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| Oct.1 |
Denmark |
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Chicago, Rio lead 2016 Olympics host race |
| 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 |
| 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...
| Oct.4 |
Washington |
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U.S. adviser: Taliban victory not foreseen |
| 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' |
| 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
| 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
| 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 |
| 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
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Oct.12 |
Sweden |
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1st woman wins Nobel Prize for economics |
| 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
| 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 |
| Oct.16 |
USA |
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North Korean diplomat to visit US
| 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' |
| Oct.18 |
Washington |
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US decision after Afghan result
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
| 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
| 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'
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
| 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 |