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Water, Food Shortages Squeeze Yemen
Already one of the poorest countries by many measures, Yemen — a nation of roughly 22 million people — has been struck by severe droughts and depleted water supplies in recent years. Some Yemenis are calling the situation a potential time bomb.
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German Left Courts the Working Class
A new political party in Germany has made saving the working class and the country's welfare system rallying points for attracting votes. Die Linke, or the Left Party, is drawing support from mainstream parties with a radical message.
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Auto sales plunge
Falling gasoline prices were not enough to revive sales of SUVs and pickups in August as General Motors, Ford Motor and Toyota Motor all reported a sharp fall in sales once again. And Ford warned it sees even tougher times ahead.
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High-profile teen pregnancies in spotlight
The revelation that Bristol Palin, the 17-year-old daughter of GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, is five months pregnant puts teen pregnancy squarely in the spotlight again this summer.
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Hanna roams Caribbean, may hit U.S.
Tropical Storm Hanna was expected to move across the Bahamas on Wednesday and Thursday and to hit the U.S. on Friday, somewhere between South Florida and the Carolinas, forecasters said.
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Martin: Keep politics out of Bristol Palin issue
It didn't take Republicans long -- and even some Democrats -- to try to dissuade the media from focusing on the news that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's 17-year-old daughter is five months pregnant and plans on marrying the father.
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Rice announces $1 billion in aid for Georgia - Reuters
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Rice announces $1 billion in aid for Georgia
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday announced at least $1 billion in aid to help US ally Georgia rebuild after its conflict with Russia over the separatist enclave of South Ossetia last month.
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Convention Showcases Female Veterans of Political Combat - New York Times
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Convention Showcases Female Veterans of Political Combat
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By Jill Abramson ST. PAUL - Parties plan their conventions to be festivals of party unity, but they are often a vantage point for watching longtime political combatants.
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Hearing on Detroit mayor's fate begins - CNN
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Hearing on Detroit mayor's fate begins
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(CNN) -- Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm began hearing testimony Wednesday to help her decide whether to remove Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from office over allegations of misconduct.
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Palin's maverick trail
When she played basketball in high school, Sarah Palin, the soon-to-be Republican vice presidential nominee, earned the nickname "Sarah Barracuda" for her fierce competitiveness. In the 21 months she has served as governor of Alaska, no one is suggesting she's lost her fighting edge.
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Gulf oil production scrambling back
As oil companies sent crews back to their rigs to perform in-depth safety checks some operations see production beginning to come online as early as Wednesday.
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Cheney visits Russia's neighbors
Vice President Dick Cheney assured Azerbaijan on Wednesday of America's "abiding interest" in the region's stability. It was his first stop on a tour of three ex-Soviet republics wary of Russia.
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Afghan attack kills Canada troops - BBC News
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Afghan attack kills Canada troops
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Three Canadian soldiers have been killed and five more injured in an attack in Afghanistan, reports say. A senior military source told Reuters that the soldiers' vehicle had come under attack by insurgents.
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Sarah Palin Set to Take the National Stage
McCain's vice presidential choice is unknown to most Americans. What she chooses to emphasize in her speech at the Republican National Convention Wednesday, and the issues she decides to side-step, will reveal a lot about her.
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Gonzales 'Couldn't Remember' Combo For His Safe - Washington Post
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Gonzales 'Couldn't Remember' Combo For His Safe
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Former Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales failed to keep classified documents in a secure location in his Alexandria home, claiming that he simply "couldn't remember the combination" on a in-home safe three years ago.
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Cypriot Leaders Restart Unification Talks - New York Times
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Cypriot Leaders Restart Unification Talks
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By SEBNEM ARSU ISTANBUL - The leaders of the two sides of the long-divided island of Cyprus met Tuesday to restart talks on reunification that stalled in 2006.
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Google Enters Browser Market With Chrome - Washington Post
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Google Enters Browser Market With Chrome
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TechCrunch writer and analyst Mark Hendrickson will be online Wednesday, Sept. 3 at 1 pm ET to take. your questions about Google Chrome, the search giant's new Internet browser.
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Pakistan raid based on bad intelligence: official - Reuters
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Pakistan raid based on bad intelligence: official
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Suspected US commandos blamed for killing 20 people in Pakistan were acting on faulty intelligence that was never shared with Pakistani forces inside the country, a Pakistani official said on Wednesday.
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Pakistan PM escapes assassination attempt - AFP
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Pakistan PM escapes assassination attempt
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ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani escaped an apparent assassination attempt when two shots hit his motorcade Wednesday, just three days before the country's presidential election.
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Lieberman eclipses Bush at GOP convention
Analysis: The out-of-the-ordinary nature of the second night of the Republican convention can be summed up this way: a partial eclipse of the president — by one of the Democrats he beat in 2000, Sen. Joe Lieberman.
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