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- President Obama calls Quran burning a "bonanza" for al-Qaida

- Traffic deaths fall to lowest level in 60 years

- U.S. Competitiveness slides to 4th place in global rankings

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- Best burger rankings released. Did your favorite make the list?

- America the Beautiful: record-setting summer at Yellowstone National Park

- Patriots' Tom Brady unhurt after early-morning car accident

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- BP report spreads the blame for oil spill

- President Obama rules out extending Bush tax cuts

- NBC News/WSJ Poll shows Republicans have clear advantage heading into midterms

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- Imam of the controversial Cordoba House mosque and community center near Ground Zero speaks out

- Two asteroids to pass between the Earth and the Moon today

- We're going to need a bigger bowl... record-breaking goldfish caught

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- President Obama proposes massive infrastructure overhaul

- Texas braces for Tropical Storm Hermine

- Investigators examine BP well's blowout preventer

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- YouTube sensation goes from viral hit to Billboard chart

- Jet Blue fires slide-riding flight attendant Slater

- More parents "redshirting" kindergartners

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- Hurricane Earl swipes Carolina coast and eyes Northeast

- Private employers add more jobs than expected in August

- BP says drilling limits would imperil spill payouts

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- Employers pass on more of health care costs to workers

- Snakes on a Plane! Man busted with 95 boas in his luggage

- Would you like fries with that? Burger King sold in a whopper of a deal

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- Another grim employment report shows 131,000 jobs lost in July

- Massive smog cloud chokes Russia

- Heavy rains ground relief flights in flood-ravaged Pakistan

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- Google's reading list: 129,864,880 books

- FDA: Some foods still good long after 'use by' dates

- Did you see that?! Incredible leaping catch saves home run

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- BP will start pumping cement into blown-out Gulf well

- Senate to vote on Kagan confirmation later today

- Moscow engulfed by smog and smoke from raging wildfires

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- Food stamp use hits a record high

- Feds intensify criminal investigation into alleged doping by Lance Armstrong

- Supermodel Naomi Campbell testifies in war crimes case

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- BP says the static kill is working

- California judge prepares to rule on controversial gay marriage law

- Iran denies reports that Ahmadinejad was attacked

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- Big Money: 34 billionaires pledge to give away half their wealth

- Rolling Stone writer denied Afghan embed after McChrystal article

- Can you guess the musician who got the most radio plays in the last decade?

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- BP hopes to start 'Static Kill' today on biggest gusher in U.S. history

- NYC panel clears the way for controversial Islamic cultural center and mosque near Ground Zero

- Historic floods affect millions in Pakistan

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- New study: Having a sister is good for you.

- Princeton review survey names top party school, hardest-studying and happiest students

- Brett Favre tells his teammates he plans to retire. This time, he means it.

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- President Obama will deliver a major speech on the Iraq War later today

- Gulf crews prepare to begin 'static kill'

- Widows of Deepwater Horizon rig workers fight for justice

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- Sleeping in on Sunday can give you a big boost on Monday

- Thirsty Nation: U.S. Drinking rate rises to 15 year high

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