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Possible talks with Afghan insurgents draw closer
(AP)
 AP - In a further step toward reconciling with insurgents, President Hamid Karzai said Saturday he will soon name the members of a council tasked with pursuing peace talks with rebels willing to break with al-Qaida and recognize the government in Kabul.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:19:53 GMT
| Shoes, eggs hurled at ex-Brit PM Blair in Dublin
(AP)
 AP - Protesters hurled shoes and eggs Saturday at Tony Blair who held the first public signing of his memoir amid high security in Ireland's capital. Hundreds more people lined up to have their books autographed — evidence that the divisions left by Blair's decade as British leader have yet to heal.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:09:03 GMT
| Buildings collapse, 2 injured in powerful NZ quake
(AP)
 AP - Chimneys and walls crumbled to the ground, roads cracked in half and residents were knocked off their feet as a powerful magnitude-7.1 earthquake rocked New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. The prime minister said it was a miracle no one was killed.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:12:07 GMT
| Thousands protest French crackdown on Gypsies
(AP)
AP - Thousands of people marched in Paris and around France on Saturday to protest expulsions of Gypsies and other new security measures adopted by President Nicolas Sarkozy's government.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:24:01 GMT
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Cardinals release QB Leinart (AP)
The Arizona Cardinals have released quarterback Matt Leinart, ending a rocky stint with the team that began with fanfare as he was drafted 10th overall in 2006 and ended this preseason with the former USC star taking a backseat to Derek Anderson. The team announced the decision to release the 2004 Heisman Trophy winner Saturday.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:29:00 PDT
| Top pick Bradford to start for Rams (AP)
No. 1 overall draft pick Sam Bradford will start at quarterback in the regular-season opener at home against Arizona next weekend. Coach Steve Spagnuolo announced the decision Saturday, saying Bradford had earned the job. "We're confident. The staff's confident. The team's confident," Spagnuolo said.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:36:58 PDT
| Woods has 65 to keep playoff hopes alive (AP)
Brandt Snedeker is the leader at the Deutsche Bank Championship, a spot he didn't imagine when he saw that his tee times coincided with the expected arrival of rain and wind from Hurricane Earl. Turns out Snedeker, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and others might have wound up on the good side of the draw.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:52:59 PDT
| Sharapova tops Capra 6-0, 6-0 at US Open (AP)
American upstart Beatrice Capra got blown away Saturday -- by the excellence of Maria Sharapova and the bad, blustery conditions caused by the remnants of Hurricane Earl. Treating the wind and an opponent with nothing to lose as mere annoyances, Sharapova put a 6-0, 6-0 thumping on Capra at the U.S. Open, ending the 18-year-old's attempt to fashion a 2010 version of the Melanie Oudin story.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:24:48 PDT
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Stocks rally as jobs data spurs optimism
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Wall Street closed a stellar week on Friday after recent economic data, including a stronger-than-expected labor market report, bolstered optimism that the economy would not fall back into recession.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:43:39 GMT
| Taxpayers likely to face initial loss on GM IPO: sources
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The U.S. government is likely to take a loss on General Motors Co in the first offering of the automaker's stock, six people familiar with preparations for the landmark IPO said.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:33:47 GMT
| China tells state companies to explore Potash bid
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Chinese officials have ordered state companies to meet investment bankers to explore ways to block BHP Billiton's $39 billion bid for Potash Corp, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:09:42 GMT
| Obama says his economic policies halted "bleeding"
(Reuters)
 Reuters - President Barack Obama, previewing a big push on the U.S. economy next week, on Saturday defended policies that he said "have stopped the bleeding" and put the middle class on the road to recovery.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:38:47 GMT
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Ariz. governor says she was wrong about beheadings
(AP)
 AP - A claim by Arizona's governor that rising violence along the U.S.-Mexico border has led to headless bodies turning up in the desert came back to haunt her during a stammering debate performance in which she failed to back it up.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:11:28 GMT
| Kanye West : 'I bled hard' over Swift debacle
(AP)
 AP - Hip-hop star Kanye West is still feeling the pain over his trophy grab from Taylor Swift last year — and he's expressing his pain all over Twitter.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:29:37 GMT
| Obama pledges to work for a thriving middle class
(AP)
 AP - A strong economy needs bustling Main Streets and a thriving middle class, not just a healthy stock market, President Barack Obama said in paying tribute to the American worker.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:19:01 GMT
| 95 snakes found in burst bag at Malaysia airport
(AP)
AP - A Malaysian man pleaded guilty to wildlife smuggling after his bag bursting with 95 live boa constrictors broke open on a luggage conveyer belt at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, an official said Friday.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:31:49 GMT
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