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US pastor cancels Koran-burning plan

page29GAINESVILLE, Florida--A Christian pastor on Thursday canceled a plan to burn copies of the Koran at his obscure Florida church, which had drawn international condemnation and a warning from President Barack Obama that it could provoke al Qaeda suicide bombings.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates called Terry Jones, an obscure minister who heads the tiny Dove World Outreach Center church in the...

Obama will weigh broad changes in White House

WASHINGTON--The likely exit of top aide Rahm Emanuel gives U.S. President Barack Obama the chance to make broader...

Appeals court puts stem cell funding ban on hold

WASHINGTON--A U.S. appeals court granted on Thursday an Obama administration request to temporarily lift a judge's...

Report shows health reforms will cause bump in spending

WASHINGTON--U.S. reforms will slightly accelerate the rise in healthcare spending, according to a survey released on...

Florida pastor not backing down on Koran-burning

page27GAINESVILLE, Florida--An obscure U.S. Christian pastor whose plan to burn copies of the Koran on Sept. 11 has sparked...

BP, partners trade blame for oil spill

LONDON/WASHINGTON--BP Plc and its Gulf of Mexico oil well partners traded blame on Wednesday after an internal BP...

Obama to attend UN Sudan meeting on September 24

UNITED NATIONS--President Barack Obama will attend a U.N. summit on Sudan this month, U.S. officials said on...

Pentagon watchdog broken, US money at risk

WASHINGTON--The Pentagon's top watchdog has abandoned efforts to do in-depth audits of defense contracts, leaving...

Call for September 11 truce over New York Muslim center

page26NEW YORK--Families of Sept. 11 victims are arguing whether to call a truce on the anniversary of the 2001 attacks on...

American religious leaders condemn anti-Muslim frenzy

WASHINGTON--U.S. religious leaders on Tuesday condemned an "anti-Muslim frenzy" in the United States, including plans...

Chicago Mayor Daley won't run for re-election

CHICAGO--Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley announced on Tuesday he would not run for re-election, ending a political...

Congress Republicans wary of Obama economy proposal

WASHINGTON--Republicans in the U.S. Congress showed little willingness to help President Barack Obama approve $350...

Obama kicks off campaign with infrastructure plan

page24MILWAUKEE--President Barack Obama, scrambling to jump-start job creation in a sluggish U.S. economy, proposed a...

Democrats face grim election prospects

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WASHINGTON--An unrelenting sour mood among U.S. voters has steadily eroded support for President...

US Afghanistan commanders condemn Koran-burning plan

MIAMI--U.S. military commanders in Afghanistan warned on Monday that a small Florida church's plan to burn copies of...

Obama to propose permanent research tax credit

page24aWASHINGTON--President Barack Obama will ask the U.S. Congress on Wednesday to increase and permanently extend a tax...

Crucial oil spill evidence raised to Gulf's surface

ON THE GULF OF MEXICO--Investigators looking into what went wrong in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are a step closer...

Hurricane Earl churns north, weaker but still a threat

page21aHYANNIS, Massachusetts--A weakened but still dangerous Hurricane Earl churned toward the Massachusetts coast on...

US medical programs missing millions of children

WASHINGTON--An estimated five million uninsured children in the United States were eligible for Medicaid or the...

US grasp of Russia's nukes may weaken, official warns

WASHINGTON--American knowledge of Russia's nuclear capabilities will dwindle if a new nuclear arms treaty with Moscow...

US Government probes Mariner platform fire

HOUSTON--The U.S. government on Friday launched an investigation into Mariner Energy Inc's Gulf of Mexico platform...

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Sarah: Island now ‘a willing partner’
Friday, 10 September 2010
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Red Ribbon launched, target set at $100,000
Friday, 10 September 2010
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Trinidadians get ‘people’s budget’
Thursday, 09 September 2010
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Thursday, 09 September 2010
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US pastor cancels Koran-burning plan
Thursday, 09 September 2010
GAINESVILLE, Florida--A Christian pastor on Thursday canceled a plan to burn copies of the Koran at... Read more...
Obama will weigh broad changes in White House
Thursday, 09 September 2010
WASHINGTON--The likely exit of top aide Rahm Emanuel gives U.S. President Barack Obama the chance... Read more...
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Car bomb kills 16 people at market in Russia's Caucasus
Thursday, 09 September 2010
VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia--A suicide bomber killed himself and 16 other people in a huge blast near a... Read more...
Merkel ally stirs up friction with Poland
Thursday, 09 September 2010
BERLIN--A party ally of Angela Merkel whom Poland has branded a Nazi apologist has embarrassed the... Read more...
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Argentina revives its nuclear energy ambitions
Thursday, 09 September 2010
ZARATE, Argentina--Argentina, whose pioneering nuclear energy program was sidelined for years, has... Read more...
EU bank capital shake-up expected to be moderate
Thursday, 09 September 2010
FRANKFURT/DUBLIN--A growing confidence that new bank capital rules are unlikely to be as stringent... Read more...
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In the middle
Friday, 10 September 2010
Dear Queenie, I happen to know my father is cheating on my mother, and with whom. I have seen it... Read more...
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Feed the children first!
Thursday, 09 September 2010
Dear Editor, In the hierarchy of human needs, the basic physiological needs (for food, water, and... Read more...
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New multi sports court opened in Dutch Quarter
Thursday, 09 September 2010
DUTCH QUARTER--Commissioner of sports, Frans Richardson, officially opened the new sports court in... Read more...
KFC tournament restarts again
Thursday, 09 September 2010
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Japanese samurai movie pokes fun at tradition
Thursday, 09 September 2010
VENICE--Prolific Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike's "13 Assassins" is a surprisingly conventional... Read more...
Britney Spears denies sexual harassment case
Thursday, 09 September 2010
NEW YORK--Pop star Britney Spears on Thursday denied accusations by a former bodyguard that she... Read more...
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Check out Da Diva from California!
Thursday, 09 September 2010
~ Friday at The Alley ~ Don't miss the latest party put on by Freedom Fighters Foundation. It's... Read more...
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Bliss V.I.P. card party
Thursday, 09 September 2010
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Editorial - Shoulder to shoulder
Thursday, 09 September 2010
There were comments yesterday on TeleCuraçao how good it looked that St. Maarten's Commissioner of... Read more...
Editorial - So far, so good
Wednesday, 08 September 2010
While today's Round Table Conference (RTC) is still to put the icing on the cake, the dismantling... Read more...
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