Abdullah to withdraw from Afghan run-off -NY Times
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WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Abdullah Abdullah, the chief challenger to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, has decided to withdraw from a Nov. 7 runoff election, the New York Times reported on Saturday. In a dispatch from Kabul posted on its website, …
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Upstate Republican Abruptly Suspends Race for Congress
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A moderate Republican whose candidacy for an upstate New York Congressional seat had set off a storm of national conservative opposition, abruptly withdrew on Saturday, emboldening the right at a time when the …
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White House releases six-month log of visitors
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During his first six months in office, according to information released Friday, President Obama met frequently at the White House with labor leaders, senators, lobbyists, business executives and liberal activists as he sought to …
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Abdullah to withdraw from Afghan run-off: report
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Abdullah Abdullah, the chief challenger to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, has decided to withdraw from a November 7 runoff election, the New York Times reported on Saturday. In a dispatch from Kabul posted on its website, …
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Obama Sees Progress in US Economy; Republicans Criticize Health Care Reform
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By VOA News US President Barack Obama says the US is "moving in the right direction," with the first reports of economic growth in a year. In his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday, Mr. Obama noted the country's gross domestic product was up …
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Taliban again overshadow vote in south Afghan bastion
Reuters India
ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Security, not candidates, will determine whether voters in one of Afghanistan's most dangerous districts risk going to the ballot box for next week's disputed presidential run-off vote. …
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us sees 10 million more H1N1 vaccine doses next week
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five drug companies are now increasing production of the vaccine for the H1N1 swine flu, and 10 million more doses are expected next week, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on Saturday. …
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Republican Scozzafava Suspends New York Congressional Campaign
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The move comes on the heels of a new poll that showed Republican Dede Scozzafava had fallen behind her two competitors in a race too close. Congressional candidates in New York's 23rd district: Democrat Bill Owens, Conservative Party Dan Hoffman, …
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Federal stimulus created or saved 24000 NJ jobs, White House says
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By The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk WASHINGTON — The federal stimulus package passed in February created or saved 24000 jobs in New Jersey so far, according to data released by the White House and reviewed by the Record. …
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Karzai team in crisis talks to avert vote boycott
CNN
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is taking part in a runoff election for his seat next week. Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai's representatives were holding eleventh-hour talks Saturday with those of main rival Abdullah Abdullah …
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