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Crowds attack home of Iranian opposition leader
(AP)
 AP - Pro-government militiamen attacked the home of an Iranian opposition leader with homemade bombs and beat one of his bodyguards unconscious, an opposition website reported, in an apparent attempt to keep him from attending a key rally on Friday.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:20:40 GMT
| Gates sees progress in tour of Afghan war zone
(AP)
 AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he saw and heard evidence that the U.S. counterinsurgency strategy is taking hold in critical Kandahar province.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:40:39 GMT
| Police say attacks on Pakistani minorities kill 23
(AP)
 AP - Suicide bombings targeting religious minorities killed at least 23 people in Pakistan on Friday, driving up the toll of sectarian assaults in a country already battered by massive flooding.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:43:53 GMT
| Mexico: Soldiers kill 25 in troubled border state
(AP)
 AP - Soldiers killed at least 25 suspected cartel members Thursday in a raid and gunbattle in a Mexican state near the U.S. border that has become one of the most dangerous battlegrounds in the country's drug war.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:47:32 GMT
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Kiffin wins USC debut as Barkley stars (AP)
Southern California was all smiles, except for coach Lane Kiffin. Matt Barkley and Ronald Johnson had record nights, connecting on three touchdowns to make Kiffin a winner in his Trojans' coaching debut. No. 14 USC beat Hawaii 49-36 on Thursday night to start the post-Pete Carroll era. Barkley had 257 yards passing and tied a school record with five TD passes while Johnson matched a USC mark with...
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:22:52 PDT
| Utah topples No. 15 Pitt 27-24 in OT (AP)
Utah was wavering between stifling defense and play sloppy enough to blow an 11-point lead before Brian Blechen saved the Utes. The freshman safety intercepted a pass on the first play of overtime, setting up Joe Phillips for a 21-yard field goal that gave the Utes a 27-24 victory against No. 15 Pittsburgh on Thursday night.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:44:55 PDT
| Roethlisberger ban likely to be reduced (AP)
Ben Roethlisberger's first big gain of the season may occur weeks before he returns to the field. His six-game suspension for violating the league's personal conduct policy likely will be shortened to four games by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after the two meet in New York on Friday. The meeting will take place about 12 hours after the quarterback played two series in the Steelers'...
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:52:20 PDT
| Utley's slam highlights Phils' 9-run 7th (AP)
The blurry-eyed Philadelphia Phillies didn't mind that they wouldn't get a lot of shuteye after making their one-night stopover in Denver so worthwhile. Chase Utley drove in six runs and hit a grand slam to cap a nine-run seventh inning Thursday night as the Phillies overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Colorado Rockies 12-11 in a makeup of a May rainout.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:26:13 PDT
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Stock futures flat ahead of payrolls
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Stock index futures were little changed on Friday ahead of the key monthly payrolls report that will give investors insight on the state of the ailing labor market.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:11:14 GMT
| Payrolls seen falling, private hiring tepid
(Reuters)
 Reuters - U.S. employment likely fell for a third straight month in August as more temporary census jobs ended and cautious businesses scaled back hiring, an outcome that could pressure the Federal Reserve to prop up growth.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:21:49 GMT
| Campbell Soup profit beats estimates
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Campbell Soup Co reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Friday, helped by cost cuts and sales of V8 juice drinks, even as U.S. soup sales fell.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:05:15 GMT
| China approached Canadian fund on rival Potash bid
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Chinese and other investors have approached at least one big Canadian pension manager about a bid for Canada's Potash Corp to rival BHP Billiton's $39 billion hostile offer.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:20:21 GMT
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