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at 21:08 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

Arizona governor stumbles during debate with painful and lengthy pause

PHOENIX - It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political debate in recent memory.

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at 20:48 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

Indonesian volcano spews new burst of ash

TANAH KARO, Indonesia - An Indonesian volcano sent a new, powerful burst of hot ash and debris two miles (thousands of meters) into the air early Friday, sending villagers fleeing back to emergency shelters.

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at 20:22 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

Pearl Harbor ceremony marks 65th anniversary of World War II's end

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - World War II veterans, their families and officials marked the 65th anniversary of the end of that war on board the same ship where Japan formally surrendered in 1945.

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at 20:20 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

Mexican military says 25 suspects killed in shootout with soldiers near US border

MONTERREY, Mexico - Mexico's military says 25 suspects have been shot dead by soldiers in a gunbattle near the U.S. border.

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at 20:17 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

Mozambican food riots are reminder of vulnerability of world's poorest nations

JOHANNESBURG - A few pennies' increase in the price of a loaf of bread can mean the difference between getting by and going hungry — and erupting in anger — in the world's poorest countries.

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at 20:08 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

German central bank to seek board member's dismissal in dispute over race comments

BERLIN - Germany's central bank said that it will request the dismissal of a board member whose comments stereotyping Muslims and Jews drew outrage at home and abroad.

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at 20:07 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

Because of trough, hurricane is going in US where few have gone before, but more may follow

WASHINGTON - Pushed by an ill-timed trough of low pressure, Hurricane Earl is heading uncomfortably close to an area relatively few hurricanes tend to go: the northeastern United States coastline.

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at 19:53 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

Sept. 11 families split over NY mosque rallies on attacks' anniversary

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Both supporters and opponents of a proposed Islamic cultural centre are being asked to stand against rallies planned for the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

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at 19:24 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

Ex-FBI mosque informant refiles complaint against US government, local police, FBI

SANTA ANA, Calif. - A former FBI informant who infiltrated a Southern California mosque has revised his lawsuit against the U.S. government and a local police department, saying they violated his civil rights and were negligent.

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at 18:50 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

US woman who had acid splashed on face recounts agonizing pain during random attack

PORTLAND, Ore. - Bethany Storro had just bought a pair of sunglasses and was celebrating a new job when a woman walked up to her with a cup and said: "Hey pretty girl, do you want to drink this?"

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