Clinton: Iran needs to prove it isn’t pursuing nuclear weapons
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Iran said it test-fired short-range missiles in a show of force Sunday as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said that the country would have to prove it is not developing nuclear weapons or face more sanctions.
Clinton, in an appearance taped Friday for CBS’ “Face the Nation,” said that the revelation of a nuclear facility near the holy city of Qom just raised additional suspicions about the intent of the Iranians’ nuclear program. “We believe that it is a covert facility designed for uranium enrichment,” she said.
U.S. troops call Afghan region ‘Vietnam without napalm’
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JELAWUR, Afghanistan — The men of Bravo Company have a bitter description for the irrigated swath of land along the Arghandab River where 10 members of their battalion have been killed and 30 have been wounded since the beginning of August.
US Census Bureau report: 40 million living in poverty
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The overall poverty rate in the US rose to 13.2 percent in 2008, as workers across all sectors of the economy became jobless and increasing numbers of families were forced into destitution, according to a new government report. Real median household income also declined by 3.6 percent.
Dow Drops Over 200; GE, Comcast Slide
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Stocks tumbled Thursday after a disappointing ISM report on manufacturing piled on to worries about the economic recovery.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 203 points, or 2.1 percent — it’s worst decline since July 2, which was before the summer rally began. The S&P 500 fell 2.6 percent and the Nasdaq dropped 3.1 percent.
Man throws shoe at IMF Chief
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A demonstrator in Turkey has thrown a shoe at the head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, in a protest similar to that against US president, George Bush, in Iraq in 2008.
Pakistan Warns US Against Drone Attacks
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Tensions between the US and Pakistan are on the rise, and Pakistani Army Chief General Parvez Kayani is cautioning that the nation’s military will not tolerate any US attacks against Balochistan Province.
House Sanctions Companies Selling Gasoline to Iran
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In a vote of 308-114, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3183, a bill chiefly aimed at funding energy and environmental projects, but which also included a little discussed provision which would sanction companies which sell gasoline to Iran.
Obama Again Warns ‘Patience Limited’ on Iran
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Echoing the skeptical tone of State Department officials following today’s high profile talks with Iran, President Barack Obama cautioned that his patience with the Iranian government was “not unlimited” and that they had to take concrete steps, and soon, to prove the peaceful nature of their nuclear program.
NATO Air Strike Kills at Least Nine Afghan Civilians
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An air strike by a Dutch F-16 fighter jet in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan today killed at least nine civilians, including six children, and wounded at least three others, according to provincial officials.
