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TrinidadTimes.com Saturday 4th September 2010 Volume 2010/247
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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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Mayaro pensioners homeless after fire
Hurricane Earl takes aim at northeastern US
Two, including pensioner, on $3M bail for trafficking ganja
Senior cops go on leave
NCRHA pays out $4M to its suppliers

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US' economic woes would have been same under McCain as President, think 54 per cent of Americans
Blackwater created shell firms to win contracts, says NYT
Obama's approval rating increases to 46 percent in new Fox News poll
Erin Andrews gets no-peep service at hotels after stalker ordeal
ABC News: Weakened Earl Hits Mass. With Wind, Rain, Surf

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Water level on Amazon lowest in 40 years
Trapped miners get dirty jokes to lift their spirit!
Trapped Chile miner writes poem on his experience
12 die in bus accident in Mexico

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BAE Lays Keel For Thai Patrol Vessel
BAE Systems Surface Ships and its Thai partner Bangkok Dock laid the keel of what will be the country's most advanced offshore patrol ship.The 295-foot, helicopter-capable corvette is based on the...

Prestige holds the lead
Prestige Holdings Limited concluded yesterday’s session as the volume leader with a volume of 355,220 shares being traded for a value of $1.24 million. National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited and...
Rambachan talks foreign policy with high-level US team
Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Surujrattan Rambachan has met with a high-level delegation from the United States. The delegation included Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere affairs...
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Food shortage crisis building in many developing countriesFood shortage crisis building in many developing countries
As natural disaster batter the world's agricultural industry, fears are growing that we may be heading into the dark food crisis days of 2007 and...

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...
Mexico offended by US cartoonistMexico offended by US cartoonist
A US cartoonist's attempt to make a statement about the violence in Mexico backfired with his use of the Mexican flag and its national symbol, the Mexican...
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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...

Wall Street continues upward trendWall Street continues upward trend
The Dow Jones rose more than 100 points Friday, the third day of gains for the key...
HSBC unhappy at bank breaking rumorsHSBC unhappy at bank breaking rumors
HSBC has indicated it will relocate its head quarters from London if the UK goes ahead with a proposal to break up the major...
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An Atlantic tropical storm became a hurricane Sunday as it took aim at the eastern Caribbean, forecasters said.

Hurricane Earl was to reach the Leeward Islands at the edge of the Caribbean late Sunday or early Monday, the US National Hurricane Centre in Miami said.

Hurricane warnings were in place for the islands of Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, Saba, Saint Eustatius and the British Virgin Islands. The US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico were under a hurricane watch.

Earl was a category one storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane strength with sustained winds of 140 km per hour, but was expected to strengthen and become a major hurricane Monday, the hurricane centre said.

Meanwhile, a separate storm, Hurricane Danielle, was continuing to bring strong surf to the Atlantic islands of Bermuda. The category one storm was forecast to weaken in the next 48 hours.


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    IMF agreement slows building of more schools
    'Munster' lockdown - Men get 138 years for stolen police guns
    Preparing for new school year
    Samuda hits back at Wilson ... But senior officer stands with defiant cop

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    Emma Watson slams 'Twilight' saga for selling sex
    Pattinson escapes from being crushed by elephant
    Drew Barrymore likes easy relationships
    Katy Perry fantasises sleeping with Cheryl Cole
    Janet Jackson eying independent music career

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    With the departure of US combat troops from Iraq, is the Iraq war now over?


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    THE WESTIN, LOS ANGELES AIRPORT
    THE WESTIN, LOS ANGELES AIRPORT

    This substantial hotel is easily accessed on Century Boulevarde. Driving in to the entrance area, the hotel main lobby greets...


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    Mexican drug kingpin gets 27 years in Ariz. prison
    Whitehouse pilot dies in central Iowa crash
    Made in America Store to Host CD Release Concert
    Mexican mayor killed in plane crash