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Top US commander: Burning Quran endangers troops
(AP)
 AP - The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan warned Tuesday an American church's threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book could endanger U.S. troops in the country and Americans worldwide.
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:02:14 GMT
| Commuters walloped by strikes in France, London
(AP)
 AP - Strikes hobbled public transit across France and in London on Tuesday, with tourists and commuters bearing the brunt of a wave of discontent over government austerity measures.
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:00:27 GMT
| Australian Labor Party wins enough support to rule
(AP)
 AP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard will lead Australia's first minority government in 67 years after two independent lawmakers threw their support behind her center-left Labor Party on Tuesday, ending two weeks of uncertainty left by national elections that ended on a knife-edge.
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:01:24 GMT
| EU calls 'barbaric' plans to stone Iranian woman
(AP)
 AP - The European Union has condemned the death sentence by stoning for a widowed Iranian woman convicted of adultery.
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:25:58 GMT
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Late TD gets No. 3 Boise State by Hokies (AP)
For the gatecrashers in blue, this was the Respect Bowl. A mini-national championship game, if you will, because they certainly weren't going to be playing in the real one in January if they didn't win this one on Labor Day. So it's little wonder Kellen Moore confessed to being a little nervous when he trotted onto the field with Boise State trailing by four with 1:47 to play Monday...
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:24:50 PDT
| Jets CB Revis signs 4-year deal (AP)
Darrelle Revis was walking toward his teammates on the practice field when a strange feeling came over him. "I had butterflies," the New York Jets' cornerback said with a grin Monday. For a guy who routinely shuts down opponents' best wide receivers, the acknowledgment of insecurity was stunning.
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:24:45 PDT
| QB Dixon to start for Steelers in opener (AP)
Quarterback Dennis Dixon will start for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their season opener Sunday against Atlanta. Coach Mike Tomlin chose the third-year player Monday over longtime backup Charlie Batch. Dixon and Batch are the lone two healthy quarterbacks eligible to play. Ben Roethlisberger is serving his four-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy, while Byron Leftwich...
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:14:59 PDT
| Billups, Durant key US rout of Angola (AP)
Before it can win a world championship, the United States needed to start looking like a world champion. Kevin Durant, Chauncey Billups and the rest of the Americans finally had that appearance Monday, powering into the quarterfinals with a 121-66 victory over Angola. "Obviously we want to stay humble, but at the same time we have to know that we can do it," forward Kevin Love said.
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:59:52 PDT
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Wall St futures signal weaker start for stocks
(Reuters)
 Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 fell 0.2 to 0.7 percent, pointing to a weaker start on Wall Street on Tuesday.
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:54:38 GMT
| Oracle hires former HP's Mark Hurd
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Silicon Valley technology giant Oracle Corp has hired Mark Hurd, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co who resigned amid a scandal, as president.
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:17:50 GMT
| Diamond gets top Barclays job
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Change swept through the top of Britain's banks on Tuesday as Barclays said its investment banking supremo Bob Diamond will take over as group chief executive next year and HSBC was expected to announce later that its chairman is going into government.
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:56:31 GMT
| Obama kicks off campaign with infrastructure plan
(Reuters)
 Reuters - President Barack Obama, scrambling to spur job creation, proposed a six-year plan on Monday to rebuild infrastructure with an initial $50 billion investment and prepared new business tax cuts.
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:50:27 GMT
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