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Strong quake strikes near Christchurch, New Zealand - CNN


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Strong quake strikes near Christchurch, New Zealand
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- An earthquake that struck New Zealand on Saturday caused "a lot of damage," though there are no reports of serious injuries or major damage, an emergency official said. "It was like a freight train running through the ...
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US Cape Cod greets Earl with plywood and grumbling

CHATHAM, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Residents and business owners in the beach communities of Cape Cod and nearby islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard hung plywood over their shop windows on Friday and rued the arrival of Hurricane Earl, which appeared set to spoil their holiday weekend.


Obama says to address new economic ideas next week

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will outline new measures next week to boost the U.S. economy after August data on Friday showed again that jobs -- the central issue in November elections -- were being created too slowly.


Weakening Hurricane Earl swipes U.S. east, no big hit

MANTEO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl slapped North Carolina's coast with heavy wind and surf on Friday and then weakened as it swirled up the U.S. eastern seaboard toward New England and Canada as a much tamer storm than feared.



Eyes on Clinton as She Leads Peace Talks

As President Obama pushes a new round of Mideast peac talks, opinions are split on whether Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has skills to necessary for negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis.

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Middle East - Hillary Rodham Clinton - President - President of the United States - Palestinian people

Chinese 'Terrorist' Student: 'I Need My Innocence'

Zhai Tiantian was arrested on charges of making a terroristic threat for allegedly threatening to burn down a campus building.

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Terrorism - China - Zhai Tiantian - United States - Chinese American

Gates Says US Gaining Ground in Kandahar

Gates tours Afghan war zone, sees signs of progress in US counterinsurgency strategy

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Afghanistan - War in Afghanistan - Asia - Hamid Karzai - United States

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Yes, Deflation's Coming, Says Morici -- Because The Government Doesn't Have The Guts To Stand Up To China

In recent months, deflation fears have taken hold as the year-over-year growth in consumer prices trends ever closer to zero. And everyone's right to be worried, says Peter Morici, an economics professor at the R.H. Smith School Of Business at the Univ

10 Key Details About Today's "Strong" Jobs Report

Provided by The Business Insider: That sound you're hearing is a gigantic exhale of relief, as the August jobs report actually came in better than expected, with the private sector creating 67,000 jobs.Of course, that's not a wildly good number on an abso

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CORRECTED - CORRECTED-(Aug 9)-BRIEF-Superior Well, Nabors set merger termina

(In Aug. 9 story, corrects company name to Superior Well Services Inc from Superior Energy Services Inc )


WRAPUP 3-China tells state firms to explore Potash bid-source

* Officials directed state firms to talk to banks -source

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