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Democrats want Wilson to apologize
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Democratic officials say Rep.
Joe Wilson, R-S.C., should apologize again for his outburst while
U.S. President Barack Obama addressed Congress.
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No injuries as two rockets hit Israel
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NAHARIYA, Israel, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Israeli forces fired
artillery shells near Tyre, Lebanon, Friday after two rockets were
launched from the area into Israel, Israeli military sources said.
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Calif.-Irvine fertility center suits paid
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IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A University of
California-Irvine spokesman says the state university system is
trying to end a fertility center scandal by settling 12 lawsuits.
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Fired Ontario lottery chief sues province
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TORONTO, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- The former head of the Ontario
Lottery and Gaming Corp. fired recently over spending practices
announced in Toronto Friday she's suing the Canadian province.
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Canadian political debates spark scrutiny
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OTTAWA, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A Canadian think-tank is calling
for regulating Canadian political debates and excluding leaders with
low poll numbers, the Globe and Mail reported Friday.
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Raid to free reporter draws mixed comment
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KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- The rescue of New
York Times reporter Stephen Farrell, kidnapped by the Taliban in
Afghanistan, drew a mixed bag of comments Friday.
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Indonesia holding 56 Afghan immigrants
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MATARAM, Indonesia, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Police in Indonesia's
West Nusa Tenggara province say 56 illegal immigrants from
Afghanistan were being held after being apprehended by navy
officers.
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Putin says no competition with Medvedev
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MOSCOW, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir
Putin said Friday he and President Dmitry Medvedev would not run
against each other in the country's 2012 presidential election.
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Obama: Coming together honors 9/11 victims
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama called
on Americans to "renew our common purpose" Friday as he marked the
eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
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Record labels sue 'Ellen' over royalties
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NASHVILLE, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Several record companies have
filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Nashville, claiming "The
Ellen DeGeneres Show" uses their music without permission.
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Pakistan says it captured Taliban leader
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A senior Taliban
leader in the Swat region was arrested by Pakistani security forces,
the Pakistani army said Friday.
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Levin says hold off on sending more troops
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A key Senate Democrat says the
United States must speed training and equipping of Afghan security
forces before increasing U.S. combat troops in Afghanistan.
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Volunteer militias help fight Taliban
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- A volunteer militia
with fighters as young as 16 has played a critical role in the fight
against the Taliban in Pakistan, officials say.
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Soldier Described As 'Immensely Capable'
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The British soldier who died in a raid that rescued a New
York Times reporter in Afghanistan was described as "immensely
capable" by his commanding officer.
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Honolulu thieves steal kids' ukuleles
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HONOLULU, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Thieves broke into Hale Kula
Elementary School on an army post in Honolulu and took handmade
ukuleles used by students, an administrator said Thursday.
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