Australian independents hand power to PM Gillard (AFP)


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Independents give Australia’s Gillard win

Two independent Australian lawmakers broke a parliamentary deadlock Tuesday, siding with Prime Minister Julia Gillard to return the Labor Party to power.

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Australian Labor Party wins enough support to rule (AP)

AP – Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s Labor Party will form a minority government to rule Australia after two independent lawmakers back her coalition.

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China, U.S. aim to ease tensions (Reuters)

Picture taken in 2005 shows caged battery hens in a chicken farm outside Minsk. The Dalai Lama has condemned battery hen farming and is urging consumers to switch to buying eggs from chickens kept outside of cages, a statement said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Viktor Drachev)Reuters – China wants to reduce tensions with the United States through quiet talk, not shouting matches, a top diplomat told White House advisers on Tuesday, aiming to pave the way for a visit by President Hu Jintao early next year.


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Independents break election deadlock in Australia – CNN International


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Independents break election deadlock in Australia
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By the CNN Wire Staff Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks to the media at Treasury Place on August 22 in Melbourne, Australia. (CNN) — Two independent lawmakers from rural Australia broke a parliamentary deadlock on Tuesday,
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Flash floods possible in Mexico, U.S.

Tropical Storm Hermine is expected to cross into Texas on Tuesday after striking the Mexican coast about 40 miles south of the U.S. border Monday night, the National Hurricane Center reported.

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UN report says Iran is stockpiling enriched uranium – Washington Post


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UN report says Iran is stockpiling enriched uranium
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Iran is steadily stockpiling enriched uranium, even in the face of toughened international sanctions, according to a UN inspection report that raises new concerns about the ability to monitor parts of the nation's nuclear program that
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Wyclef Jean: `Sean Penn too busy sniffing cocaine` – Monsters and Critics.com


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Wyclef Jean: `Sean Penn too busy sniffing cocaine`
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Justice department probes Google’s ITA Software deal: report (Reuters)

Reuters – The U.S. Justice department is looking into Google Inc’s takeover of airline ticketing software firm ITA Software Inc, to determine whether the deal would exert too much influence on the online travel industry, the Wall Street Journal said.

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Australian PM Gillard secures minority government (Reuters)

Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks at a news conference in Melbourne August 22, 2010. REUTERS/Mick TsikasReuters – Prime Minister Julia Gillard clung onto power on Tuesday, securing support from independent lawmakers to form a minority government after her Labor Party lost its majority at elections last month.


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Top US commander: Burning Quran endangers troops – The Associated Press


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KABUL, Afghanistan — The top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan warned Tuesday that an American church's threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book the Quran could endanger US troops in the country and Americans worldwide.
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Boise State stuns Virginia Tech

Boise State Broncos prove their worthy of the BCS hype against
Virginia Tech.

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NFL loudmouths getting their own TV talk show

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FOX Flash: Recap the weekend’s biggest stories

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Blue Jays fan struck by falling letter from sign

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Watch and vote: Who was MLB Player of the Week?

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MLB buzz

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Sharapova sent packing at U.S. Open

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Tiger finishes far back, keeps top ranking

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Rosenthal: How Yanks’ Jeter could solidify his legend

He’ll go down as a Yankee hero no matter what, but one gesture
could make Derek Jeter a team player in every sense of the word,
Ken Rosenthal says.

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Jays fan struck by falling letter from sign

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SEC coach knew it would be bad, but this bad?

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Steelers send message to troubled Roethlisberger

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