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New Orleans asks: Will the rebuilt levees hold?
New Orleans asks: Will the rebuilt levees hold?
The Charlotte Observer Full News Article
NEW ORLEANS Just three years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans confronts a new threat from Gustav and a stark question: Will the partially rebuilt levees hold? Despite $2 billion in improvements, including 220 miles of repaired, raised and replaced floodwalls, 17 new pump stations and more flood-resistant pump stations, nobody can say for sure...
photo: FEMA / Barry Bahler

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<span dir="ltr" lang="en">Saakashvili&#39;s folly</span>
Saakashvili's folly
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: The overwhelming reaction from America and Europe on the Russian riposte to Georgia's attack...
<span dir="ltr" lang="en">Russia to respond militarily to U.S. missile shield</span>
Russia to respond militarily to U.S. missile shield
Infowars Read Full Article
Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said Russia will have to respond...
<span dir="ltr" lang="en">Why Georgia&#39;s on my mind</span>
Why Georgia's on my mind
Seattle Times Read Full Article
KYIV, Ukraine - The conflict in Georgia revealed problems that extend well beyond our region....
Thousands evacuated from flood-hit areas
Villagers wade through flood waters in Madhepura District in Bihar state, India, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008
Arab NewsFull News Article
Agencies PATNA, India: Indian army troops helped evacuate more than 120,000 people from floods in eastern India, but more bad weather raised fears that rivers would to continue to overflow, officials said yesterday. The flooding, which officials say...
photo: AP / Aftab Alam Siddiqui
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Putin blames US for war
Russian President Vladimir Putin, gestures speaking during his meetin with Uzbekistan&acute;s President Islam Karimov in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, June 9, 2007. The 11th St. Petersburg Economic Forum, opened on Saturday in St. Petersburg, is one
Sydney Morning HeraldFull News Article
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has shocked Europe by using the giant American broadcaster, CNN, to accuse his US counterpart, George Bush, of creating the war in Georgia as a plot to install John McCain as his successor. In the most...
photo: AP /RIA-Novosti, Presidential Press Service, Dmitry Astakhov
Defence   Georgia   Photos   Politics   Russia
Obama seeks a personal touch within a huge stadium
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., applauds as he walks across the stage after his running mate, Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del
The ExaminerFull News Article
The State - 12 hrs ago Barack Obama was unveiling a delicate balancing act Thursday, trying to get personal with 75,000 supporters in a massive stadium and millions more at home while explaining how as president he would make a difference in their...
photo: AP / Ron Edmonds
Election   Illinois   Photos   Politics   US
Stocks jump on better-than-expected GDP, jobs data
A trader watches a monitor while working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, July 11, 2008 in New York. Wall Street's angst over the ongoing fallout from the credit crisis made for a turbulent end to a volatile week Friday _ stocks tumbled, soared and then turned south again as investors tried to assess the dangers faced by the country's biggest mortgage financiers, Fannie Mae and Freddie
The Boston GlobeFull News Article
NEW YORK—Wall Street barreled higher Thursday after a better-than-expected reading on the gross domestic product and a drop in jobless claims gave investors some reassurance that the economy is holding up. The Dow Jones industrial average...
photo: AP / Jin Le
Business   Economy   Market   Photos   US
PM sanctions Rs 1,000 crore, declares Bihar flood national disaster
flood affected areas in Bihar, India
The Times of IndiaFull News Article
                PATNA: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday announced central assistance of Rs 1,000 crore for the Bihar government to accelerate relief and rescue operations for the flood-affected....
photo: AP
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The divided and broken city of Kirkuk faces up to the curse of oil
Like it or not, it is our own Oil..
The TimesFull News Article
It should be Iraq's biggest success story. Beneath the soil of Kirkuk lies oil worth billions of dollars - the world's sixth-biggest reserve. Yet there is no sewerage system, the roads are cracked, rubbish is strewn all over the pavements,...
photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny
Crude   Iraq   Kurds   Mideast   Photos
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Varun Shipping on offshore drive in S. Africa, North Sea" The Times of India
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3G auction to also include CDMA - minister" The Times of India
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Travelers can improve mileage" The State
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Mazda halves 08/09 sales f'cast at one China venture" The Times of India
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A welcome surprise on economic news front" Star Tribune
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Dollar steady, incentives low before US holiday" Inquirer
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Inflation slows but more monetary tightening seen" The Times of India
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100,000 new jobs for Filipinos seen" The Daily Tribune
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Summer Vegetable 'Pasta' Salad" The Examiner
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U.S., Europe and Japan planned dollar rescue: report" The Boston Globe
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Indian Officials Relax Kashmir Curfew" Voa News
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Dell unveils computers for developing markets" Austin American Statesman
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Three in court today over alleged plot to kill Brown" The Guardian
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Ban applauds States for tackling terrorism, extremism and separatism in Eurasia" United Nations
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Jet hijackers surrender in Libya; Palestinian police find hidden disabled siblings" Austin American Statesman
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Jammu: Rescued hostages recount incident" The Times of India
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Poverty killing on a grand scale: WHO" Canada Dot Com
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China launches new attack on Dalai Lama's "lies"" The Guardian
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U.S. military sending foreign fighters to home nations" International Herald Tribune
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Amid recent violent protests, UN urges restraint in Indian-administered Kashmir" United Nations
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US paper criticises Nawaz for pulling out of coalition" Dawn
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Mugabe booed at opening of parliament in Harare" Taipei Times
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Russia says Georgian attack negated UN resolutions" The Guardian
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Medvedev's Statement on Georgian regions" WorldNews.com
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Hamilton quite content to cruise to Formula One title" Canada Dot Com
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Pacquiao no small challenge for De La Hoya" USA Today
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James Blake and Mardy Fish win through" The Australian
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Keothavong ready for Dementieva" BBC News
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A Nano attempt at idea cross pollination" The Times of India
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Preschool learning boosts maths results" The Guardian
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Cancer spread 'happens earlier'" BBC News
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Fly's brain 'senses swat threat'" BBC News
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High levels of lead found in schools' water" The Columbus Dispatch
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Study: 12 percent of Indian deaths due to alcohol" The Examiner
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Russian chicken ban more bad news for US producers" The Examiner
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Angling for a Better Way to Farm Fish--And Vegetables, Too" Scientific American
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