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MassachusettsSun.com Saturday 4th September 2010 Issue 3507/2010
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"This historic moment comes at a time of great uncertainty for many Americans. We have now been through nearly a decade of war. We have endured a long and painful recession. And sometimes in the midst of these storms, the future that we are trying to build for our nation - a future of lasting peace and long-term prosperity - may seem beyond our reach"
Barack Obama
US President Obama was making a national address Tuesday to mark the end of the combat mission in Iraq

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United Kingdom, Pound 1.545 1.198 1.605 - 130.2
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Forecasting: Patient Flow Modeling Comes Of Age - Pre-Summit Workshop October 5th Boston
Some ferry service set to resume following Earl
McIlroy & Davis in hunt in Boston
Woman attacked while walking at beach

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Earl damage appears minimal in Chatham
E. coli Outbreak Puts Focus On Meat Oversight

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'US should leave Afghanistan before it is defeated totally'
They'd Trade Labor Day For Days Of Labor
Mouthpiece: Paying the price for boozing
Trevor Salmon: The best approach would be doing less, but in a rather better way
Editorial: Governing a state of ruins

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Rip currents continue to pose threat
YARMOUTH, Mass. -- Rip currents continued to pose a threat after tropical storm Earl Saturday. Despite the calm appearance of the waters, officials warned swimmers to be aware of the situation before...

Lexington school closing due to PCB levels
LEXINGTON, Mass. -- A dangerous chemical is forcing a Lexington elementary school to close its doors next week. Classes will be canceled at Joseph Estabrook Elementary on Tuesday because of high...
Poll: Patrick remains frontrunner
BOSTON -- Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick remains in the lead in the state governor’s race, according to a new poll. The latest poll numbers from the Rasmussen reports show Patrick with a five...
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UN struggling to protect women and children in DRC from rapeUN struggling to protect women and children in DRC from rape
Over 200 women and children have been raped by rebels in the Congo in recent weeks, according to UN...
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Greece risks civil war if it does not leave Eurozone, German economist warnsGreece risks civil war if it does not leave Eurozone, German economist warns
An influential German economist, Hans-Werner Sinn, has argued Greece should leave the Eurozone or risk a civil...

Employment figures for August reveal different economy for Obama and RepublicansEmployment figures for August reveal different economy for Obama and Republicans
Obama and Republicans are divided over what the new unemployment data from the Department of Labor means to the economic...
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Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has lost out to former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney in a new poll about a 2012 matchup, Politico reports.

In a survey done by Public Policy Polling, 805 Republicans from Alaska were asked whom they would back in the 2012 GOP primary. Romney got the maximum votes, with 20 percent of Alaska Republicans supporting him. Only 17 percent of Alaska Republicans said they would vote for Palin.

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee also got 17 percent of votes, while former House Speaker Newt Gingrich trailed at the fourth spot with 16 percent of the votes. Ten percent of the Republicans supported Texas Republican Ron Paul while 20 percent of them either chose the undecided option or were supporting an unlisted candidate.

"Fortunately for Sarah Palin, Alaska decides few convention delegates, and coming more than a month after Super Tuesday, she may not survive the race to be embarrassed on her home turf," said Dean Debnam, the president of Public Policy Polling.

The poll took place on August 27 and 28 with a margin of error 3.5 percent. (ANI)


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    US delegates to visit China to 'reduce military and economic tensions'
    US military exchanges ban video game allowing Taliban to take pot shots at US soldiers
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    With the departure of US combat troops from Iraq, is the Iraq war now over?


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    Hubble observations of supernova reveal composition of 'star guts' pouring out
    Missing piece of Mars puzzle may reveal whether life existed on planet
    Fuel-free space tethers to manoeuvre spacecraft in orbit
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