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Craigslist drops adult services listings
San Francisco Chronicle
Bradley C Bower / AP (09-04) 18:21 PDT San Francisco -- After years of mounting public pressure, Craigslist appears to have surrendered a battle over sexual ads on its website that some viewed as a test case for the boundaries of online freedom. ...
Craigslist Abandons Adult Services... for Good?PC Magazine
Craigslist censored: Adult section removedCNET
Craigslist unexpectedly pulls adult services listingsArs Technica
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Brisbane Times
Democrats Plan Political Triage to Retain House
New York Times
WASHINGTON — As Democrats brace for a November wave that threatens their control of the House, party leaders are preparing a brutal triage of their own members in hopes of saving enough seats to keep a slim grip on the ...
Suburban voters will play a major role in balance of powerChicago Daily Herald
GOP relying on political neophytes to retake SenateBoston Globe
GOP flies high, but midterm won't be a breezeLos Angeles Times
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CNN
White House Faces Political Headaches Over Jobs Ahead of Labor Day
ABC News
The skies over the White House were overcast Friday as President Obama and several prominent members of his economic team entered the Rose Garden to deliver remarks on the Labor Department's newly released August ...
Economy just treading waterWashington Post
Obama Promises New Economic Proposals Next WeekCBS News
Is Obama focused enough on the unemployment rate?Christian Science Monitor
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Telegraph.co.uk
New blowout preventer placed on Gulf well
CNN
(CNN) -- A blowout preventer that may hold important forensic evidence as to why it failed, triggering the world's largest accidental oil spill, has been brought to the surface of the Gulf and placed on a vessel, officials said Saturday night. ...
Key oil spill evidence raised to Gulf's surfaceThe Associated Press
BP oil well declared to be no longer a threat to gulfLos Angeles Times
BP Installs New Blowout Valves on Cemented Macondo Well in GulfBloomberg
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msnbc.com
Muslims tread carefully around proposed mosque near ground zero
Christian Science Monitor
As public opposition to the proposed mosque near ground zero grows and Sept. 11 approaches, Muslims are preparing for anti-Islamic acts, encouraging adherents to participate in 9/11 remembrance ceremonies, and changing how they celebrate the end of ...
American Muslims Gather to Break FastVoice of America
For US Muslims, a 9/11 anniversary like no otherThe Associated Press
Zoning Law Aside, Mosque Projects Face BattlesNew York Times
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Washington Post
Earl's glancing blow brushed off
Boston Globe
Gene Ratner, 84, stood near his home the day after Tropical Storm Earl passed Nantucket. “I've never seen a surf like that in 35 years,'' Ratner said after 20-foot waves sent spray as high as the roof. (Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff) By Brian MacQuarrie ...
Cape weathers weakened Hurricane EarlBoston Herald
Weakened Earl Mostly Spares East Coast, InsurersWall Street Journal
Earl's biggest damage in Northeast: businessThe Associated Press
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The Hindu
Cleanup begins after massive quake
Stuff.co.nz
By STAFF REPORTERS Christchurch is counting the cost of the worst earthquake damage in the country since Napier was hit 1931. While only one person appears to have lost their life in the disaster, the effects on infrastructure and basic services could ...
Bad weather forecast likely to worsen quake-plagued ChristchurchThe Hindu
Christchurch CBD calm, quiet after earthquakeNew Zealand Herald
Buildings collapse, 2 injured in powerful NZ quakeThe Associated Press
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