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Obama vows to keep pressing Karzai on corruption

Obama vows to keep pressing Karzai on corruption 
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AFP - US President Barack Obama on Friday vowed to keep up pressure on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to tackle widespread corruption, saying it threatened the stability of that country.
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9/02/2010
05:10:24 PM
Police: Discovery Channel hostages planned escape (US National)
Police had been negotiating with James Jae Lee for several hours and intended to keep him talking for as long as it took to safely resolve the standoff at the Discovery Channel's headquarters. Inside the lobby, Lee's three hostages had no intention of waiting.
9/02/2010
05:10:24 PM
Wash. woman in acid attack recounts agonizing pain (US National)
Bethany Storro had just bought a pair of sunglasses and was celebrating a new job when a woman walked up to her with a cup and said: "Hey pretty girl, do you want to drink this?"
9/02/2010
05:10:24 PM
Heavy rain from Hurricane Earl smacks NC islands (US National)
The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 115 mph winds Thursday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and potentially most destructive stop on the storm's projected journey up the Eastern Seaboard.
9/02/2010
04:10:15 PM
Arizona governor stumbles during debate (US National)
It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political debate in recent memory.
9/02/2010
04:10:15 PM
Oil platform explodes off La. coast; crew rescued (US National)
An oil platform exploded and burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday, the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. This time, the Coast Guard said there was no leak, and no one was killed.
9/02/2010
03:10:26 PM
Temporary cap that stopped oil gusher removed (US National)
Engineers removed a temporary cap Thursday that stopped oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP's blown-out well in mid-July. No more oil was expected to leak into the sea, but crews were standing by with collection vessels just in case.
9/02/2010
03:10:26 PM
No sign of oil spill after Gulf platform fire (US National)
The Coast Guard is saying there are no immediate signs of a spill from an oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast.
9/02/2010
03:10:26 PM
Earl threatens East Coast with a pounding (US National)
The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 115 mph winds Thursday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and potentially most destructive stop on the storm's projected journey up the Eastern Seaboard.
9/02/2010
02:10:11 PM
McCourt: Wife didn't risk of being a Dodgers owner (US National)
Former Dodger CEO Jamie McCourt didn't want to take the risk associated with buying the Los Angeles Dodgers six years ago and if she had, it would have adversely affected the team, her estranged husband testified Thursday at their divorce trial.
9/02/2010
02:10:11 PM
Earl weakens slightly, winds still at 115 mph (US National)
Hurricane Earl is weakening slightly as it heads toward North Carolina's Outer Banks, but forecasters say it's still a dangerous hurricane with winds of 115 mph.
9/02/2010
02:10:10 PM
Coast Guard: No oil sheen from Gulf explosion (US National)
The Coast Guard is backing off its earlier report that an oil sheen about a mile long was spreading following a platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.
9/02/2010
01:10:11 PM
Co-worker: Suspect's girlfriend alive during chase (US National)
The co-worker of a woman found dead in her boyfriend's car after a fatal California police chase said Thursday that she spoke with the victim during the pursuit.
9/02/2010
01:10:11 PM
Hamas among intractable issues in Mideast talks (US National)
To relaunch Middle East peace talks on Thursday, the Israeli and Palestinian leaders and their American mediators quietly agreed to push aside the question of Hamas — the Islamic militant group that controls one of the two Palestinian territories and rejects negotiations.
9/02/2010
01:10:11 PM
Chicago gangs to top cop: You're not playing fair (US National)
Several current and ex-gang members lashed out at Chicago's police chief on Thursday, calling his so-called "gang summit" initiative to crack down on crime a wasted effort that will have little effect on the streets of the county's third largest city.
9/02/2010
01:10:11 PM
Oil platform explodes off La. coast; oil spreading (US National)
An oil platform exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, spreading a mile-long oil sheen into the Gulf of Mexico. All 13 crew members were rescued.
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