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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Chamber, AFL-CIO discuss jobs initiatives

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Policies emerging from Washington aren't creating economic growth, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Wednesday at its annual Labor Day briefing. Chamber leaders said in a release they will send a jobs plan next week to President Obama and Congress that outline "specific... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Lockerbie bombers letter found in Tripoli

TRIPOLI, Libya, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- The man convicted of bombing Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 maintained his innocence in a private letter to Libya's intelligence chief. Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi wrote "I am an innocent man" in a letter discovered by The Wall Street... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 29, 2011

New Orleans notes Katrina anniversary

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Residents in New Orleans and elsewhere remembered the tragic events that began six years ago Monday when Hurricane Katrina struck. President Obama said the anniversary demanded "more than remembrance." "[What's] required of us is our continued efforts to make sure that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Poll: Half say King's dream achieved

PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Half a century after Martin Luther King Jr. proclaimed "I have a dream," half of U.S. residents say his dream has been achieved, a poll Friday indicated. The survey by the Gallup Organization found 51 percent say the dream of racial equality has been achieved and 74... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 27, 2011

Hurricane Irene moves up East Coast

MIAMI, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Hurricane Irene moved up the Atlantic coast Saturday towards the heavily populated northeastern states as it battered eastern North Carolina. At least two deaths were blamed on the storm, a man hit by a tree and another who had a fatal heart attack while putting plywood on... Sign in to see full entry.

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