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Farmer's 24 hour milk filling station a hit (Reuters)
Date/Time: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:43:11 GMT

A dairy farmer milks his cow at a barn at Pujon district in Malang, Indonesia's East Java province June 2, 2010. REUTERS/Crack PalinggiReuters - A German dairy farmer has come up with a novel way to drum up new business -- he opened a "milk filling station."



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Windy City mayor race may trigger Obama shake-up (AFP)
Date/Time: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:22:59 GMT

Speculation swirled Wednesday that US President Barack Obama may shake up his White House staff if his top political enforcer Rahm Emanuel, pictured in June 2010, decides to run for Chicago mayor.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AFP - Speculation swirled Wednesday that US President Barack Obama may shake up his White House staff if his top political enforcer Rahm Emanuel decides to run for Chicago mayor.



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Two asteroids to pass close to Earth, but won't hit: NASA (AFP)
Date/Time: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:22:07 GMT

This NASA image shows an artist's impression of an asteroid belt in orbit around a star. Two asteroids were set to pass close to Earth on Wednesday but posed no risk, the US space agency NASA said.(AFP/NASA/File)AFP - Two asteroids were set to pass close to Earth on Wednesday but posed no risk, the US space agency NASA said.



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Reggie Bush: Heisman matter 'out of my hands' (AP)
Date/Time: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:40:16 GMT

FILE - This Aug. 27, 2010, file photo shows New Orleans Saints player Reggie Bush watching from the sidelines during the first quarter of their preseason NFL football game at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. Yahoo! Sports reported Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010, that 2005 Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush is expected to be stripped of the award by the end of the month. The former Southern Cal running back would become the first player in the 75-year history of the award to have the Heisman Trophy taken away. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)AP - Reggie Bush declined to go into any detail Wednesday on what he knows about the status of his 2005 Heisman Trophy.



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Why Ohio? Behind Obama's choice of Cleveland for jobs speech (The Christian Science Monitor)
Date/Time: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:27:24 GMT
The Christian Science Monitor - Ohio makes or breaks presidencies. That’s one reason why President Obama picked Cleveland to unveil a new plan for economic recovery just 55 days before voters decide whether Democrats keep their majorities in the House and Senate.
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Google search accelerates with 'instant' results (AP)
Date/Time: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:27:40 GMT

This screen grab taken from Google, shows Google Inc.'s Instant Search introduced Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. Google is accelerating its search engine by displaying the results as soon as users begin to type in their requests. (AP Photo) NO SALESAP - Google Inc. stepped on its Internet search accelerator Wednesday by adding a feature that displays results as soon as people begin typing their requests.



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Obama's tax break for business: Will it put Americans to work? (The Christian Science Monitor)
Date/Time: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:12:11 GMT

President Barack Obama speaks about the economy,Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, at Cuyahoga Community College in Parma, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)The Christian Science Monitor - A new round of tax incentives for US businesses could have some positive impact on the job market, but it's not likely to ignite massive employment.



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Obama must not let Taliban rule over Afghan women again (The Christian Science Monitor)
Date/Time: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:12:12 GMT
The Christian Science Monitor - In mid-August in the northern Afghanistan province of Kunduz, the Taliban carried out a horrific sentence against two young Afghan lovers who had eloped against their families’ wishes. The punishment was death by stoning. Deemed by Islamic extremists to be justified under sharia law, the process involves partially burying the accused, after which a male crowd hurls stones at the victims’ exposed heads until they die.
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Safety concerns for Fla. officials over Quran burn (AP)
Date/Time: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:03:37 GMT

Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center speaks at a news conference in Gainesville, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. Jones said that he is going forward with a plan to burn copies of the Quran at his church on Saturday, Sept. 11. (AP Photo/John Raoux)AP - As Florida officials worried about public safety surrounding a small church's plan to burn the Quran, President Barack Obama added his voice to the chorus of opposition to the church's intention to burn copies of Islam's holiest text to mark the 9/11 terrorist attacks.



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Briton Piers Morgan named Larry King replacement (Reuters)
Date/Time: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:27:52 GMT
Reuters - British television host Piers Morgan is to replace veteran CNN talk show host Larry King in January, bringing what is expected to be a more acerbic tone to the long-running prime time U.S. interview show.
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