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Today's Top Stories: Justice Dept signs off on United-Continental deal Militants attack army intel office in NW Pakistan Insurgents attack 2 NATO bases in east Afghanistan Family survives quake, now husband trapped in mine Cuba eases property laws, could open door to golf 7 Folsom inmates hurt after riot, shots fired American imprisoned in N. Korea returns to Boston Blog causes uproar on eve of Beck rally Recession may have pushed US birth rate to new low Strasburg vows strong return from Tommy John op Bernanke says Fed to act if needed North Korea threatens nuclear "holy war" if attacked Ground Zero Muslim center may get public financing Taliban attack U.S. base in Afghanistan's east U.N. fears for children as Pakistan floods threaten towns U.S. staff told to send children out of Mexican city Former President Jimmy Carter and jailed American land in Boston Imports stifle 2nd-quarter growth Carter brings American home from North Korea Taliban 'attack NATO base' in eastern Afghanistan Justice Dept signs off on United-Continental deal Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:38 pm PDT AP - The Justice Department said Friday that it has no more antitrust concerns about the deal that would combine United and Continental into the world's largest airline. Full Story Top Militants attack army intel office in NW Pakistan Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:51 pm PDT AP - Suspected Islamist militants attacked an army intelligence office Saturday in northwestern Pakistan, officials said, setting off a gunbattle that paralyzed parts of the city. Full Story Top Insurgents attack 2 NATO bases in east Afghanistan Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:39 pm PDT AP - Insurgents launched pre-dawn attacks on a pair of NATO bases in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, but were beaten back after inflicting little damage, the coalition and Afghan police said. Full Story Top Family survives quake, now husband trapped in mine Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:01 pm PDT AP - It's a tale of two disasters, an unbelievable misfortune for a family. But this is the reality for Carola Narvaez. Full Story Top Cuba eases property laws, could open door to golf Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:02 pm PDT AP - Cuba has begun allowing foreign investors to lease government land for up to 99 years, a step toward a future that could be filled with golf courses ringed by luxury villas, beachfront timeshares and vacation homes for well-heeled tourists. Full Story Top 7 Folsom inmates hurt after riot, shots fired Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:54 pm PDT AP - Seven inmates were hospitalized after shots were fired by guards during a riot Friday night at Folsom State Prison, officials said. Full Story Top American imprisoned in N. Korea returns to Boston Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:42 pm PDT AP - An American held captive for seven months in North Korea stepped off a plane in his hometown Friday, looking thin but joyful as he hugged the former president who had helped win his release and family and friends surrounded him in a group embrace. Full Story Top Blog causes uproar on eve of Beck rally Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:42 pm PDT AP - On the eve of conservative commentator Glenn Beck's rally at the Lincoln Memorial, a blogger's assertion that parts of the nation's capital should be avoided touched off accusations of racism and a sharp response by angry city leaders. Full Story Top Recession may have pushed US birth rate to new low Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:42 pm PDT AP - Forget the Dow and the GDP. Here's the latest economic indicator: The U.S. birth rate has fallen to its lowest level in at least a century as many people apparently decided they couldn't afford more mouths to feed. Full Story Top Strasburg vows strong return from Tommy John op Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:18 pm PDT AP - Stephen Strasburg had to get through a few hours of anger, confusion and certainly a few more volatile emotions before he was ready to accept the sobering news expressed in three disheartening words. Full Story Top Bernanke says Fed to act if needed Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:12 pm PDT Reuters - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday the economic recovery has weakened more than expected and the Fed stands ready to act if needed to spur slowing growth. Full Story Top North Korea threatens nuclear "holy war" if attacked Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:47 pm PDT Reuters - North Korea would answer any attack on it with a nuclear "holy war," the country's ambassador to Cuba said, according to official Chinese media, while the North's leader Kim Jong-il appeared to be visiting China. Full Story Top Ground Zero Muslim center may get public financing Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:54 pm PDT Reuters - The Muslim center planned near the site of the World Trade Center attack could qualify for tax-free financing, a spokesman for City Comptroller John Liu said on Friday, and Liu is willing to consider approving the public subsidy. Full Story Top Taliban attack U.S. base in Afghanistan's east Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:42 pm PDT Reuters - Up to 30 Taliban insurgents, including suicide bombers, attacked a U.S. base in Afghanistan's east on Saturday, officials said, but there were no details available about possible casualties or damage. Full Story Top U.N. fears for children as Pakistan floods threaten towns Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:20 pm PDT Reuters - Flood waters threatened to engulf two towns in southern Pakistan on Saturday, a month after the disaster began, as the United Nations warned that tens of thousands of children risked death from malnutrition. Full Story Top U.S. staff told to send children out of Mexican city Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:33 pm PDT Reuters - The U.S. government told staff at its consulate in Monterrey to send their children out of the northern Mexican city where drug violence has been escalating, the consulate said on Friday. Full Story Top Former President Jimmy Carter and jailed American land in Boston Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:49 pm PDT Reuters - Former President Jimmy Carter and an American who had been jailed after crossing into North Korea landed at Boston's Logan International Airport on Friday after the reclusive state released the prisoner. Full Story Top Imports stifle 2nd-quarter growth Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:05 pm PDT Reuters - The economic recovery was weaker than originally estimated in the second quarter and analysts have now revised forecasts for third quarter growth down also. Full Story Top Carter brings American home from North Korea Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:18 pm PDT AFP - Former US president Jimmy Carter returned Friday to a hero's welcome as he brought home safely an American national sentenced to eight years hard labor in North Korea. Full Story Top Taliban 'attack NATO base' in eastern Afghanistan Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:05 pm PDT AFP - A NATO base in volatile eastern Afghanistan came under attack early Saturday from possible Taliban militants, police in the region said. Full Story Top

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