Feb
27
2010
Chile struck by one of strongest earthquakes ever
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AP – One of the largest earthquakes ever recorded tore apart houses, bridges and highways in central Chile on Saturday and sent a tsunami racing halfway around the world. Chileans near the epicenter were tossed about as if shaken by a giant, and authorities said at least 214 people were dead.
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Feb
27
2010
Chile struck by one of strongest earthquakes ever
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AP – One of the largest earthquakes ever recorded tore apart houses, bridges and highways in central Chile on Saturday and sent a tsunami racing halfway around the world. Chileans near the epicenter were tossed about as if shaken by a giant, and authorities said at least 214 people were dead.
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Feb
27
2010
Chile struck by one of strongest earthquakes ever
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AP – One of the largest earthquakes ever recorded tore apart houses, bridges and highways in central Chile on Saturday and sent a tsunami racing halfway around the world. Chileans near the epicenter were tossed about as if shaken by a giant, and authorities said at least 214 people were dead.
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Feb
26
2010
House Dems, White House push ahead on health care
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AP – Democratic leaders from Congress to the White House vowed Friday to resurrect their long-stalled health care legislation, with or without Republican suggestions or votes. “We know what happens if we do nothing: more and more people pay more,” White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said. “The president believes we still have to act.”
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Feb
25
2010
GOP to Obama at summit: ‘We have a better idea’
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AP – President Barack Obama argued Thursday that a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s broken health care system is imperative for the nation’s future economic vitality, setting off an immediate clash in an extraordinary live-on-TV summit with Republicans who want far more modest changes. “We believe we have a better idea,” retorted GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander.
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Feb
24
2010
Toyota CEO apologizes for recall, accidents
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AP – Akio Toyoda, the mysterious scion of the Toyota empire, is apologizing Wednesday before a House committee investigating deadly flaws that sparked the recall of 8.5 million cars.
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Feb
23
2010
Mullen: ‘steady progress’ in fight for Afghan town
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AP – The nation’s top defense leaders said Monday that U.S.-led forces were making steady progress in their efforts in a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan but faced stiffer resistance than expected and the operation would take longer than hoped.
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Feb
23
2010
Mullen: ‘steady progress’ in fight for Afghan town
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AP – The nation’s top defense leaders said Monday that U.S.-led forces were making steady progress in their efforts in a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan but faced stiffer resistance than expected and the operation would take longer than hoped.
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Feb
21
2010
Outgunned Taliban mounting tough fight in Marjah
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AP – Outnumbered and outgunned, Taliban fighters are mounting a tougher fight than expected in Marjah, Afghan officials said Sunday, as U.S.-led forces converged on a pocket of militants in a western section of the town.
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Feb
21
2010
Outgunned Taliban mounting tough fight in Marjah
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AP – Outnumbered and outgunned, Taliban fighters are mounting a tougher fight than expected in Marjah, Afghan officials said Sunday, as U.S.-led forces converged on a pocket of militants in a western section of the town.
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