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Thai plane searched in L.A. after bomb threat
reuters Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:06:56 -0400 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Investigators found no evidence of a bomb aboard a Thai Airways flight on Tuesday after a written threat was discovered in a lavatory shortly before its arrival in Los Angeles, officials said.


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Pressure mounts in U.S. against Koran-burning plan
reuters Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:41:20 -0400 MIAMI (Reuters) - Civil and military leaders stepped up calls on Tuesday for an obscure U.S. pastor to drop his plans to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, as fears grew it would fan religious hatred.


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BP shifts U.S. oil spill blame onto contractors
reuters Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:51:02 -0400 LONDON (Reuters) - BP shifted much of the blame for a rig blast that led to the United States' worst-ever oil spill onto its contractors Transocean and Halliburton.


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Obama pitches road spending, tax incentives in Ohio
reuters Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:27:29 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will push billions of dollars in new business tax incentives and spending on big construction projects on Wednesday, as he tries to convince a balky Congress to pass measures intended to spur the economy and create jobs.


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U.S. religious leaders condemn "anti-Muslim" frenzy
reuters Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:51:39 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. religious leaders on Tuesday condemned an "anti-Muslim frenzy" in the United States, including plans by a Florida church to burn a Koran on September 11, an act a top general said could endanger American troops abroad.


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Special Report: The Tea Party goes to school
reuters Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:46:59 -0400 HANNIBAL, Missouri (Reuters) - Some Tea Partiers admit mistakes were made. Others are quick to describe the movement's recent efforts in the political arena as not quite ready for prime time.


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U.S. says not considering NATO Afghan troop request
reuters Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:32:11 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States does not plan to contribute to a NATO request for 2,000 troops for the Afghan war, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, even as the head of the alliance held out the possibility of U.S. participation.


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China-U.S. ties improving, Hu tells White House team
reuters Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:28:34 -0400 BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United States said on Wednesday that their sometimes rocky relationship is sounder after talks in Beijing, with both putting an optimistic face on ties that have been jolted by economic and security tensions.


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Judge refuses to lift ban on government stem cell funds
reuters Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:42:09 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge refused on Tuesday to lift a ban on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research despite Obama administration warnings it would set back key research and cost more than a thousand jobs.


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U.S. team to discuss North Korea in Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing
reuters Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:34:47 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. government team will travel to Seoul, Tokyo and Beijing next week to discuss North Korea but has no plans to visit the poor, isolated state or meet its officials, the State Department said Tuesday.


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