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Iraq proposes delay in key provincial vote (AP)
AP - A provincial vote intended to satisfy Sunni Arab demands for more influence must be delayed, election officials said Sunday, proposing to hold the vote in December rather than October.

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Obama calls fight in Afghanistan 'precarious' (AP)
AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says the situation in Afghanistan is "precarious" and "urgent."

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Afghan officials: US-led forces killed 9 police (AP)
AP - U.S.-led troops and Afghan forces killed nine Afghan police Sunday, calling in airstrikes and fighting on the ground for four hours after both sides mistook the other for militants, Afghan officials said.

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Paulson: Banking system sound, deposits protected (AP)
The treasury secretary says the list of troubled bank will grow longer as they struggle to cope with big losses on bad mortgages.

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Dream of gas tax holiday falters over job losses (AP)
The political vision of a summer gas tax holiday died a quick death in Congress, losing to a view that federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel will have to go up if they go anywhere.

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'Dark Knight' sets box office record with $66.4M (AP)
Batman's joust with the Joker has set another box office record. Stoked by fan fever over the manic performance of the late Heath Ledger as the Joker, "The Dark Knight" set a one-day box office record with $66.4 million on opening day, Warner Bros. head of distribution Dan Fellman said Saturday.

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Yahoo! News: Business

Freddie Mac files with SEC, first step to capital (Reuters)
Reuters - Freddie Mac won approval from regulators on Friday to sell the stock needed to overcome mounting losses, and the Wall Street Journal said the mortgage finance company may seek $10 billion.

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Ford to retool U.S. plants for European cars: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Car maker Ford Motor Co is drawing up plans to retool American plants to make small, fuel-efficient passenger cars that it mainly makes and sells in Europe, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

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Wal-Mart's fashion show previews back-to-school (Reuters)
Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc presented a colorful, casual line of youthful looks for kids and teens on Saturday at a fashion show that previewed the mass-market chain's new low-cost offerings for back to school.

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Yahoo! News: Technology News

Web networking photos come back to bite defendants (AP)
AP - Two weeks after Joshua Lipton was charged in a drunken driving crash that seriously injured a woman, the 20-year-old college junior attended a Halloween party dressed as a prisoner. Pictures from the party showed him in a black-and-white striped shirt and an orange jumpsuit labeled "Jail Bird."

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Black market iPhones being sold for $1,200 in Russia (AP)
AP - In the Soviet days, Russians asked their American friends to bring blue jeans, rock records and other Western goods into the country. Today Russians can buy almost anything they want here — but they are still begging for one item: Apple Inc.'s slick iPhone.

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Big shareholder backs Yahoo board over Icahn (AP)
AP - One of Yahoo Inc.'s largest shareholders is supporting the re-election of the Internet company's incumbent board, delivering a significant blow to an attempted coup being led by activist investor Carl Icahn.

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Zimbabwe introduces 100-billion-dollar note (AFP)
AFP - Zimbabwe, grappling with a record 2.2 million percent inflation, has introduced a new 100-billion-dollar bank note in a bid to tackle rampant cash shortages, the central bank said Saturday.

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Rapper DMX arrested at Phoenix mall (AP)
AP - Rapper DMX was arrested at a Phoenix mall Saturday on suspicion that he gave a gave a false name and Social Security number to a hospital to get out of paying for medical expenses.

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Obama calls Afghanistan fight precarious, urgent (AP)
AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says the situation in Afghanistan is "precarious" and "urgent."

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