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| Alaska election officials to count Senate ballots |
AP ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The hard-fought primary between Sen. Lisa Murkowski and her conservative challenger entered an important new phase Tuesday when election officials began counting thousands of outstanding ballots. |
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Aug 31, 2010 New Yorkers Say 9/11 Concerns Eclipse Right to Build Mosque, Survey Finds |
| While most New York voters agree Muslims have the right to build a mosque near the World Trade Center site, a similar majority opposes it out of concern for families victimized by the Sept. | |
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Aug 31, 2010 Muslim leaders debate FBI presence at mosques |
| Muslim leaders are debating the wisdom of inviting FBI agents to mosques to provide protection at a time of rising anti-Muslim rhetoric and debate about the proposed Islamic community center near Ground Zero. | |
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Aug 30, 2010 Earl threatens US Coast after hitting Caribbean |
| SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Hurricane Earl, now a powerful Category 4 storm, barreled toward the US coast early Wednesday after battering tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and winds that damaged homes and toppled power lines. | |
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Aug 30, 2010 Obama promises new efforts to boost economy |
| President Barack Obama makes a statement on the economy, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. | |
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Aug 30, 2010 51% favor Republicans for Congress, poll finds |
| Pollsters offered some more glum news for Democrats on Monday night: Republicans have their biggest lead ever on the question of which party voters would support for Congress. | |
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Aug 29, 2010 Hurricane Earl threatens the Caribbean as Danielle exits |
| POINTE-A-PITRE, Guadeloupe - Hurricane Earl churned toward the south-eastern Caribbean Sunday after reaching Category One status, as Hurricane Danielle headed for the cold waters of the north Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center said. | |
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Aug 29, 2010 NYC mosque debate will shape American Islam |
| NEW YORK - Adnan Zulfiqar, a graduate student, former US Senate aide and American-born son of Pakistani immigrants, will soon give the first khutbah, or sermon, of the fall semester at the University of Pennsylvania. | |
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Aug 29, 2010 Obama: Still work to do after Katrina |
| NEW ORLEANS - President Obama marked the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on Sunday with a solidarity visit to this city still recovering from the devastating storm, pledging to "stand with you and fight alongside you until the ... | |
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Aug 29, 2010 Hurricane Earl Strengthens to Category Two, Moves Toward Leeward Islands |
| Hurricane Earl strengthened as it moved toward the northern Leeward Islands and is expected to become a “major” storm later today, the US National Hurricane Center said. | |
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