Monday, September 20, 2010

Swedish gov't courts Greens, shuns far-right



Hurricane Lashes Bermuda, Cuts Power to Two-Thirds of Island
San Francisco Chronicle
(To see map of current storms: {BMAP STRM }. Updates with Igor moving north of Bermuda toward Newfoundland.) Sept. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Hurricane Igor lashed Bermuda with winds gusting up to 93 miles an hour, cutting power to two- thirds of the Atlantic ...
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Commods lead FTSE rebound as BP rises on well kill
Reuters
By David Brett LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Britain's top shares extended gains by midday on Monday, led by energy shares after BP permanently killed its deep-sea well in the Gulf of Mexico. By 1039 GMT, the FTSE 100 .FTSE was up 63.51 points, ...
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Mosque Shooting, Australia Security Warning Jolt Delhi Games
Bloomberg
By Bibhudatta Pradhan and Dan Baynes - Mon Sep 20 08:05:39 GMT 2010 A car which burst into flames is seen near the site of a shooting in the old section of New Delhi. Source: STRDEL/AFP/Getty Images Indian police today blamed criminals rather than a ...
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Pakistan welcomes additional assistance for flood victims
Monsters and Critics.com
Islamabad - Pakistan on Monday welcomed the additional 185 million dollars of flood aid announced on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. Foreign Ministry Shah Mahmood Qureshi and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton co-chaired the Sunday ...
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Swedish gov't courts Greens, shuns far-right
The Associated Press
STOCKHOLM — Sweden's prime minister sought help from the opposition Monday to avoid a political deadlock after an Islam-bashing far-right group spoiled his center-right government's control of Parliament. Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt's coalition ...
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Crews battle Utah wildfire sparked at firing range
Atlanta Journal Constitution
AP HERRIMAN, Utah — A wind-stoked fire sparked at a firing range during a National Guard training session blazed across hundreds of acres Monday as crews rushed to keep it from reaching any more homes than the two authorities said had burned a day ...
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Don't fall under her spell: Tea Party candidate Christine O'Donnell once ...
New York Daily News
Tea Party candidate Christine O'Donnell won the GOP Delaware Senate primary - but Delaware is a state that has about one-third the population of Brooklyn. Do you think Tea Party favorite Christine O'Donnell will win Delaware's Senate race in November? ...
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South African President Moves to Stamp Out Leadership Debate
San Francisco Chronicle
Sept. 20 (Bloomberg) -- South African President Jacob Zuma moved to stamp out a debate about his leadership of the ruling African National Congress amid criticism of economic policies that have left one in four unemployed. ...
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Boat collision sparks anger, breakdown in China-Japan talks
Washington Post
By William Wan BEIJING - The Chinese government suspended high-level exchanges with Japan on Sunday after weeks of heated arguments between the two countries, triggered when a Chinese fishing boat collided with Japanese Coast Guard ships in disputed ...
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Freed US hiker begs Iran to release her friends
ABC Online
By Michael Edwards and staff A woman who was freed after more than a year in custody in Iran has given her first media conference since arriving back in the United States. Sarah Shourd has made an emotional plea for the release of her two companions, ...
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