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Running Scared: Afghan Candidates Risk Their Lives
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Any American politician will tell you that campaigning is vital to winning an election. But in Afghanistan, candidates say campaigning is likely to get you killed. As a result, many of the candidates in the upcoming Afghan elections are finding it difficult to get their message out.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:33:00 -0400
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U.N. Nuke Agency Warns Monitoring Of Iran Hampered
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The complaint follows Iran's recent decision to strip two experienced inspectors of the right to monitor Tehran's nuclear activities after the two reported undeclared nuclear experiments. The Islamic Republic says the reporting by the two was inaccurate.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:48:00 -0400
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U.S. Expects To Subsidize Afghan Training For Years
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The previously undisclosed estimates of U.S. spending through 2015, detailed in a NATO training mission document, are an acknowledgment that Afghanistan will remain largely dependent on the United States for its security.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:19:00 -0400
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A Treacherous Trip On Afghanistan's Ring Road
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U.S. taxpayer money paid for paving much of Highway 1 in Afghanistan, the road that links Afghans and their economy across a mountainous country. But roadside bombs and huge craters make for a difficult obstacle course in the cross-country trek.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:17:00 -0400
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Hermine Comes Ashore In Mexico As Tropical Storm
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The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Hermine'scenter first touched land Monday night about 40 miles southof Brownsville, Texas. It's expected to move into south Texas. Hermine has maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:32:00 -0400
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Suicide Attack In Northwest Pakistan Kills 17
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A suicide bomber detonated a car in an alley behind a police station in a strategically vital town in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing at least 17 police and civilians in an explosion that shattered the station and neighboring homes, police said.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:34:00 -0400
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Marines Deliver Aid To Pakistan's Flood Victims
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Pakistan is considering a one-time tax to cope with the crisis caused by its ruinous floods. Relief, meanwhile, has poured into far flung areas that are slowly regaining access after being cut off for weeks. U.S. Marines are delivering emergency aid in inaccessible areas of Pakistan's Swat Valley.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400
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70 Dead After Boats Capsize On Congo's Rivers
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Two boats capsized over the weekend on the Democratic Republic of Congo's network of rivers. At least 70 people are known dead and 200 others feared dead in the unrelated incidents. Officials say both boats were heavily loaded and operating with few safety measures.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400
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Chinese Experiment Seeks Secrets To Happiness
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Survey results on happiness in China seem to be entirely contradictory -- ranging from among the happiest people in the world to among the least. Now psychologists, as well as an entire Chinese town, are trying to answer the question of how China can become a happier place.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400
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Chile: Frustration Grows Over Slow Quake Recovery
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Six months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit southern Chile, many survivors are still homeless, and some towns and villages remain rubble-filled. With so many living in temporary camps, the speed of the government's recovery efforts has become the subject of controversy.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400
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Mideast Crisis Looms Over Israeli Settlements
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Israel hinted Sunday it will ease restrictions on building in West Bank settlements, while the Palestinian president warned he'll quit the talks if Israel resumes construction.
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Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:56:00 -0400
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Attack On Baghdad Military Headquarters Kills 12
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U.S. troops at the military compound to train Iraqi forces helped repel the attack, marking the first time American forces have been involved in an exchange of gunfire in Baghdad since the U.S. officially ended combat operations in Iraq less than a week ago.
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Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:35:00 -0400
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Basque Separatists Announce Cease-Fire
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The Basque separatist militant group ETA declared a cease-fire in a video statement issued on Sunday, suggesting it might turn to a political process in its quest for independence.
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Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:08:00 -0400
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Demolished Weekly, Village In Israel Rises Again
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For the fourth time in less than four weeks, Israeli forces demolished the unrecognized Bedouin village of Kafr al Arakib this week. A mix of international and Israeli volunteers return each week to help rebuild, even though Israel insists that the village was built illegally and therefore must be razed.
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Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:00:00 -0400
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Bookie Bribes Mar Cricket Tour
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Allegations that some members of Pakistan's national cricket team have been accepting bribes from bookmakers have shaken the world of international cricket. The three players all deny the allegations, but are being forced to sit out the rest of Pakistan's current tour of England while the matter is investigated.
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Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:00:00 -0400
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