snow in US plunges 2.7m into darkness
Posted: October 30th, 2011, 8:21pm EDT
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A snowstorm with a ferocity more familiar in February than October socked the US Northeast over the weekend, knocking out power to 2.7 million, snarling air and highway travel and dumping more than 2 feet (60 centimeters) of snow in a few spots.
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US police arrest about 30 Wall Street protesters
Posted: October 30th, 2011, 12:13pm EDT
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Police in Oregon arrested about 30 anti-Wall Street protesters early Sunday, dragging and carrying them to waiting vans, after they refused to leave a park in an affluent district.
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US police arrest about 30 Wall Street protesters
Posted: October 30th, 2011, 12:13pm EDT
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Police in Oregon arrested about 30 anti-Wall Street protesters early Sunday, dragging and carrying them to waiting vans, after they refused to leave a park in an affluent district.
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Blast in US grain elevator, 3 dead, 3 missing
Posted: October 30th, 2011, 10:17am EDT
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A huge explosion rocked a Kansas grain elevator and shot a fireball so high it could be seen in neighboring Missouri, leaving three workers dead and three other people missing, US authorities said.
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You’re getting arrested? Use app to notify lawyer
Posted: October 29th, 2011, 9:22pm EDT
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There is a strong technological strain running through Occupy Wall Street, and software developers have been gathering at events in several cities to develop such tools for the demonstrators.
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Coming in 60 weeks: ‘Titanic’ in 3D version
Posted: October 29th, 2011, 9:17pm EDT
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Hollywood director James Cameron has unveiled an 18-minute footage from his new 3D version of the 1997 mega-blockbuster hit ‘Titanic’ .
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Statue of Liberty completes 125 yrs
Posted: October 29th, 2011, 9:01pm EDT
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Scores of people waved tiny flags after taking the oath of United States citizenship at the foot of the Statue of Liberty on Friday, 125 years after the iconic American symbol welcoming visitors and immigrants was dedicated.
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India deployed N-capable missiles on border after attack on Parliament: Condoleezza Rice
Posted: October 29th, 2011, 5:54am EDT
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Condoleezza Rice has written in her book 'No Higher Honor' that India had deployed nuclear-capable missiles on its western border after 2001 attack on Parliament.
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Quran-bonfire pastor to join US prez race
Posted: October 28th, 2011, 8:31pm EDT
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America’s Quran-burning pastor Terry Jones announced his plans to run for the country’s president next year. “Jones says he has begun raising funds, but would not disclose how much. He said he’s looking into getting on the ballot and will likely run as an independent,” ABC reported.
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‘MJ was addicted to Botox painkiller’
Posted: October 28th, 2011, 8:29pm EDT
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Michael Jackson was probably addicted to an opioid painkiller given by a dermatologist treating the star with Botox in months before his death, a medical expert testified on Friday.
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Statue of Liberty celebrates 125th birthday
Posted: October 28th, 2011, 4:20pm EDT
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The Statue of Liberty, iconic symbol of freedom, New York City and US immigration, celebrated its 125th birthday today, before closing for a year's repairs.
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Statue of Liberty celebrates 125th birthday
Posted: October 28th, 2011, 4:20pm EDT
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The Statue of Liberty, iconic symbol of freedom, New York City and US immigration, celebrated its 125th birthday today, before closing for a year's repairs.
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Post-26/11, Mukherjee's words rattled Pakistan: Condoleezza Rice
Posted: October 28th, 2011, 3:56am EDT
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Tough talking by then external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee, following the 26/11 attacks, rattled Pakistan so much that it pressed the panic button.
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Post-26/11, Mukherjee's words rattled Pakistan: Condoleezza Rice
Posted: October 28th, 2011, 3:56am EDT
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Tough talking by the then External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, following the 26/11 attacks, rattled Pakistan so much that it pressed the panic button.
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$10m bail for Rajat Gupta in insider trading scam
Posted: October 27th, 2011, 9:23pm EDT
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Rajat Gupta, an iconic figure in the US corporate sector who was arrested on charges of passing insider information to his friend Raj Rajaratnam , was released on Thursday on a $10 million bond after he pleaded not guilty to offences that could keep him in jail for life.
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$10m bail for Rajat Gupta in insider trading scam
Posted: October 27th, 2011, 9:23pm EDT
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Rajat Gupta, an iconic figure in the US corporate sector who was arrested on charges of passing insider information to his friend Raj Rajaratnam , was released on Thursday on a $10 million bond after he pleaded not guilty to offences that could keep him in jail for life.
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'Islamabad lets insurgents fire on US troops'
Posted: October 27th, 2011, 8:03pm EDT
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Pakistani forces are allowing insurgents to launch rocket and mortar attacks on US troops across the border in Afghanistan and may be collaborating with the militants, a US general said on Thursday.
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Go after Haqqanis, Hillary tells Pak
Posted: October 27th, 2011, 7:57pm EDT
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The US has asked Pakistan to squeeze the dangerous Haqqani network, secretary of state Hillary Clinton said on Thursday as she underlined it has been made clear to Islamabad that trying to distinguish between “good and bad terrorists” is self-defeating and dangerous.
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Strauss-Kahn doesn't have diplomatic immunity: New York hotel maid
Posted: October 24th, 2011, 9:50pm EDT
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Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn doesn't have diplomatic immunity from a civil lawsuit filed by a hotel maid who claims he sexually assaulted her in his room, according to court papers her lawyers filed Monday.
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US pulls envoy out of Syria after threats
Posted: October 24th, 2011, 8:35pm EDT
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The United States pulled its ambassador out of Syria over security concerns , blaming president Bashar Assad’s regime for the threats that made it no longer safe for him to remain.
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US pulls envoy out of Syria after threats
Posted: October 24th, 2011, 8:35pm EDT
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The United States pulled its ambassador out of Syria over security concerns , blaming president Bashar Assad’s regime for the threats that made it no longer safe for him to remain.
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US President Barack Obama urges Egypt army chief to lift state of emergency
Posted: October 24th, 2011, 7:20pm EDT
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US President Barack Obama urged Egypt's army chief to lift a state of emergency and end military trials for civilians, according to a telephone conversation announced by the White House.
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US President Barack Obama urges Egypt army chief to lift state of emergency
Posted: October 24th, 2011, 7:20pm EDT
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US President Barack Obama urged Egypt's army chief to lift a state of emergency and end military trials for civilians, according to a telephone conversation announced by the White House.
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US Air Force grounds F-22 fighters again over safety concerns: Officers
Posted: October 24th, 2011, 7:09pm EDT
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The US Air Force had to ground dozens of F-22 fighter jets for the second time this year after concerns a pilot suffered a lack of oxygen in the cockpit, officers have said.
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US Air Force grounds F-22 fighters again over safety concerns: Officers
Posted: October 24th, 2011, 7:09pm EDT
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The US Air Force has had to ground dozens of F-22 fighter jets for the second time this year after concerns a pilot suffered a lack of oxygen in the cockpit, officers have said.
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US pulls envoy out of Syria over security concerns, Damascus retaliates
Posted: October 24th, 2011, 3:27pm EDT
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The Obama administration pulled its ambassador out of Syria over security concerns, blaming President Bashar Assad's regime for the threats that made it no longer safe for Robert Ford to remain.
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US pulls envoy out of Syria over security concerns
Posted: October 24th, 2011, 7:54am EDT
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The US has pulled its ambassador out of Syria over security concerns, blaming President Bashar Assad's government for the threats.
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US pulls envoy out of Syria over security concerns
Posted: October 24th, 2011, 7:54am EDT
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The US has pulled its ambassador out of Syria over security concerns, blaming President Bashar Assad's government for the threats.
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My time in India was not a waste: Steve Jobs told biographer
Posted: October 24th, 2011, 2:01am EDT
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Steve Jobs spent seven months wandering in India in search of spiritual enlightenment and said his time in the country taught him "intuition".
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Jindal sweeps polls, re-elected governor
Posted: October 23rd, 2011, 8:48pm EDT
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Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal won re-election on Saturday as voters largely ignored his nine poorly funded challengers.
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Don't misread departure from Iraq: Hillary Clinton to Iran
Posted: October 23rd, 2011, 3:26pm EDT
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Iran should not misread the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq as affecting the US commitment to the fledgling democracy, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday.
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Governor Jindal wins Louisiana re-election easily
Posted: October 22nd, 2011, 10:40pm EDT
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Republican Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal on Saturday easily coasted to a second term, winning in a landslide election after failing to attract any well-known or deep-pocketed opposition.
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Governor Jindal wins Louisiana re-election easily
Posted: October 22nd, 2011, 10:40pm EDT
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Republican Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal on Saturday easily coasted to a second term, winning in a landslide election after failing to attract any well-known or deep-pocketed opposition.
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US firm fires 26 Muslim drivers over prayer breaks
Posted: October 22nd, 2011, 8:25pm EDT
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More than two dozen Somali Muslim drivers for Hertz at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport are being fired after refusing to clock out for daily breaks during which they normally pray, according to media reports.
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‘US like an impossible-to-please mum-in-law’
Posted: October 22nd, 2011, 8:06pm EDT
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The cricketing great Ian Botham once declined to tour Pakistan, saying it was the kind of place one sends one’s motherin-law to.
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Smileys break into corporate corridors
Posted: October 22nd, 2011, 8:02pm EDT
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Mary Lou DiNardo checked three times to make sure: was that a smiley face at the end of the latest e-mail from her most dour client?
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Murdoch and sons survive News Corp annual meeting
Posted: October 21st, 2011, 8:50pm EDT
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Using contentious barbs and comedic relief, Rupert Murdoch deflected attempts by angry investors to remove him as chairman of his News Corp empire at the company's annual meeting on Friday.
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Michael Jackson doctor's attorneys challenge drug expert
Posted: October 21st, 2011, 7:54pm EDT
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Attorneys for Dr Conrad Murray on Friday challenged a top anesthesiology expert over assumptions he made in a courtroom demonstration on how Murray could have given Michael Jackson a deadly drug infusion.
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US man gets 27 yeas for killing son during video game
Posted: October 21st, 2011, 6:41pm EDT
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A US man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for killing his infant son because he bothered him during his video game.
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US will pull troops out of Iraq by year-end: Obama
Posted: October 21st, 2011, 12:59pm EDT
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President Barack Obama on Friday said the United States will fulfill its promise by pulling troops out of Iraq by year-end.
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Hillary Clinton says US officials have met with Haqqanis
Posted: October 21st, 2011, 12:10pm EDT
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that the United States had held a preliminary meeting with representatives of the Haqqani network, a group of militants Washington has blamed for a series of attacks in Afghanistan.
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We won't tolerate Pakistani safe havens: Hillary Clinton
Posted: October 20th, 2011, 11:58pm EDT
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Making clear the United States was not buying Pakistan's explanation of hedging against India, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has bluntly told its key ally it would not tolerate terrorists in Pakistan's safe haven.
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We won't tolerate Pakistani safe havens: Hillary Clinton
Posted: October 20th, 2011, 11:58pm EDT
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Making clear the United States was not buying Pakistan's explanation of hedging against India, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has bluntly told its key ally it would not tolerate terrorists in Pakistan's safe haven.
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US wants good relations between India, Pak, Afghanistan
Posted: October 20th, 2011, 4:37am EDT
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The US on Wednesday said it wants India, Pakistan and Afghanistan to share "good" and "constructive" relations between each other as this will ensure stability and peace in the South Asian region.
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US requests website censoring details from China
Posted: October 19th, 2011, 10:52pm EDT
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The US government has formally asked China to turn over details of its policies for censoring websites.
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Michael Jackson doctor caused singer's death: Witness
Posted: October 19th, 2011, 9:18pm EDT
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A medical expert testified on Wednesday that a physician's repeated and flagrant violations of the standard of care involving a powerful anesthetic led to the death of Michael Jackson.
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Truck with Obama's teleprompter stolen
Posted: October 19th, 2011, 8:44pm EDT
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The truck was parked at the Virginia Center Commons Courtyard Marriott in Richmond on Monday ahead of a presidential event.
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Truck with Obama’s teleprompter stolen
Posted: October 19th, 2011, 8:44pm EDT
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The truck was parked at the Virginia Center Commons Courtyard Marriott in Richmond on Monday ahead of a presidential event.
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Tigers, lions let loose in Ohio
Posted: October 19th, 2011, 7:54pm EDT
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Authorities closed schools and urged residents to stay in their homes on Wednesday as they tried to round up dangerous animals that escaped an Ohio farm after their owner opened their cages and then committed suicide, officials said.
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US NSA to visit China and India, signaling shift from G-2 to G-3
Posted: October 19th, 2011, 4:52pm EDT
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NSA Tom Donilon's visit to China and India underscores Obama administration's commitment to growing US leadership in Asia, the White House said.
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Freed tigers, lions, bears and wolves cause panic in Ohio
Posted: October 19th, 2011, 2:53pm EDT
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Dozens of exotic animals including tigers, lions and bears were let loose on Ohio farmland by their owner before he committed suicide, sparking a shoot-to-kill hunt for the wild beasts and forcing panicked residents to stay inside on Wednesday.
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Murdoch and son James not even on talking terms at times
Posted: October 19th, 2011, 11:37am EDT
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The father-son tension grew worse as the gap between the New York headquarters and James’s London operations proved difficult to bridge.
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Southwest Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Texas
Posted: October 18th, 2011, 9:27pm EDT
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A man was arrested on Tuesday after his unruly behavior aboard a Southwest Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Kansas City compelled the flight crew to make an emergency landing in Texas.
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Anti-Wall Street protesters march against New York police
Posted: October 18th, 2011, 8:43pm EDT
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Anti-Wall Street demonstrators marched against New York police on Tuesday, accusing some officers of excessive force when carrying out arrests during a month-long protest campaign against economic inequality.
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Susan Sarandon calls Pope Benedict a Nazi, stirs row
Posted: October 18th, 2011, 8:17pm EDT
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Actress and social activist Susan Sarandon was reported to have called Pope Benedict a Nazi at a US film festival in New York.
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America to arm troops with mini Kamikaze drones
Posted: October 18th, 2011, 8:06pm EDT
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Unmanned Predators and Reapers aircraft are already a scourge in Pakistan’s tribal badlands, but soon the US forces will confront the militants with a new weapon, miniaturized “Kamikaze” drones, launched by soldiers in the battlefield itself.
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Top Obama security aide Tom Donilon set to visit China, India
Posted: October 18th, 2011, 5:53pm EDT
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US President Barack Obama's top national security aide will visit China and India later this week, the White House said on Tuesday.
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Truck with Barack Obama's presidential podiums stolen: US
Posted: October 18th, 2011, 3:53pm EDT
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A truck carrying podiums and sound equipment for US President Barack Obama was stolen by thieves in Virginia and later recovered, Pentagon officials said on Tuesday.
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Tensions rise as rockets from Pak target US soldiers in Af
Posted: October 17th, 2011, 8:54pm EDT
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American and Afghan soldiers near the border with Pakistan have faced a sharply increased volume of rocket fire from Pakistani territory in the past six months.
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Month on, lack of focus dogs 'Occupy Wall Street' protests
Posted: October 17th, 2011, 8:36pm EDT
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Exactly a month after a few hundred anti-capitalism activists set up camp in New York, the Occupy Wall Street movement has gone international and won the attention of the White House --even if no one knows where it will go next.
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As anger mounts, Obama rides bus to sell jobs bill
Posted: October 17th, 2011, 8:30pm EDT
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The three-day tour opens in the North Carolina foothills city of Asheville, and will include stops for impromptu meetings and as many as three speeches a day over the 900 km two-state trip ending in Virginia.
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New Yorkers support Occupy Wall Street protests: Poll
Posted: October 17th, 2011, 5:53pm EDT
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Anti-Wall Street protests have won broad support among New York City voters, who would overwhelmingly favor tougher regulations on the financial industry, new poll results showed on Monday.
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'Conservative': Sarah Palin changes Facebook profile
Posted: October 16th, 2011, 8:22pm EDT
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Days after announcing that she will not be joining the American presidential race next year, US glamorous politician Sarah Palin has changed her ‘Facebook’ profile from “Republican” to “Conservative”.
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US cops gun down man in wheelchair
Posted: October 16th, 2011, 8:17pm EDT
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A man in a wheelchair was shot dead by two Phoenix police officers on Sunday after he pointed a handgun at them.
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Anti-Wall Street movement grows across US
Posted: October 16th, 2011, 7:55pm EDT
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Several hundred protesters in at least seven US cities supporting the growing Occupy Wall Street movement were arrested over the weekend after refusing to obey police orders to leave public areas.
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Obama on tour will urge end to jobs bill roadblocks
Posted: October 16th, 2011, 5:41pm EDT
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US President Barack Obama will this week push hold-out senators to stop blocking his jobs bill, ahead of a three-day bus tour through states key to his 2012 reelection bid.
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US pressing IAEA to release Iran nuclear data: Report
Posted: October 16th, 2011, 6:54am EDT
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US President Barack Obama is calling on UN nuclear inspectors to release data showing Iran is designing nuclear weapons technology in a bid to further isolate Tehran, a report said on Sunday.
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Thousands of protesters fill NYC's Times Square
Posted: October 15th, 2011, 11:32pm EDT
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Thousands of demonstrators protesting corporate greed filled Times Square on Saturday night, mixing with gawkers, Broadway showgoers, tourists and police to create a chaotic scene in the midst of Manhattan.
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First glimpse of doctor's insight in Jackson trial
Posted: October 10th, 2011, 11:11pm EDT
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Jurors who stared at the stoic face of Michael Jackson's doctor across a courtroom for two weeks have had their first glimpse at his personality, and their impressions of him could be as important as if he had taken the stand himself.
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American economists share Nobel
Posted: October 10th, 2011, 10:26pm EDT
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The Nobel prize in economic science was awarded on Monday to Thomas J Sargent at New York University and Christopher A Sims at Princeton University for their research looking at the cause-and-effect relationship between economic policy and the broader economy.
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Obama faces uphill re-election climb, says ex-aide
Posted: October 10th, 2011, 6:32am EDT
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emaunuel, who served as US President Barack Obama's first chief of staff, says his former boss' re-election was far from a sure thing.
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Obama faces uphill re-election climb, says ex-aide
Posted: October 10th, 2011, 6:32am EDT
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emaunuel, who served as US President Barack Obama's first chief of staff, says his former boss' re-election was far from a sure thing.
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Tribute to King of Pop: MJ kids steal the show
Posted: October 9th, 2011, 10:21pm EDT
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ens of thousands of fans rocked to the hits of Michael Jackson on Saturday at a tribute concert his brothers hoped would put the spotlight back on his musical legacy after so much controversy.
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Tribute to King of Pop: MJ kids steal the show
Posted: October 9th, 2011, 10:21pm EDT
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ens of thousands of fans rocked to the hits of Michael Jackson on Saturday at a tribute concert his brothers hoped would put the spotlight back on his musical legacy after so much controversy.
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Coming Soon: Drone arms race
Posted: October 9th, 2011, 10:08pm EDT
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At the Zhuhai air show in southeastern China last November, Chinese companies startled some Americans by unveiling 25 different models of remotely controlled aircraft and showing video animation of a missile-armed drone taking out an armored vehicle and attacking a US aircraft carrier.
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Coming Soon: Drone arms race
Posted: October 9th, 2011, 10:08pm EDT
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At the Zhuhai air show in southeastern China last November, Chinese companies startled some Americans by unveiling 25 different models of remotely controlled aircraft and showing video animation of a missile-armed drone taking out an armored vehicle and attacking a US aircraft carrier.
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US drafted secret legal memo to justify Awlaki killing: Report
Posted: October 9th, 2011, 7:48pm EDT
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The 50-page memo was written last year, following months of "extensive inter-agency deliberations", by the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel.
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California allows college aid to illegal immigrants
Posted: October 9th, 2011, 2:35am EDT
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California governor Jerry Brown signed the California Dream Act into law, making illegal immigrants eligible for state money to attend American universities and colleges, his office said.
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Secret memo justified killing of US-born Awlaqi: Report
Posted: October 9th, 2011, 12:06am EDT
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Barack Obama's administration crafted a legal document in secret ahead of the assassination of US-born al-Qaida leader Anwar al-Awlaqi, which permitted the killing of an American citizen without trial, a report said on Saturday.
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US church gets its first gay minister
Posted: October 8th, 2011, 8:08pm EDT
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More than two decades after Scott Anderson told his California congregation that he was gay and therefore must resign as its pastor, the Presbyterian Church (USA) is preparing to welcome him back.
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US protesters clash with guards at Washington museum
Posted: October 8th, 2011, 7:01pm EDT
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Protesters clashed with security staff when they tried to enter a museum in the US capital Saturday, prompting one guard to use pepper spray and leading to at least one arrest, a spokeswoman said.
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Michael Jackson's children appear at tribute show
Posted: October 8th, 2011, 6:00pm EDT
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Chart-toppers, soul singers and three generations of Michael Jackson's family, including his children, celebrated the King of Pop at an energetic tribute concert Saturday, urging fans to focus on the late star's music rather than his death.
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Computer virus hits US military drone program: Report
Posted: October 8th, 2011, 4:30pm EDT
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A computer virus that captures the strokes on a keyboard has infected networks used by pilots who control US Air Force drones flown on the warfront, according to a published report.
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13 PIOs among 111 charged in biggest identity theft in US
Posted: October 8th, 2011, 3:00pm EDT
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Thirteen Indians were among 111 people charged in America's biggest identity theft which involved stealing credit card data and buying expensive goods.
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Not running a campaign against Pakistan: US
Posted: October 8th, 2011, 9:45am EDT
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Rejecting the notion in Pakistan that the US had launched a campaign against it, Washington has said its relationship with Islamabad is 'complicated but important'.
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Musharraf paying $25,000 per month to lobbyist to promote interests in US
Posted: October 8th, 2011, 2:39am EDT
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Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has hired a US lobbyist, according to the official documents of the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
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Afghanistan a proxy war between India, Pakistan: Musharraf
Posted: October 8th, 2011, 2:23am EDT
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Calling Afghanistan as a "proxy war" between India and Pakistan, former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has accused New Delhi of "trying to create an anti-Pakistan Afghanistan".
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Doctor admits to giving drug that killed Jackson
Posted: October 7th, 2011, 10:23pm EDT
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Jurors who have sat facing Michael Jackson's doctor for two weeks have heard Dr Conrad Murray's voice for the first time on a recorded interview he had with detectives two days after Jackson died under his care.
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Tape of Michael Jackson doctor's police interview played
Posted: October 7th, 2011, 10:23pm EDT
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Jurors who have sat facing Michael Jackson's doctor for two weeks have heard Dr Conrad Murray's voice for the first time on a recorded interview he had with detectives two days after Jackson died under his care.
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For India, Barackspeak clears fog on policy shift
Posted: October 7th, 2011, 8:56pm EDT
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President Barack Obama’s unusual criticism of Pakistan’s continued flirtation with jihadi groups can be a source of comfort to India.
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Terror shadow: US set to cut Pak ties
Posted: October 7th, 2011, 8:51pm EDT
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The United States has signaled that it is ready to part ways with Islamabad if Pakistan’s military does not mend its ways of using terrorism as a policy tool.
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New York crime ring was sweet on Apple: Police
Posted: October 7th, 2011, 6:45pm EDT
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A New York-based crime ring that used forged credit cards to mainly buy and resell Apple products overseas has been busted, police said on Friday in what was described as the largest identity fraud case in US history.
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New York crime ring was sweet on Apple: Police
Posted: October 7th, 2011, 6:45pm EDT
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A New York-based crime ring that used forged credit cards to mainly buy and resell Apple products overseas has been busted, police said on Friday in what was described as the largest identity fraud case in US history.
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Threats against UN in Lebanon: UN envoy
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 9:28pm EDT
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Threats have been made against the United Nations in Lebanon in recent weeks and the world body is stepping up security in the country, a UN envoy said.
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Wall Street protests spread, federal official sympathizes
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 8:25pm EDT
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Protests against the US financial system and economic inequality spread across America on Thursday and found unlikely sympathy from a top official of one of the main targets of scorn -- the Federal Reserve.
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Obama slams Pak army for terror ties
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 8:14pm EDT
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US president Barack Obama on Thursday lit into Pakistan, virtually accusing the military of consorting with terrorists, of manufacting threats from India , and creating an environment that threatened the whole region, including the people of Pakistan.
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It may take skilled Indians 70 years to get ‘green card’
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 8:06pm EDT
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Professionally qualified Indians may have to wait as long as 70 years to get their green card in the US, a new study has said, amid growing concerns that the current country-specific quota policy poses a major hurdle in attracting talent from India and China.
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FBI keeping eye on China, Russia, Iran cyber spying
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 6:31pm EDT
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The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has made a campaign against cyber threats one of its "highest priorities," with China, Russia and Iran in the cross hairs, the bureau's chief said.
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Pakistan hedges bets with ties to militants: Barack Obama
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 6:15pm EDT
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President Barack Obama said Pakistan is "hedging its bets" by maintaining ties to militant groups that are trying to undermine the government in neighboring Afghanistan, and acknowledged Thursday that the United States has been unable to convince Pakistan that the US goals of a stable Afghanistan poses no threat to its neighbor.
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Barack Obama acknowledges Wall Street protests as a sign
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 4:51pm EDT
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Concerns over Wall Street practices and economic inequality that have led to rallies across the United States reverberated up to the White House on Thursday, with President Barack Obama saying the protesters are expressing the frustrations of the American public.
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Steve Jobs Takes iWay To Heaven
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 4:02pm EDT
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An icon who revolutionized mobile communications, music, movies and modern culture, made technology beautiful, ended the reign of personal computers, and changed our lives.
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China gaming the trading system: Barack Obama
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 2:40pm EDT
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China has been very aggressive in gaming the trading system to its advantage and to the disadvantage of other countries, particularly America, President Barack Obama said today, as the US Senate advanced a legislation to penalise Beijing for undervaluing its currency.
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Obama lashes out at Pak military for ties to terrorists
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 1:32pm EDT
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US President Barack Obama on Thursday lit into Pakistan, virtually accusing the country’s all-powerful military of consorting with terrorists.
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Obama concerned over Pak military, intel links with extremists
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 1:22pm EDT
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President Barack Obama on Thursday voiced concern over Pakistan's military and intelligence links with extremists, observing the US finds this "troubling."
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World mourns Steve Jobs; Apple shares recover
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 12:20pm EDT
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Outpourings of public grief and appreciation swept the globe on Thursday after the death of tech wizard and Apple co-founder and Steve Jobs.
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World mourns the 'dreamer and doer' Steve Jobs
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 12:20pm EDT
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Outpourings of public grief and appreciation swept the globe on Thursday after the death of tech wizard and Apple co-founder and Steve Jobs.
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Obama warns euro woes could hurt US economy
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 11:18am EDT
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US President today warned Europe's woes could have a "very real" impact on the US economy and said it is important that Congress pass his $447 billion jobs bill.
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Skilled Indians may have to wait for 70 years for Green Card
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 9:42am EDT
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Professionally qualified Indians may have to wait as long as 70 years to get their Green Card in the US, a new study has said, amid growing concerns that the present country-specific quota policy poses a major hurdle in attracting talent from countries like India and China.
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'Green card' does not come easy
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 9:42am EDT
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Professionally qualified Indians may have to wait as long as 70 years to get their Green Card in the US, a new study has said, amid growing concerns that the present country-specific quota policy poses a major hurdle in attracting talent from countries like India and China.
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What happens to Apple after Steve Jobs?
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 1:23am EDT
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Widely hailed as one of the greatest CEO's in history, Jobs handed the reins over to longtime operations chief Tim Cook in August, and many analysts believe the company is well-positioned for the future. But his death still leaves many questions.
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Steve Jobs tributes light up iPhones, Twitter worldwide
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 12:52am EDT
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People placed flowers and scrawled chalk messages in front of the gates of Jobs' Palo Alto home, where family and friends gathered.
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Apple's Steve Jobs 'may never be equaled'
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 12:27am EDT
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Passionate, prickly, and deemed irreplaceable by many Apple fans and investors, Steve Jobs made a life defying conventions and expectations.
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Obama remembers Steve Jobs as visionary, innovator
Posted: October 5th, 2011, 9:39pm EDT
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President Barack Obama is remembering Apple founder Steve Jobs as one of America's greatest innovators and says the world has lost a visionary.
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‘China must end its cyber espionage’
Posted: October 5th, 2011, 9:12pm EDT
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Asserting that China’s economic espionage has reached an ‘intolerable level’ , US lawmaker said it’s time that the US and its allies confront Beijing and demand to put an end to this piracy.
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Disney to release classics in 3D
Posted: October 5th, 2011, 9:08pm EDT
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Walt Disney Studios has announced that four of its classics — ‘Beauty and the Beast’ , ‘Finding Nemo’ , ‘Monsters, Inc’ and ‘The Little Mermaid’ — will make their theatrical debut in 3D.
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Iraq, Af wars not worth it: US vets
Posted: October 5th, 2011, 9:04pm EDT
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A third of US military veterans who have served in the armed forces since the September 11, 2001, attacks think the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were not worth fighting, a poll released on Wednesday showed.
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Key dates in Apple history
Posted: October 5th, 2011, 8:53pm EDT
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The following are key dates in the history of Apple, whose co-founder Steve Jobs died of cancer Wednesday at age 56.
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It’s curtains for America’s fave family?
Posted: October 5th, 2011, 8:50pm EDT
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The future of the most popular American animated sitcom ‘The Simpsons’ is reportedly in doubt following salary disputes between the main voice actors and studio 20th Century Fox Television.
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Apple website pays tribute to Steve Jobs
Posted: October 5th, 2011, 8:49pm EDT
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Apple on Wednesday turned its home page into a tribute to co-founder Steve Jobs, posting a large black-and-white photo of the company's visionary leader after the announcement of his death at age 56.
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Bill Gates says knowing Jobs was 'insanely great' honor
Posted: October 5th, 2011, 8:45pm EDT
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Microsoft Corp co-founder and chairman Bill Gates bid farewell to his long-time friend and competitor Steve Jobs on Wednesday, using the Apple co-founder's own words in his tribute.
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Steve Jobs 'died peacefully': Family
Posted: October 5th, 2011, 8:41pm EDT
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Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died "peacefully", his family said Wednesday, thanking those who had supported them through the past year of his battle with cancer.
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New Apple CEO Cook mourns loss of 'visionary' Jobs
Posted: October 5th, 2011, 8:36pm EDT
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Apple's new CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday mourned the loss of company co-founder Steve Jobs, who died from cancer at age 56, calling him a "creative genius" and "inspiring mentor."
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Apple announces death of Steve Jobs
Posted: October 5th, 2011, 7:47pm EDT
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Apple announced the death of its visionary co-founder Steve Jobs. "We are deeply saddened to announce that Jobs passed away today," the company said.
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Sarah Palin rules out US presidential bid in 2012
Posted: October 5th, 2011, 6:57pm EDT
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Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin ruled out Wednesday running for the US presidency in 2012, telling supporters that she could help the Republican cause more by working to elect others.
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US unions to Democrats: Don't take us for granted
Posted: October 5th, 2011, 4:28pm EDT
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The country's largest labor federation warned the Obama administration and congressional Democrats not to take their support for granted and said they would work against any elected leader who supports pending free trade agreements.