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South Korea press leak blamed on US state department analyst

28 Aug 2010: Steven Kim pleaded not guilty to justice department accusations that secret US intelligence was passed to a news organisation
Fidel Castro 9hr 24min ago

Fidel Castro claims Osama bin Laden is a US spy

27 Aug 2010: Former Cuban president says the 9/11 mastermind is in the pay of the CIA and cites WikiLeaks as his source
Hamid Karzai 16hr 35min ago

US pullout plans give Taliban a boost in Afghanistan, says Hamid Karzai

27 Aug 2010: Afghan leader echoes views of US general that naming July 2011 as withdrawal start date has invigorated insurgents
Hurricane Katrina 21hr 7min ago

Hurricane Katrina before and after

27 Aug 2010: Gallery (12 pictures)
Before and after images of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina on the five-year anniversary of the disaster
Afghanistan: The war logs 1 day ago

WikiLeaks war logs posting 'will lead to free speech ruling'

27 Aug 2010:
US supreme court likely to have to rule on issue of balancing national security and freedom of speech, says judge
US economy 1 day ago

Ben Bernanke under pressure to prop up US economic recovery

26 Aug 2010: Federal Reserve chairman's summit speech will be scrutinised by markets after week of bad news sparks double-dip fears
New York 1 day ago

New York student charged with attack on Muslim taxi driver

26 Aug 2010: Michael Enright, who volunteered in Afghanistan, accused of slashing neck and face of Bangladeshi driver in Manhattan
Republicans 1 day ago

Senior Republican Ken Mehlman comes out as gay

26 Aug 2010:
Disclosure by Bush 2004 campaign manager is met with criticism over party's hostility towards gay and lesbian rights
US unemployment and employment data 1 day ago

US jobless drop boosts Obama

26 Aug 2010: US unemployment falls by 31,000, more than analysts' predictions, giving Obama administration a much-needed break from a run of bad economic news
Tiger Woods 1 day ago

Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren divorce

26 Aug 2010: Golfer Tiger Woods and his wife Elin Nordegren announce divorce after months of speculation following a string of affairs
Wyclef Jean 1 day ago

Wyclef Jean cannot appeal against Haiti presidency ruling

26 Aug 2010: Electoral council tells singer its decision to disqualify him from the Haiti presidential race is final
GM 2 days ago

GM salmon may go on sale in US after public consultation

25 Aug 2010:
Food and Drug administration begins 60-day process to approve animal critics call a 'frankenfish'

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Ben Bernanke calls for help to revive the stuttering US economy

Richard Adams: Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, says the Fed needs help to revive the US economy. But it won't get any
Ben Bernanke's cold comfort for Democrats

Michael Tomasky: The federal reserve chairman may have steadied markets, but will hardly have settled Democratic nerves for the midterms
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US sport

Planet Sport: Death of a Giant

Planet Sport: America mourns the death of Scottish-born baseball great Bobby Thomson
Brett Favre signs up for one more year in NFL with the Minnesota Vikings

Brett Favre is to delay his retirement for one more season at least and has signed up for another year with the Minnesota Vikings
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A timetable for the Taliban

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Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, has criticised US plans to begin its military drawdown next summer, saying it gives Taliban insurgents an incentive to fight on past the deadline. Is he right?
The Alvin Greene manifesto for a fairer America

Alvin Greene: I want to represent South Carolina because I know millionaire senators in Washington do not serve hardworking Americans
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US economy

Ben Bernanke calls for help to revive the stuttering US economy

Richard Adams: Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, says the Fed needs help to revive the US economy. But it won't get any
Ben Bernanke's cold comfort for Democrats

Michael Tomasky: The federal reserve chairman may have steadied markets, but will hardly have settled Democratic nerves for the midterms
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