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No deaths reported after powerful quake strikes New Zealand - CNN

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No deaths reported after powerful quake strikes New Zealand
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Officials declared a state of emergency Saturday after a powerful predawn earthquake struck near Christchurch, New Zealand, sending people into the streets as windows exploded, water mains broke and buildings crumbled. ...
Buildings collapse, 2 injured in powerful NZ quakeThe Associated Press
Canterbury earthquake really three quakes?Stuff.co.nz
New Zealand Quake Causes 'Significant' DamageVoice of America
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Earl expected to cause 'destructive waves' - CNN

New York Times (blog)

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 grazes the coast; no major damage reportedBoston Globe
NC's main Outer Banks link open again after EarlBoston Herald
Tropical Storm Earl Maintains Strength, Closes in on Nova Scotia ProvinceBloomberg
New York Times -Albany Times Union -Victoria Advocate
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Fox News Poll: 78 Percent Favor Term Limits On Congress - FOXNews

Christian Science Monitor

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
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Earl brushes Northeast, bears down on Canada - msnbc.com

Globe and Mail

Earl brushes Northeast, bears down on Canada
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Fisherman Chris DeViller looks out to sea from the back of his pickup truck after checking the status of his boat in Pinkney's Point, Nova Scotia, on Saturday. HALIFAX, Canada ? The remnants of Hurricane Earl took aim at Nova Scotia early Saturday ...
Earl spares Jersey ShorePhiladelphia Inquirer
As a Hurricane, Earl Looked Like 'Magnificent Chaos' From SpaceSpace.com
Earl nears Nova ScotiaCentral Florida News 13
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General Strike after Attack on Pakistani Shi'ites - Voice of America

Telegraph.co.uk

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

Washington Post

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 -AFP -Monsters and Critics.com
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Zoning Law Aside, Mosque Projects Face Battles - New York Times

The Guardian

Zoning Law Aside, Mosque Projects Face Battles
New York Times
In disputes over the construction and expansion of mosques in California, New York, Tennessee and elsewhere, supporters of the projects tend to invoke constitutional principles of religious freedom. At a New York mosque, ...
Indonesian Muslims protest plan to burn QuranThe Associated Press
Video campaign invites American Muslims to share their normalcyLos Angeles Times
Poll: Most New Yorkers oppose mosqueBoston Herald
Austin American-Statesman -NewsOK.com -Christian Science Monitor
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UPS Cargo Plane Crashes Near Dubai - Wall Street Journal

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UPS Cargo Plane Crashes Near Dubai
Wall Street Journal
DUBAI?A United Parcel Service Inc. cargo plane crashed Friday evening after takeoff near Dubai, killing two pilots in the package delivery giant's first fatal aircraft accident. Associated Press Smoke rose from the site ...
Factbox: Details of cargo plane which crashed in DubaiReuters
UPS 747 Freighter Crashes on Takeoff in Dubai, Kills TwoBloomberg
UPS cargo plane crashes in Dubai, killing twoTelegraph.co.uk
Hindustan Times -National -Daily Mail
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Israel: Now, More than Ever, Fascinated By Netanyahu - TIME

Ynetnews

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
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