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Samoa Tsunami Toll May Exceed 100, Hundreds Injured
New York Times
By REUTERS SYDNEY (Reuters) – A series of tsunamis smashed into the Pacific island nations of American and Western Samoa, killing possibly more than 100 people, destroying villages and injuring hundreds, officials said on Wednesday. …
Tsunami in Pacific May Have Killed 120 in Samoa AreaBloomberg
Deadly tsunami wreaks devastation across Samoa in the South PacificTimes Online
Hawaii spared effects of deadly tsunamiThe Associated Press
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Senate panel rejects public health option
MiamiHerald.com
A key Senate committee voted down a government-run health insurance plan. However, the public option still exists in another Senate bill and several bills being considered in the House. BY DAVID LIGHTMAN WASHINGTON — In the first significant setback …
Senate panel rejects public insurer optionBoston Globe
Senators Reject Pair of Public Option ProposalsNew York Times
US Senate Panel Rejects Public Plan For Health BillWall Street Journal
Kansas City Star -Washington Post -Bloomberg
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Iran offers conflicting messages
Los Angeles Times
Tehran offers remarks by turns defiant and cooperative, leaving diplomats unsure if it will take seriously this week's nuclear talks in Geneva. By Paul Richter and Christi Parsons Reporting from Washington – With tense international talks drawing near, …
Secret Iran Plant Gives US Leverage in Geneva Nuclear TalksBloomberg
UN chief: Iran should negotiate with key powersThe Associated Press
IAEA to Seek Evidence of Iranian Nuclear SitesWall Street Journal
Reuters -PRESS TV -Ha’aretz
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Typhoon Ketsana blasts Cambodia
BBC News
The powerful typhoon that has hit the Philippines and Vietnam with deadly force is now battering Cambodia. At least nine people have died in Kampong Thom province in central Cambodia. When Typhoon Ketsana hit Vietnam, more than 30 people were killed …
Vietnam Urges Rescue, Aid as Typhoon Death Toll RisesBloomberg
Typhoon kills nearly 50 in Vietnam, CambodiaAFP
Typhoon shows need to act on climate: PhilippinesReuters UK
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Terror suspect pleads not guilty in federal court
Newsday
Photo credit: Photo by/Dave Sanders | Michael Dowling, defense attorney for Najibullah Zazi, speaks to reporters after Zazi's arraignment in Brooklyn Federal Court this morning. (September 29, 2009) In a quick arraignment Tuesday, terror suspect …
Terror suspect kept in jail after pleading not guiltyAlbany Times Union
Terrorism Suspect Pleads Not GuiltyWashington Post
New York bomb plot suspect pleads not guiltyReuters
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Obama to meet high-powered aides for Afghan review
AFP
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama gathers an array of high-powered advisors Wednesday to begin a sweeping Afghan strategy review that will culminate in a fateful decision on whether to escalate the war. Obama has called his most formidable …
White House Starts Review of Afghan StrategyWall Street Journal
Don't rush Afghan decision, Kerry urges Obama, SenateBoston Globe
NATO leader agrees war strategy should be reviewedThe Associated Press
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China to parade its new and improved arsenal
Los Angeles Times
The government's 60th-anniversary event will showcase military technology, most of which was made in China. Beijing dislikes its army's image as a poorly equipped force of rural enlistees. Military vehicles park near Tiananmen Square during a rehearsal …
China clears central Beijing for anniversary partyThe Associated Press
Our future 60 years after the founding of the People's Republic of …Telegraph.co.uk
Time for China to celebrate and to ponderXinhua
Reuters -Reuters India -Voice of America
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Guinea vows protest killings probe
Aljazeera.net
Guinea's government has promised an investigation into why members of the military opened fire on an opposition protest killing, by some accounts, more than 150 people. Moussa Dadis Camara, Guinea's military leader, apologised for the violence and …
World Digest: Guinea Orders Probe Into Protesters' KillingsWashington Post
US Condemns Guinea's Military, Demands Release of OppositionBloomberg
US Condemns Violence Against Guinea ProtestersVoice of America
CNN International -BBC News -Reuters
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The Politics of Missile Defense
Washington Post
Andrew Nagorski ["Reagan's Missile Defense Triumph," op-ed, Sept. 25] argued that by supporting a new version of missile defense, the Obama administration has accepted the notion that the country needs an effective missile defense system. …
Poles indignant that US altered missile-shield plansLos Angeles Times
Russia still cool on new US anti-missile schemeReuters
Russia Concerned Over Revised US Missile Defense PlanFOXNews
Wilmington News Journal, OH -AFP -Town Hall
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A crack appears in Honduras' deadlock
Los Angeles Times
Key backers of the coup that ousted President Zelaya have begun to temper their support for the de facto government. Some said they might even let Zelaya return to office under certain limitations. By Alex Renderos and Tracy Wilkinson Reporting from …
Shuttered Honduran radio resumes broadcasts on WebReuters
Zelaya: Honduran businessmen's plan a 'good sign'The Associated Press
Brazil: A New Counterweight to the United StatesTIME
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