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From AP News | 2009-07-05 18:39:22

Graphic shows the economic stress impact on each U.S. county for the month of May

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Biden: Israel free to set own course on Iran »

AP News | 2009-07-05 20:10:47

Biden indicates US would not stop Israel if it decided to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities

Vice President Joe Biden signaled that the Obama administration would not stand in the way if Israel chose to attack Iran's nuclear facilities, even as the top U.S. military officer said any attack on Iran would be destabilizing. Biden's remarks suggested a tougher U.S. stance against Iran's nuclear ambitions. Nonetheless, administration officials insisted his televised remarks Sunday reflected the U.S. view that Israel has a right to defend itself ...

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Expect nuclear arms progress with Obama in Moscow: US official »

AFP Global Edition | 2009-07-05 20:00:17

The United States expects to see progress that could allow a deal by year's end to replace a Cold War-era nuclear arms treaty during President Barack Obama's visit to Moscow, a US official said Sunday. "I expect that there will be an announcement," White House Coordinator for Weapons of Mass Destruction Gary Samore told reporters. "The negotiators have narrowed the differences, identified key issues and I think it will be possible for the presidents to have a good discussion, and hopefully reach agreement" on certain issues. "There certainly ...

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'Ice Age,' 'Transformers' share box office top spot »

AFP Global Edition | 2009-07-05 20:00:15

Animated romp "Ice Age: Return of the Dinosaurs" shot to the top of the North American box office in its first week in theaters, but had to share the spot with "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," according to earnings estimates released Sunday. The kid-friendly "Ice Age," featuring the voices of Queen Latifah and Dennis Leary as prehistoric animals who discover a lost jungle inhabited by dinosaurs, took 42.5 million dollars in box office receipts over the three-day weekend. That was exact same amount earned over that period by Michael ...

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