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| Muslim cleric calls for beheading of Dutch politician
(Reuters)-Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:03:05 GMT |
 Reuters - A well-known Australian Muslim cleric has called for the beheading of Dutch anti-Islamic politician Geert Wilders, a newspaper said on Friday.
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| AP source: Giants acquire QB Sage Rosenfels
(AP)-Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:14:21 GMT |
AP - The New York Giants have acquired quarterback Sage Rosenfels from the Minnesota Vikings for an undisclosed draft pick.
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| Emergency declared after 7.1 quake hits New Zealand
(Reuters)-Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:39:33 GMT |
 Reuters - Authorities declared a state of emergency after a major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city, Christchurch, early on Saturday, bringing down power lines, ripping up roads and wrecking building facades, but authorities reported no deaths.
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| Mich. man gathering corn confronted by alligator
(AP)-Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:24:14 GMT |
AP - A man gathering sweet corn in southern Michigan is the latest to have an unexpected encounter with an alligator. The animals have been showing up far north of their traditional habitats this summer. Jeff Adamski of Burr Oak said he was picking corn near the Michigan-Indiana border when two women who were a few rows over came running and screaming, saying they had seen an alligator.
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| Earl threatens Mass. with wind, rain, surf
(AP)-Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:19:30 GMT |
 AP - A weakening but still dangerous Hurricane Earl dumped wind-driven rain on Cape Cods gray-shingled cottages and fishing villages Friday night, disrupting peoples vacations on the unofficial final weekend of the short New England summer.
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