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Large protests to greet Pope in Britain
Pope Benedict XVI is expecting large-scale protests during his visit to Britain next week, during which officials say he may meet 10 victims of sex abuse.
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Ancelotti Wants Terry And Lampard to Keep England Places
COBHAM, England (Reuters) - Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti wants John Terry and Frank Lampard to play for England for as long as possible and sees no benefit to his team if their international careers end.
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Recession has left huge hole: Obama
US President Barack Obama says the "hole" left by the worst recession in decades is "huge".
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Field Size Won't Be at Issue if US Gets World Cup
CHICAGO (AP) -- Organizers trying to bring the World Cup to the United States in 2018 or 2022 say all fields could be widened to meet international standards.
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9/11 politicized by mosque, Quran controversies (AP)
AP - In the past, the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was marked by somber reflection and a call to unity, devoid of politics. No more.
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Italy's Berlusconi Downplays Election Talk
YAROSLAVL, Russia (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi played down talk of early elections Friday, saying he would keep going for his full term, despite months of speculation that his government will fall prematurely.
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Italy's Berlusconi Downplays Election Talk
YAROSLAVL, Russia (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi played down talk of early elections Friday, saying he would keep going for his full term, despite months of speculation that his government will fall prematurely.
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Russians Mourn Bombing Victims; 6 Others Killed
VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia (AP) -- Clashes between police and alleged militants left six more people dead Friday in Russia's volatile North Caucasus, even as stunned residents laid flowers in a square where a suicide car bombing killed 17 people and wounded more than 140 only a day ago.
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Obama touts economic message, fights for Democrats (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama escalated his offensive against Republicans on Friday as he pushed new ideas to stimulate the sluggish U.S. economy and try to counter Democrats' grim election prospects in November.
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Mudslide Hits Village on Italy's Amalfi Coast
ROME (AP) -- A river of mud unleashed by heavy rains has flooded a tiny village on Italy's Amalfi Coast, and at least one person was reported missing.
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Terry Returns For Chelsea But Lampard Still Sidelined
COBHAM, England (Reuters) - Chelsea captain John Terry will return to action in Saturday's Premier League match against West Ham United but midfielder Frank Lampard will miss the match against his old club at Upton Park.
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Squillaci Ready For Arsenal Debut After Vermaelen Injury
LONDON (Reuters) - Frenchman Sebastien Squillaci is set to make his Arsenal debut against Bolton Wanderers on Saturday after Thomas Vermaelen returned from international duty with an Achilles tendon injury.
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Priest Sex Abuse Linked to 13 Suicides in Belgium
BRUSSELS (AP) -- Hundreds of sex abuse victims have come forward in Belgium with harrowing accounts of molestation by Catholic clergy that reportedly led to at least 13 suicides and affected children as young as two, an independent Belgian commission said Friday.
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3 Afghan Insurgents Killed in NATO Airstrike
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- An Afghan insurgent commander who was allegedly planning bombings in Kabul on the eve of the Sept. 18 parliamentary elections and two of his associates have been killed in an airstrike, NATO said Friday.
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Priest sex abuse linked to 13 suicides in Belgium (AP)
AP - Hundreds of sex abuse victims have come forward in Belgium with harrowing accounts of molestation by Catholic clergy that reportedly led to at least 13 suicides and affected children as young as two, an independent Belgian commission said Friday.
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Live-Blogging Obama's News Conference
Watching the president's first full-scale White House news conference in three months and the first of the fall campaign season.
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Stocks edge higher, continue September rally (AP)
AP - Stocks edged higher Friday as investors placed more bets that the economy will continue to grow.
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Afghan Protests Against Koran Burning Turn Violent
At least one person was killed on Friday as protests across Afghanistan continued against the Florida pastor’s plan.
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Parent of Bell Canada Buys Rest of TV Network
BCE will pay $1.25 billion for the 85 percent of CTV that it did not own. In a separate deal, a holding company for the Thomson family will take an 85 percent stake in The Globe and Mail.
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Parent of Bell Canada Buys Rest of TV Network
BCE will pay $1.25 billion for the 85 percent of CTV that it did not own. In a separate deal, a holding company for the Thomson family will take an 85 percent stake in The Globe and Mail.
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