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| Oct.1 |
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U.S.: bin Laden urging militant actions
| Oct.2 |
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US may give Europe travel warning The government is considering warning its citizens to be vigilant while travelling in Europe because of the threat of an al-Qaeda attack | |
| Oct.3 |
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Rahm Emanuel confirms Chicago bid
| Oct.4 |
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U.S. groping for way to save Mideast talks
| Oct.5 |
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Gates could meet Chinese counterpart
| Oct.6 |
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White House critical of Pakistan's efforts
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Dollar falls to 15-year low against yen The dollar continued to lose ground as the prospect of more quantitative easing from the Federal Reserve kept the U.S. currency under pressure
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Oil spill probe raps White House Map of White House USA A commission investigating the response to the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico has strongly criticised the White House in a number of areas
| Oct.7 |
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Pentagon blasted over contractors A Senate report rips into the Pentagon for failing to keep track of tens of thousands of private security contractors in Afghanistan
| Oct.8 |
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Obama adviser Jones 'resigning' National Security Adviser Gen James Jones is stepping down and will be replaced by his deputy, Tom Donilon
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US lost 95,000 jobs in September
| Oct.13 |
Washington |
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Pentagon warns on US gay ruling
| Oct.14 |
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UK defence cut plans 'worry US' Hillary Clinton has admitted Washington is 'worried' over the scale of the UK coalition government's planned spending cuts on defence
| Oct.15 |
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US army trial for Afghan killings A US soldier Cpl Jeremy Morlock charged with murdering Afghan civilians is to face a court martial
| Oct.17 |
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Pentagon braces for new Wikileaks The US military has assembled a 120-member team to prepare for the expected publication of some 400,000 Iraq war documents
| Oct.18 |
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China firms 'evade Iran embargo' The U.S. has asked the Chinese government to do more to stop companies helping Iran with its nuclear programme and missile technology
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U.S. finalizing aid package to Pakistan The Obama administration is putting the final touches on a security assistance package totaling as much as $2 billion over five years
| Oct.19 |
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CIA bomber 'not properly vetted' A suicide bomber who killed seven CIA agents at a meeting at a base in eastern Afghanistan in January had not been properly vetted
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Former spy sued by CIA for publishing The CIA has filed a civil suit against a former spy who published a book critical of the agency without the review of the material by the ag...
| Oct.20 |
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US military 'can ban gay troops' An appeals court has ruled the US military can temporarily reinstate a ban on openly gay people serving
| Oct.22 |
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US to give Pakistan military $2bn The US has announced a package of military and security aid to Pakistan over five years on the final day of US-Pakistan strategic talks
| Oct.23 |
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Iranians crossed border to arrest hikers A classified U.S. military document appears to lend credence to claims that Iran crossed the Iraqi border to arrest three American hikers
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US treasury chief to visit China Timothy Geithner is to visit China at a time of tension between the two countries over the value of China's currency, the yuan
| Oct.25 |
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Iran's cash to Kabul worries US  The US has voiced concern about Iran's 'negative influence' on Afghanistan, after President Karzai admitted receiving cash from Tehran | |
| Oct.27 |
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Man held for 'DC Metro bomb plot' Farooque Ahmed, 34, of Ashburn in the state of Virginia has been arrested over a plot to bomb Metro stations in the US capital
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Obama tapes Daily Show interview Congressional Democrats who cast tough votes will be rewarded with re-election, President Barack Obama has told Jon Stewart
| Oct.29 |
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US economic growth rate quickens The US economy grew at an annualised rate of 2% in the July-to-September period, an acceleration on the previous quarter | |
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Packages had 'explosive material'  Packages found in at least two locations abroad that were bound for Jewish organizations in the U.S. 'apparently contain explosive material
The packages, found in the UK and Dubai on two overnight cargo planes from Yemen, were destined for Jewish places of worship in Chicago
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| Oct.30 |
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China assures US over rare earths China has reassured the US it has no intention of withholding 'rare earth' minerals from the market | |
| Oct.31 |
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US points to Saudi bomb suspect US officials have suggested Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri is the key suspect in last week's attempt to send two parcel bombs from Yemen to the US on...
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