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Global Intelligence
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Global News As It Happens.
Gates Visits U.S. Forces in Southern Afghanistan
As the last of 30,000 U.S. reinforcements arrive in Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates got a firsthand look Friday at operations in the dangerous south where Afghan and international troops are ramping up security.
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Mexican shootout leaves 25 drug suspects dead
A shootout between soldiers and suspected drug dealers in northeast Mexico left 25 of the suspects dead, the regional military said Thursday.
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Cantor: Beware of the Obama tax increases
Listening to the Democrats this summer, you're unlikely to hear about an impending tax increase. In an effort to sanitize their historically irresponsible decision to raise tax rates in the midst of a struggling economy, President Obama and the congressional majority say they are merely "allowing the Bush tax cuts" to expire.
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Some Hunker Down, Some Flee as Earl Approaches
Hurricane Earl was barreling toward the Eastern Seaboard on Thursday with winds swirling at around 145 mph and forecasters were trying to pinpoint exactly how close the strongest winds and heaviest surge would get to North Carolina's fragile
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Study: Weight-loss drug ups risk of heart attack, stroke in some
Overweight people with a history of heart disease who take the prescription weight-loss drug Meridia may be at increased risk of heart attack or stroke, according to a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Stocks Close Over 2.5% Higher
Stocks began September by soaring more than 2.5 percent after strong U.S. and Chinese manufacturing reports relieved some of the mounting worries over the global economy.
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Obama Speech on Iraq War Also Turns to Economic Issues, Draws GOP Fire
President Obama's Oval Office address Tuesday evening was timed to mark the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, though it also came two months before midterm congressional elections that could hinge on the state of the domestic economy.
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Planned job cuts plunge to 10-year low
Employers may not be creating many new jobs, but a report released Wednesday showed that they aren't cutting them as often either, with layoffs sinking to a 10-year low in August.
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Murkowski concedes Alaska primary race
Sen. Lisa Murkowski was booted from office in the Republican primary Tuesday by a little-known conservative lawyer in arguably the biggest political upset of the year.
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Earl Threatens U.S. Coast After Hitting Caribbean
Hurricane Earl, now a powerful Category 4 storm, barreled toward the U.S. coast early Tuesday after battering tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and winds that damaged homes and toppled power lines.
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Dutch arrests may have been dry run, U.S. source says
Two men held in the Netherlands may have been trying to test U.S. airport security by putting bottles with electronic devices attached in checked baggage, a U.S. law enforcement source said Monday.
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U.S. Auto Sales May Hit 28-Year Low in August as Discounts Flop
August probably were the slowest for the month in 28 years as model-year closeout deals failed to entice consumers concerned the economy is worsening and they may lose their jobs.
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