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QUESTION OF THE WEEK

What did you think of our summer weather?
Great! Lawns and gardens have never been greener.
62%
Terrible. Couldn't leave the house without lightning strike worries.
24%
Bring on the winter!
14%
Total Votes: 114

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International News

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Engineers remove cap that stopped oil gusher; no more oil expected to leak, but crews stand by

NEW ORLEANS - Engineers have removed a temporary cap that stopped oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP's blown-out well in mid-July....

posted: September 2,2010

International News

Coast Guard: no sign of oil leak after Gulf platform fire, but crews continue to monitor

NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard is saying there are no immediate signs of a spill from an oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast....

posted: September 2,2010

US Mideast peace envoy says Israel and Palestinians will hold a 2nd round of talks Sept 14-15

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's special envoy for Middle East peace says the leaders of Israel and the Palestinians concluded a productive first round of peace negotiations....

posted: September 2,2010

Romanian government appears on brink of collapse; 5 ministers fired, 1 quits amid recession

BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's unpopular government appeared to be on the brink of collapse Thursday after the prime minister fired five Cabinet ministers, with the economy minister also saying he will quit....

posted: September 2,2010

Palestinian president says Israel must end settlements in order to achieve a peace agreement

WASHINGTON - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is calling on Israel to end Jewish settlements in the West Bank and other areas that the Palestinians want to be part off their own state....

posted: September 2,2010

Israeli leaders says a permanent peace with Palestinians will require compromises by both

WASHINGTON - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calling for Israelis as well as the Palestinians to make compromises in the pursuit of an enduring peace....

posted: September 2,2010

Clinton launches first direct Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations in 2 years

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is formally opening the first direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians in nearly two years, imploring the two sides to make compromises to forge an agreement....

posted: September 2,2010

Evacuations ordered, but some hunker down as Earl bears down on East Coast

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In early sign of promise, Israel, Palestinians agree to work on outline of final peace deal

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Security Council to hold summit on improving its mission to maintain global peace and security

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NY police say nothing suspicious found in Mercedes left on Manhattan street; car is towed

posted: September 2,2010

Court of Appeals reverses conviction of man who left water bottles in the desert for migrants

posted: September 2,2010

Chaplain killed in Afghanistan is 1st Army clergy killed in action since Vietnam

posted: September 2,2010

Venezuelan vice-president: government did not violate hunger striker's rights

posted: September 2,2010

Calderon urges Mexicans to support his drug war, says rising violence is price worth paying

posted: September 2,2010

Suriname's new president back in power after weeklong illness; confirms had dengue

posted: September 2,2010

Obama to hold news conference next week capping economy-focused week

posted: September 2,2010

Ohio governor commutes death sentence of condemned killer of 3 who claimed innocence

posted: September 2,2010

Hamas, though excluded from Mideast talks, is among most intractable issues

posted: September 2,2010

Farrakhan backs planned mosque in New York, says Muslims among those killed on Sept. 11

posted: September 2,2010

Reports: forest fires in central Russia kill 2, leave 14 hospitalized

posted: September 2,2010

Goats rescued after spending nearly 2 days on thin ledge of railway bridge over highway

posted: September 2,2010

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