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Globe and Mail
West skeptical over peace prospects
Ynetnews
After uncountable attempts to achieve Mideast peace, US and British newspapers spread blame all around - at Palestinians, Israel, even Iran. Some still trying to remain optimistic The world media has dealt at length on Friday with the launch of direct ...
MESS Report / Abbas fears Hamas could still play spoiler to peace talksHa'aretz
Mid-East talks: Abbas and Netanyahu clear first hurdleBBC News
Mideast Peace TalksNPR
Xinhua -Jerusalem Post -ABC Online
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CBC.ca
Gates visits US forces in southern Afghanistan
The Associated Press
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — As the last of 30000 US reinforcements arrive in Afghanistan, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday got a firsthand look at operations in the dangerous south where Afghan and international troops are ramping up security. ...
Gates in south Afghanistan to meet US troopsAFP
'Taliban facing financial crisis'Hindustan Times
Pentagon chief vows to defeat Taliban, al-QaidaXinhua
Mirror.co.uk -The Guardian -New York Times
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Globe and Mail
Passenger detained at Miami airport after suspicious item found
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff Miami, Florida (CNN) -- A passenger was detained and bomb squad investigators were at Miami International Airport on Friday after investigators spotted a suspicious item in a baggage screening area, authorities said. ...
Miami airport fully open againThe Associated Press
Security Scare Clears Miami AirportWall Street Journal
Suspicious item puts Miami airport on alertOneindia
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Bomb squad investigators were at Miami International Airport on Friday after a suspicious item was spotted in a baggage screening area, authorities said.

The gunman who held three people hostage at the Discovery Channel headquarters was once convicted of smuggling an illegal immigrant into the country from Mexico.

The Hindu
BP disaster costs rise to $8bn
Financial Times
BP said on Friday that the cost of responding to its Gulf of Mexico oil spill had risen by almost $2bn over the past month to about $8bn. The UK oil and gas group also said that it was in the process of replacing the blow-out preventer ...
US Probes Mariner Fire in Gulf of Mexico That Sparked BP Spill Deja VuBloomberg
BP: Deepwater Horizon oil well will be permanently sealed 'in two weeks'The Guardian
BP says oil spill cost up to $8bnBBC News
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Globe and Mail
Earl's winds, rain whip North Carolina's Outer Banks
CNN
Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina (CNN) -- A weakened Hurricane Earl brushed North Carolina's Outer Banks overnight as residents along the Eastern seaboard braced for a stormy Friday. Warnings and watches stretched from North Carolina ...
Hurricane Earl prompts mass-evacuation callThe Guardian
Hurricane Earl Lashes Carolina CoastNew York Times
East Coast Girds For Earl As Hurricane Force WanesWall Street Journal
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AFP
Aquino Takes Responsibility for Manila Bus Siege That Killed 8 Tourists
Bloomberg
Philippine President Benigno Aquino said today he takes full responsibility for the outcome of the bus siege that killed eight members of a Hong Kong tour group. “At the end of the day, ...
Manila begins hostage crisis probeAljazeera.net
Aquino assumes responsibility over hostage messPhilippine Star
Hostage probe now in earnestManila Bulletin
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A weakened Hurricane Earl brushed North Carolina's Outer Banks overnight as residents along the Eastern Seaboard braced for a stormy Friday.

Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki has defeated Chang Kai-chen of Taiwan 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the third round of the U.S. Open.

Five-time champion Roger Federer has breezed into the third round at the U.S. Open, serving 15 aces in beating 104th-ranked Andreas Beck of Germany 6-3, 6-4, 6-3.

Washington Post
Put the millionaires' tax money to good use
Washington Post
With the economy downshifting into first gear and their poll numbers sagging, the White House and Democratic congressional leaders are desperate for an economic and political game-changer as they head into the November elections. ...
Obama May Seek Permanent R&D Credit in Economic ProposalsBloomberg
Democratic Salvage PlanWall Street Journal
President to aides: Find economic sparkCNN
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The sham marriage trial of actress Fernanda Romero, which the judge has likened to a soap opera, appeared threatened with a mistrial Friday after a dramatic turn a day earlier.

Reuters
Justice sues Ariz. sheriff for documents
Washington Post
The Justice Department sued Joe Arpaio, sheriff of Arizona's Maricopa County, on Thursday, saying his office has repeatedly declined to hand over documents to federal investigators examining whether his aggressive tactics against ...
Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio sued by fedsSan Francisco Chronicle
Justice Dept. Sues Sheriff Over Bias InvestigationNew York Times
Joe Arpaio: Why is Obama administration suing an outspoken Arizona sheriff?Christian Science Monitor
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Boston Globe
Arizona candidates (and voters) draw a blank
Arizona Republic
There will be no second debate, not after the silent, stumbling, 13-second stupor that Gov. Deer-In-The-Headlights opened with on Wednesday night. Jan Brewer's handlers will never again allow her to sit in a room ...
Arizona governor stumbles during debateThe Associated Press
Brewer-Goddard debate: Here's who had the factsArizona Daily Star
Ariz. governor's long pause during debateWashington Post
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Police have escorted three fans out of Arthur Ashe Stadium after a fight in the upper stands that caused a short delay in Novak Djokovic's match against Philipp Petzschner at the U.S. Open.

Cammie King Conlon, who played the ill-fated Bonnie Blue Butler in "Gone With the Wind," used to joke "that I peaked at age 5."

BELMAR &mdash U.S. Coast Guard rescue crews and local police spent hours searching for a 20-year-old after he went missing off Belmar tonight, authorities said. The man was last seen wearing a black tank top and black shorts when he... James Queally/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/jqueally/index.html

A fire on an oil and gas production platform in the Gulf of Mexico is out and there is no indication of an oil sheen, the Coast Guard said. There were no serious injuries.

Thad Allen, the government's point man on the oil disaster, said crews are expected to begin efforts Thursday to remove the blowout preventer on BP's ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico.