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Boeing workers back strike; pact extended 2 days(AP)
| |  AP - Boeing Co. aircraft assembly workers voted overwhelmingly to strike for the second time in three years but union leaders agreed to hold off on the walkout for 48 hours at the request of Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire and a federal mediator.
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| 03/09/2008
Boeing workers vote to strike, but walkout delayed
| | SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co's largest labor unionsaid its members rejected the plane maker's contract offer andvoted to strike, but the union agreed to postpone a walkout for48 hours to allow more time for negotiations. 
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Zardari says global terror Pakistan's priority
| | ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- The front-runner in Pakistan's presidential election says global terrorism is the biggest challenge facing the country and that it will continue to stand by the United States.... > more |
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Cheney visits Georgia
| | US vice president Dick Cheney is visiting Georgia after a $1bn aid package following its Russian conflict. > more |
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| 03/09/2008
Palin comes out throwing punches
| | Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin introduced herself to the world Wednesday by calling herself a "hockey mom" and then asking the difference was between a hockey mom and a pit bull. 
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Palin mocks Obama; McCain claims nomination(AP)
| |  AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin claimed her historic spot as the Republican Party's vice presidential nominee Wednesday night, uncorking a smiling, sarcastic attack on Barack Obama and winning cheers of acceptance and approval after a tumult-filled first week on the national stage.
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Bush surveys Gustav response as evacuees head home
| | NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - President George W. Bush made a quick visit to Louisiana on Wednesday to survey damage from Hurricane Gustav as New Orleans officials lifted roadblocks to allow tens of thousands who fled the city to return despite widespread power outages. 
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| 03/09/2008
Ike grows to Category 4 hurricane, Hanna strengthens
| | PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Hurricane Ike strengthened rapidly into an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane in the open Atlantic on Wednesday and Tropical Storm Hanna intensified to a lesser degree as it swirled over the Bahamas toward the southeast U.S. Coast. 
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| 03/09/2008
Democrats say Palin mimics Bush divisiveness
| | Democrats accused Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin of mirroring "divisive" attacks by President Bush Wednesday night and said showed she wasn't qualified to be on the ticket. 
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| 03/09/2008
New Orleans reluctantly opens doors after Gustav(AP)
| |  AP - Thousands of people who fled Hurricane Gustav forced New Orleans to reluctantly open its doors Wednesday, but more than a million homes and businesses across three states were still without electricity and officials said it could take as long as a month to fully restore power.
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| 03/09/2008
New Orleans reluctantly opens doors after Gustav(AP)
| | AP - Thousands of people who fled Hurricane Gustav forced New Orleans to reluctantly open its doors Wednesday, but more than a million homes and businesses across three states were still without electricity and officials said it could take as long as a month to fully restore power.
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