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Telegraph.co.uk
Ellison Picks Up Hurd Off the Street
Wall Street Journal
Oracle investors appear a bit overexcited about the hiring of Mark Hurd as their company's new co-president, adding about $6 billion to the company's market capitalization in early Tuesday trading. It is certainly a great hire, ...
Is Mark Hurd really worth $6 billion to Oracle?CNNMoney
Redundancy In Oracle's Upper RanksForbes (blog)
Oracle's Hurd MentalityTheStreet.com
Barron's -Reuters -MarketWatch
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New York Daily News
State Gains Would Give GOP Edge on Redistricting
New York Times
The midterm elections are being closely watched for the answer to a high-stakes question: Will Republicans have a majority in Congress for the next two years? But it is the outcome of a lower-profile battle over state legislatures ...
Election Fundraising Tops $1 BillionCBS News
56 Days to Decide: Voters Sour Toward Dems, Odds Improve for GOP House TakeoverFOXNews
House ripe for Republican takeover, latest polls findChristian Science Monitor
AFP -Voice of America -Politico
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Stuff.co.nz
Planes prepare to battle Boulder County wildfire
Denver Post
As a home burns in the background, a slurry bomber Monday drops fire retardant along one of the many ridges involved in the Fourmile Canyon fire west of Boulder. In addition to the three slurry planes ...
Firefighters' Homes Among Those Destroyed in Colorado BlazeABC News
Crews Work To Protect Homes In Colorado WildfireMyStateline.com
Tricky Terrain in CO Fire FightFOXNews (blog)
CU Boulder News & Events -Daily Camera -IndyPosted
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Telegraph.co.uk
French Unions Strike as Sarkozy Pension Debate Starts
BusinessWeek
Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) -- French unions struck nationwide as lawmakers began debating President Nicolas Sarkozy's bill to raise the retirement age. Transport workers walked off the job last night, and most schools, post offices and ...
British, French Strikes Snarl Millions of Commuters, TouristsVoice of America
Commuters walloped by strikes in France, LondonThe Associated Press
French workers stage mass protest against pension reformAFP
Wall Street Journal -BBC News -Sydney Morning Herald
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Moneycontrol.com
Blast in Northwest Pakistan Kills 12
Voice of America
A powerful blast has ripped through a police complex in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 12 people and wounding more than 25 others, according to Pakistani officials. Tuesday's explosion took place in the town of Kohat in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ...
Official: Blast targeting Pakistan police barracks kills at least 20CNN International
Blast near police HQ in northwestern PakistanReuters
Bomb kills 16 in northwest Pakistan: policeAFP
BBC News -The Associated Press -New York Times
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New York Daily News
Feed: 'Spider Dan' Scales Skyscraper
CBS News
Veteran climber Dan Goodwin used high-tech suction cups to scale a 58-story skyscraper in San Francisco on Monday. Goodwin made the climb to bring attention to cancer and what he sees as the continued vulnerability of skyscrapers to terrorism. ...
Man scales SF tower to publicize his messageSan Francisco Chronicle
Lake Tahoe climber 'Spider Dan' scales SF skyscraper using suction cupsSki Channel
'Skyscraper Man' scales tower in CaliforniaCNN
Sky News -SFist -MyStateline.com
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Washington Post
Petraeus Warns Against Planned Koran-Burning
New York Times
KABUL, Afghanistan — The top American commander in Afghanistan has warned that plans by a small Florida church to burn copies of the Koran on Saturday, the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, could play into the hands of the very ...
Pastor Says Church Not Deterred by Petraeus Warning on Koran BurningFOXNews
Church Weighs Koran Burning After Petraeus Warning, Pastor SaysBloomberg
US church vows Koran burning will go on despite warningsAFP
USA Today -The Press Association -msnbc.com
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Coordinated effort in 14 countries carried out at the request of Belgian authorities. The investigation is two years in the making and is targeting individuals involved in “The Scene” file-sharing network as well as the servers copyrighted material was illegally uploaded to. P2P is taking a big hit today with news that police across Europe [...]

CBC.ca
Julia Gillard Joins Growing List of Elected Female Leaders
TIME
If you hear the faint sound of something shattering, don't fret: Julia Gillard has just kicked through Australia's glass ceiling. Following the nation's inconclusive elections on Aug. 21, Gillard finally won the support of two independent MPs on Sep. ...
Australia's Julia Gillard forms new government on shaky groundChristian Science Monitor
Australia's 'rainbow coalition' can expect a bumpy rideThe Guardian
Australia's first woman prime minister Julia Gillard clings on to powerTelegraph.co.uk
The Australian -Wall Street Journal -Sydney Morning Herald
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Globe and Mail
Google Chief Schmidt Says Web TV Service to Be Offered Worldwide in 2011
Bloomberg
Google Inc. Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt, seen here, said, “You should expect that other TV manufacturers would love to have this product. It's free. ...
Fall to bring Google TV, just in time for Apple TV faceoffArs Technica
Google's Schmidt Talks Automatic Search, Google TV, Chrome OSPC Magazine
Samsung considering Android-based TVsCNET
The Guardian -RedOrbit -Mobile Burn
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CBC.ca
Valero says Corpus Christi unaffected by storm
Reuters
HOUSTON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Valero Energy Corp (VLO.N) said operations at its refineries were unaffected by the passage of Tropical Storm Hermine through Texas on Tuesday. Valero owns six refineries in Texas, including a 315000 barrel per day (bpd) ...
Tropical Storm Hermine crosses into TexasWOKV
Flood alert as Hermine hits TexasBBC News
Harris Co. under flash flood watch because of HermineHouston Chronicle
Bloomberg -FOXNews (blog) -Voice of America
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Reuters India
Obama's 'don't call it a stimulus' economic development plan
Christian Science Monitor
The first part of an economic development program announced Monday by President Obama would bring $50 billion in infrastructure upgrades, but the term 'stimulus' has become associated with big government spending. President Obama attends a Milwaukee ...
Obama Proposes $50 Billion in InfrastructureNewsweek
Obama: "They Talk About Me Like a Dog"CBS News
Obama to back company tax breaksBBC News
The Associated Press -Bloomberg -Los Angeles Times
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MiamiHerald.com
Obama to get the Woodward treatment
USA Today
The subject of Bob Woodward's super secret project on the Obama administration has been revealed, and the White House probably isn't crazy about the title. The latest book by the bestselling investigative reporter focuses on "Obama's critical decisions ...
Woodward book to be called 'Obama's Wars'The State
Woodward book to be called 'Obama's Wars'Metromix Detroit
Bob Woodward's New Book, 'Obama's Wars,' to be Released Sept. 27ABC News
Orlando Sentinel
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New York Daily News
Van der Sloot: I've 'misused' Holloway case 'for my own advantage'
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff Joran van der Sloot is accused of trying to extort more than $250000 from Natalee Holloway's family. (CNN) -- In a jailhouse interview with a Dutch television station, Joran van der Sloot said he is remorseful for telling so many ...
Joran van der Sloot speaks to 'Today' about guiltUSA Today
Holloway lawyer dismisses Van der Sloot claimsBoston Globe
Lawyer: Revenge Try Won't Hurt Van Der SlootCBS News
People Magazine -TIME -IndyPosted
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Telegraph.co.uk
Andy Coulson set to face police questions over phone-hacking claims
The Guardian
David Cameron's PR chief faces police questioning over the phone tapping affair, MPs were told today. John Yates, the assistant Metropolitan police commissioner, told the home affairs select committee that police were likely to interview Andy Coulson, ...
Police to quiz PM's aide CoulsonBBC News
New probe into phone-hacking claimsThe Press Association
Met to interview Coulson over fresh allegationsFinancial Times
Reuters -CNN -Sky News
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Central Florida News 13
North Korea Releases South Korean Boat, Requests Flood Aid
Voice of America
North Korea released a South Korean fishing boat and its seven-man crew Tuesday, after asking South Korea for a shipment of rice, cement and heavy equipment to help it recover from recent flooding. Pyongyang announced on Monday that it would free the ...
NKorea frees 7 detained SKorean, Chinese fishermenThe Associated Press
N Korea accepts flood aid offerBBC News
Released S Korean fishing boat arrives in SokchoXinhua
CNN International -Sydney Morning Herald -Reuters Africa
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The Guardian
Barroso says EU growth will beat forecasts
Financial Times
Europe must accelerate the pace of structural reform over the next year to consolidate an uneven economic recovery, José Manuel Barroso, the Commission president, told the European parliament in his first “state of the ...
Barroso speech targets French anti-Gypsy campaignThe Guardian
EU to unveil plan to improve single market in OctReuters
Barroso urges ambitious Europe in first State of the UnionAFP
BBC News -TheParliament.com -Novinite.com
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The Daily Titan
Wall Street is backing Whitman in California's gubernatorial race
MiamiHerald.com
Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman was leading a triumphant rally at the state GOP convention last month when she announced that New Yorkers were excited about the California governor's race. At a fundraiser she held in New ...
Attitude toward unions key factor in campaignsSan Francisco Chronicle
Airwaves Heat Up in California RaceWall Street Journal
Democrat Jerry Brown to launch first TV adsSan Jose Mercury News
Sacramento Bee -Los Angeles Times -The Daily Titan
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Kansas City Star
Abbas: No 'historic compromises' on Jerusalem, borders
Jerusalem Post
In an interview with Palestinian newspaper, PA president says Palestinians will not recognize Israel as a Jewish state, accuses Netanyahu of trying to "strip" Israeli-Arabs of their rights. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud ...
Dispute in peace talks: Borders or security first?Ynetnews
Abbas and Fayyad slam Israeli peace campaign for using their picturesHa'aretz
Abbas asks US to step into settlement disputeThe Associated Press
Xinhua -GulfNews -Voice of America
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