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Mobs attack home of Iranian opposition leader
(AP)
 AP - Pro-government crowds swarmed outside the battered home of a key Iranian opposition leader Friday after militiamen attacked with firebombs and beat a bodyguard unconscious in a brazen message of intimidation and pinpoint pressure on dissent.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:43:12 GMT
| Will heir be unveiled at North Korean convention?
(AP)
![A visitor points with am umbrella at a poster of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, painted by North Korean defector Sun Moo, at the Korea War Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. The Obama administration expanded sanctions against North Korea on Monday by freezing assets of individuals, companies and organizations allegedly linked to support for Pyongyang's nuclear program.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)]() AP - North Korea is preparing its largest political meeting in 30 years, and leader Kim Jong Il is expected to appoint a son to a key Workers Party position in what would be the strongest sign yet of a succession movement in the secretive communist country.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:58:47 GMT
| Government: Mozambique lost $3M because of riots
(AP)
 AP - Mozambique's economy has lost more than $3 million because of deadly riots over the rising prices of food and other goods, the government said Friday, as state media reported new protests in two other towns.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:23:46 GMT
| Pakistan Taliban say their bomber kills 43 Shiites
(AP)
 AP - A suicide bombing claimed by the Pakistani Taliban killed at least 43 Shiite Muslims at a procession in southwest Pakistan on Friday. The assault sharply drove up the toll of sectarian assaults in a country battered by massive flooding.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:14:11 GMT
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Roethlisberger suspension cut to 4 games (AP)
Ben Roethlisberger is getting time off for good behavior. He'll be back on the field for the Pittsburgh Steelers two games earlier than expected after convincing NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell he is turning his life around. The star quarterback, accompanied by team president Art Rooney, met with Goodell early Friday and was told he could return on Oct.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:05:05 PDT
| 15 Tar Heels may miss opener amid probe (AP)
Three more North Carolina defensive starters are not traveling with the team for Saturday's game in Atlanta against LSU, meaning the 18th-ranked Tar Heels could be without 15 players amid an ongoing NCAA investigation. School spokesman Kevin Best said that linebackers Quan Sturdivant and Bruce Carter, and safety Deunta Williams weren't on the team plane as the Tar Heels prepared to leave...
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:34:59 PDT
| NHL OKs Kovalchuk's new deal with Devils (AP)
The NHL has signed off on Ilya Kovalchuk's latest contract with the New Jersey Devils. Five weeks after rejecting the Russian's landmark 17-year, $102 million contract with the Devils, the league approved a revised 15-year, $100 million deal on Friday after reaching an agreement with the NHL Players Association on an amendment covering long-term contracts.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:59:54 PDT
| Nationals' Morgan suspended 8 games (AP)
Nyjer Morgan's wild week has landed him an eight-game suspension, one of nine punishments handed out Friday by Major League Baseball following a brawl between Washington Nationals and Florida Marlins. MLB suspended Nationals outfielder Morgan and fined him an undisclosed amount for three separate incidents over the past week.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:35:07 PDT
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Stocks rally as jobs data spurs optimism
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Wall Street closed a stellar week on Friday after recent economic data, including a stronger-than-expected labor market report, bolstered optimism that the economy would not fall back into recession.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:43:39 GMT
| Payrolls data offer ray of hope for recovery
(Reuters)
 Reuters - U.S. employment fell for a third straight month in August, but the drop was far less than expected and private hiring surprised on the upside, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to prop up economic growth.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:44:13 GMT
| Campbell Soup profit beats Street but sales light
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Campbell Soup Co posted lower-than-expected quarterly sales and forecast sales growth for the new fiscal year below its long-term target as the world's largest soup company grapples with a weak economy.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:45:43 GMT
| Obama says to address new economic ideas next week
(Reuters)
 Reuters - President Barack Obama will outline new measures next week to boost the U.S. economy after August data on Friday showed again that jobs -- the central issue in November elections -- were being created too slowly.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:33:29 GMT
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Mobs attack home of Iranian opposition leader
(AP)
AP - Pro-government crowds swarmed outside the battered home of a key Iranian opposition leader Friday after militiamen attacked with firebombs and beat a bodyguard unconscious in a brazen message of intimidation and pinpoint pressure on dissent.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:43:12 GMT
| 'Birth tourism' a tiny portion of immigrant babies
(AP)
AP - When Ruth Garcia's twins are born in two months, they'll have all the rights of U.S. citizens. They and their six brothers and sisters will be able to vote, apply for federal student loans and even run for president.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:52:21 GMT
| Clams befouling Tahoe invade Adirondack lake in NY
(AP)
 AP - A thumbnail-sized clam blamed for clouding the azure bays of Lake Tahoe high in the Sierra Nevada has now turned up in a mountain-ringed Adirondack lake renowned for its limpid, spring-fed waters.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:12:28 GMT
| 95 snakes found in burst bag at Malaysia airport
(AP)
AP - A Malaysian man pleaded guilty to wildlife smuggling after his bag bursting with 95 live boa constrictors broke open on a luggage conveyer belt at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, an official said Friday.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:31:49 GMT
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