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Democrat Jerry Brown to launch first TV ads
SF Gate - 43 min ago
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown released his first TV commercial of the general election campaign Monday, making good on his promise to use Labor Day weekend as his starting point for the fall contest against Republican opponent Meg Whitman....
Meg Whitman - Jerry Brown - Republican Party - Labor Day - Television advertisement
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Obama calling for more infrastructure spending
SF Gate - 55 min 12 sec ago
President Barack Obama is asking Congress to approve at least $50 billion in long-term spending in the nation's roads, railways and runways in a pre-election effort to show he's trying to stimulate the sputtering economy. The infrastructure spending is part...
Barack Obama - President - United States Congress - President of the United States - Infrastructure
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Ex-ELO member killed in freak accident
CNN - 1 hour 6 min ago
A former cellist with the rock group Electric Light Orchestra was killed in southwestern England on Monday in a car crash involving a large bale of hay, local police said.
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'Plan B' on hold at Chilean mine
CNN - 1 hour 6 min ago
Rescue officials reported Monday they had to temporarily stop one of two drilling operations to reach 33 men trapped for more than a month inside a Chilean mine.
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'Little Rock Nine' member dies
CNN - 1 hour 16 min ago
Jefferson Thomas, one of the students who integrated Central High School in Arkansas in 1957, has died. He was 67.
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Six dead in Iraq violence
CNN - 1 hour 23 min ago
A string of bombings and shootings in Iraq has left at least one Iraqi military officer and five civilians dead and at least 21 people wounded, authorities said today.
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Obama getting fewer judges confirmed than Nixon
SF Gate - 1 hour 39 min ago
A determined Republican stall campaign in the Senate has sidetracked so many of the men and women nominated by President Barack Obama for judgeships that he has put fewer people on the bench than any president since Richard Nixon at a similar point in his...
Barack Obama - Richard Nixon - Republican - United States - President of the United States
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Livermore man arrested in stabbing of teenage son
SF Gate - 1 hour 39 min ago
A Livermore man has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing his teenage son and wife with a fishing knife during a late-night argument. The Alameda County Sheriff's Department says 48-year-old Gary Gomez took his wife, 14-year-old son and his son's two friends...
Sheriff - Alameda County California - Livermore California - Law - California
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Police ask for help in dead spy case
CNN - 1 hour 52 min ago
Metropolitan police in London, England, appealed Monday for further information about last month's death of a man who worked for a British intelligence agency and whose naked body was found in a padlocked duffel bag in his bathroom.
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Hurricane watch issued for TX, Mexico
CNN - 1 hour 59 min ago
A tropical depression in southwestern Gulf of Mexico strengthened into a tropical storm Monday morning, forecasters said.
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Son: Iran woman who faced stoning to be lashed
SF Gate - 2 hours 27 min ago
An Iranian woman who was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery is now facing a new punishment of 99 lashes because a British newspaper ran a picture of an unveiled woman mistakenly identified as her, the woman's son said Monday. There was no official...
Iran - Stoning - Middle East - Adultery - Newspaper
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Hostage standoff at Fort Stewart ends
CNN - 2 hours 28 min ago
A hostage situation that lasted about two hours at Fort Stewart, Georgia, ended Monday without injuries, and a gunman is in custody, a spokesman for the Army base said.
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Sheer number, sour economy favor GOP in govs races
SF Gate - 2 hours 40 min ago
Never before have so many governorships been up for grabs _ and with so much at stake. The races come just ahead of once-in-a-decade congressional and legislative redistricting to reflect the U.S. population of the 2010 census, a process in which governors...
Republican - United States - Population - Redistricting - Democratic
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Airline chief says nix co-pilot, save $$
CNN - 3 hours 25 min ago
He's already suggested installing coin-operated lavatories and selling standing room on flights, so it may not be surprising that the latest idea from the colorful CEO of Ryanair is once again pushing air travelers' buttons.
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All 32 NFL Teams Announce They Are Underdogs Headed Into 2010 Season
The Onion - 3 hours 43 min ago
NEW YORK—Just days before the start of the season, representatives from every NFL franchise have come forward to state that they are not going to let doubters hold them back, and that they are using "all the hate" as fuel for the 2010 camp...
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Obama hunts ways to spark economy
CNN - 4 hours 5 min ago
President Obama is stepping up his efforts to revive the economy. In a Labor Day speech in Milwaukee, he'll outline a plan to spend more on roads, railways and runways.
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Suspected drone strike kills 5
CNN - 4 hours 11 min ago
A suspected U.S. drone strike killed five suspected militants in Pakistan's tribal region on Monday, intelligence officials tell CNN.
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World markets rise as double-dip fears ease
SF Gate - 4 hours 28 min ago
World stock markets advanced modestly Monday as investors rode momentum from Friday, when an upbeat U.S. jobs report eased fears that the global economy could slip back into recession. With Wall Street closed for a holiday, however, trading was expected to...
Wall Street - Stock market - United States - Business - Investing
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