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Denmark |
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Chicago, Rio lead 2016 Olympics host race |
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| Oct.2 |
New York |
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Charge over Letterman 'blackmail' |
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UN |
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UN: U.S. delaying millions in aid to Somalia |
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| Oct.3 |
 Afghanistan |
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Soldiers killed in Afghan battle 
8 American soldiers and 2 Afghan troops have been killed in a fire-fight in the remote east of the country when military outposts were attac...
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| Oct.4 |
Washington |
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U.S. adviser: Taliban victory not foreseen |
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| Oct.5 |
 Washington |
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US 'needs time' on Afghan troops Defence secretary Robert Gates has said more time is needed to decide whether to increase troop levels in Afghanistan
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Microsoft |
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Hotmail accounts 'posted online' |
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| Oct.6 |
Afghanistan |
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Insurgents pushed into U.S. base |
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Washington |
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Obama aware of Afghan differences
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| Oct.7 |
USA |
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Scientists: massive ring around Saturn Scientists at NASA have discovered a nearly invisible ring around Saturn, so large that it would take 1 billion Earths to fill it
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| Oct.8 |
Washington |
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Obama team weighs Afghanistan options |
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New York |
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NY socialite heir guilty of theft |
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Washington |
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Clinton to embark on Europe, Russia trip |
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| Oct.9 |
 Norway |
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Obama awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize 
| Obama said that he was 'surprised and deeply humbled' by the decision of the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award him the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize | |
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Arizona |
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Two die at spiritual retreat |
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Mexico |
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FBI: Top 10 fugitive captured in Mexico
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| Oct.10 |
Washington |
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Obama to end military gay policy
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Mexico |
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Mexico, U.S. qualify for World Cup |
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| Oct.11 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Woods routs Yang to clinch Presidents Cup |
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Boston |
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Angels complete sweep of Red Sox |
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Washington |
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Protesters demand US gay rights |
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Washington |
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Clinton warning to Afghan leader
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Jackson |
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New Jackson song is given airing |
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| Oct.12 |
Sweden |
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1st woman wins Nobel Prize for economics |
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| Oct.13 |
Moscow |
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Clinton: Russia yet to back Iran sanctions
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U.S. Senate |
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Senate panel passes health bill A Senate committee has approved a bill to reform healthcare, a key step in President Barack Obama's attempt to overhaul the system
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| Oct.15 |
New York |
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US banks' profits beat forecasts Goldman Sachs and Citigroup have reported better-than-expected profits between July and September
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Washington |
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Call for rethink on data storage |
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Colorado |
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'Balloon boy' found alive at home| 6-year-old Falcon Heene thought to have been carried away by a helium balloon was in fact hiding in a box in an attic at home | |
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New York |
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2,500 seek release of hikers held in Iran |
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Puerto Rico |
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Strike protests job cuts |
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| Oct.16 |
USA |
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North Korean diplomat to visit US
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| Oct.17 |
Washington |
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Senator Kerry warns on Afghan troops
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Colorado |
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Balloon parents 'face charges' |
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| Oct.18 |
Washington |
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US decision after Afghan result
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| Oct.19 |
Washington |
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U.S. scientist accused of spying for Israel Stewart David Nozette, a former U.S. government scientist has been trying to deliver classified information to whom he thought was an Israeli...
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Pakistan |
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U.S. officials in Pakistan amid offensive |
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| Oct.20 |
U.S. Senate |
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Congress passes Guantanamo bill |
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Switzerland |
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Swiss 'tipped off US' on Polanski |
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| Oct.21 |
Boston |
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Terror suspect arrested |
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Microsoft |
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Microsoft unleashes new Windows |
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Washington |
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Plans bailout firm bonus cut Firms in the US which received billions of government aid in the financial crisis are to be told to cut the pay of top executives
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Philadelphia |
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Phillies beat Dodgers to win NL pennant
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| Oct.22 |
USA |
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US raids hit Mexican drug cartel More than 300 people have been arrested in a series of drug raids targeting La Familia cartel operating in the US
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Finland |
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Nokia suing Apple over the iPhone |
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 Guatemala |
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Officials seize cocaine submarine Guatemalan and US authorities have seized a makeshift submarine loaded with 10 tonnes of cocaine with a street value of $200m
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| Oct.23 |
 Puerto Rico |
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Fire rages at fuel depot Map of San Juan Puerto Rico| It could take a week to extinguish a massive fire that sending a thick black cloud of smoke over large parts of metro San Juan | |
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Colorado |
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Mexican cartel leader pleads guilty
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USA |
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US bank failures top 100 for year
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Colorado |
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Balloon mother 'admits hoax'
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| Oct.24 |
Washington |
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US declares swine flu 'emergency'| resident Barack Obama has declared swine flu a national emergency and signed the proclamation concerning the 2009 H1N1 outbreak | |
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Puerto Rico |
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Health fears grow over blaze A wind shift has put more residents at risk from smoke inhalation near a raging fire at a fuel storage complex
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Baghdad |
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U.S. envoy visits bomb site
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| Oct.25 |
Puerto Rico |
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Hundreds displaced after fuel depot fire
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Washington |
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Obama's fury at Baghdad bloodbath US President Barack Obama has led international condemnation of double suicide bomb attack in Baghdad that killed at least 132 people
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New York |
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Yankees eliminated Angels in Game 6
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| Oct.26 |
Western Afghanistan |
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DEA among 14 dead in copter crashes Three Drug Enforcement Administration personnel were among 14 Americans killed when three helicopters went down
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Puerto Rico |
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FBI, ATF investigate fuel depot fire Investigators don't know if the massive fire at a fuel storage facility near San Juan was deliberately started or was an accident
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Miami |
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Castro's sister 'spied for CIA'
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Washington |
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Obama vows no rush on Afghanistan
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| Oct.27 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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8 U.S. troops killed The service members were inside armored vehicles at the time of the multiple complex IED attacks
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American Samoa |
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Tsunami warning funds squandered
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Washington |
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US urges China military dialogue
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Los Angeles |
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Global premiere for Jackson movie
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 Pakistan |
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Clinton in Pakistan to rewrite relations The secretary of state arrived in nuclear-armed Pakistan, a country hit hard by terrorism, economic crisis
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| Oct.28 |
USA |
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Agassi admits use of crystal meth
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Washington |
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U.S. to pay Taliban to switch sides
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New York |
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Phillies top Yankees in Series opener |
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| Oct.29 |
Washington |
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US economy is growing once again| The economy grew at an annual pace of 3.5% between July and September, its first expansion in more than a year. Some economists think there could be further setbacks. The growth was helped b... | |
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Washington |
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Obama welcomes US economic growth
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New York |
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NY frustrated Philadelphia, 3-1 |
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| Oct.30 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban leader: U.S. can't buy allegiance
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 Colombia |
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Deal allows U.S. to use Colombia bases Colombia and the United States signed an agreement that allows U.S. personnel to be stationed at seven military bases
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Poland |
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U.S. ship accidentally fires on Polish port
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Washington |
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Obama to lift HIV entry ban soon
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| Oct.31 |
Ohio |
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Six bodies at rapist's house Map of Cleveland Ohio Six bodies have been found at the home of Anthony Sowell, 50. He spent 15 years in prison for a 1989 rape
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 Jerusalem |
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Clinton urges new Mid-East talks US Secretary of State has urged the Israelis and Palestinians to restart talks 'as soon as possible'
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Guantanamo |
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Guantanamo Uighurs sent to Palau
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Philadelphia |
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Yankees rallied over Phillies, 8-5 |
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