Archive for September, 2010
Dozens of NATO oil tankers attacked in Pakistan (AP)
AP – Police say at least 27 tankers carrying fuel for NATO troops in Afghanistan have been attacked in southern Pakistan.
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Ecuador troops rescue president from rebel cops (AP)
AP – Ecuadorean soldiers firing automatic weapons and concussion grenades rescued President Rafael Correa late Thursday from a hospital where he was trapped most of the day by police rebelling over a cut in benefits.
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Massive storms blamed for 4 deaths in the East (AP)
AP – A massive rainstorm drenched the East Coast from the Carolinas to Maine on Thursday, causing at least four deaths, flooding roads and washing away months of dry weather.
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Shorts-gate: White House sorry for turning away vet’s family memer for wearing shorts
The White House apologized Thursday for turning the family of a Medal of Honor recipient away from an exclusive tour last week because the late veteran’s 10-year-old grandson was wearing shorts.
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Storms drench much of the East Coast; 4 killed (AP)
AP – A massive rainstorm drenched the East Coast from the Carolinas to Maine on Thursday, causing at least four deaths, flooding roads and washing away months of dry weather.
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Officials slam ‘callous’ program for using families as test subjects
City officials called for a halt yesterday to a “callous” Department of Homeless Services experiment that uses 200 struggling families as test subjects.
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Calif. governor’s race upended by immigrant maid (AP)
AP – Meg Whitman’s campaign for governor was thrown into turmoil Thursday as the Republican sought to fend off new evidence that she knowingly had an illegal immigrant housekeeper on her payroll for nearly a decade.
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