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 Tony Blair: He's Got Regrets, But Not Many If they were looking for a mea culpa, the protestors and egg- and shoe-throwers who, on Saturday, greeted former British Prime Minister Tony Blair at his first public book signing will be sorely disappointed. In an exclusive interview on This Week with anchor Christiane Amanpour, an unrepentant Blair danced around questions of whether he had any regrets about Iraq. 
New Zealand Rocked by Powerful 7.4 Quake Buildings collapse, 2 seriously injured as powerful quake rocks New Zealand
 Afghan foreign troops death toll hits 500 for 2010 The number of foreign troops killed in Afghanistan this year has reached at least 500, compared with 521 in all of 2009, according to an independent monitoring site on Monday and a tally compiled by Reuters. Mud buries Guatemala bus, 2nd slide kills rescuers
 No 10 aide denies hacking claims Downing Street communications chief Andy Coulson says he is happy to meet police after fresh claims of phone tapping while he was a tabloid editor. New police appeal over MI6 death Police investigating the death of MI6 worker Gareth Williams appeal for help in tracing two people seen entering his central London flat.  Tropical storm Hermine strengthens off Mexico MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Hermine, churning off Mexico's eastern coast, could reach hurricane strength winds before making landfall, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday. In wake of Earl, U.S. eyes other potential storms MIAMI (Reuters) - The remnants of Tropical Storm Gaston look very likely to strengthen again as a tropical cyclone in the Atlantic and could threaten the Caribbean's Leeward Islands in coming days on a westward track, U.S. forecasters said on Sunday. |
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 Van der Sloot Admits to Natalee Holloway Extortion Scheme, Says Report - CBS News
French minister Kouchner pledges to help save Ashtiani - BBC News
US Gulf oil producers watch new storm Hermine - Reuters
Obama to Call for $50 Billion Spending on Public Works - New York Times
GOP's midterm advantage is growing - CNN
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 Obama to Announce $50 Billion Infrastructure Job Plan President Barack Obama will announce Monday a six-year plan to revamp the United States' aging roads, railways and runways with a $50 billion up-front investment to jump-start job creation. Tropical Storm Hermine Threatens Mexico, Texas  Australians evacuate as floods hit Victoria Heavy rain and flooding have prompted the evacuation of hundreds of households in Australia's second-most-populated state, emergency officials said Monday. Lawyer: Iran stoning woman has been whipped Contradictory reports swirl around an Iranian woman sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery, with one Iranian lawyer saying she had been whipped 99 times for another alleged offense, but another casting doubt on it. Violence in Iraq leaves 6 dead, 21 wounded A string of bombings and shootings in Iraq has left at least one Iraqi military officer and five civilians dead and at least 21 people wounded, authorities said Monday.  Boy Attacked Due to Sea Lion Sneeze? Australian Jack Lister, 11, Believes Zoo Sea Lion Attacked Him Because He Had Fish Guts on Him After It Sneezed on Him Afghans Protest Fla. Church's Plan to Burn Quran Crowd in Kabul Blames Entire U.S. for Dove World Outreach Center's Vow to Burn Copies of Holy Book on 9/11 Van der Sloot Admits Extorting Holloways Murder Suspect Says He Took Money "To Get Back at Natalee's Family" |
