Browsing the blog archives for September, 2009.


Report of 1955 jet being found, stirs memories (AP)

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This undated photo provided by John Walker shows a diver at the site of a wreck of a Lockheed-Martin T-33A Air Force jet found in April 2009 off the Southern California coast. Military officials are investigating a historian's report that the wreckage of an Air Force jet lost at sea over 50  years ago has been found off the Southern California coast. A volunteer group headed by amateur historian Pat Macha claims it found debris of a Lockheed-Martin T-33A that went missing on Oct. 15, 1955. (AP Photo/John Walker)AP – A historian’s report that the wreckage of an Air Force jet lost at sea 54 years ago has been found off the Southern California coast brought a surge of emotions for Thomas Theiler, 77, a retired executive and former Air Force pilot.


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Economy dips at 0.7 percent pace in 2Q (AP)

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Jobless university graduate David Rowe wears a sandwich board advertising his search for employment as he walks along Fleet Street in central London September 22, 2009. In a pinstripe suit, silk tie and with polished brogues, Rowe appears the epitome of a successful London city worker, except for one glaring difference - he's wearing a sandwich board that says AP – The recession faded in the spring with economic activity shrinking at a pace of just 0.7 percent, a better-than-expected showing that buttressed beliefs the economy is growing now.


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NYC terrorism suspect to be arraigned Tuesday (AP)

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In this photo released by the New York City Police Department, Najibullah Zazi, center, is escorted off an NYPD helicopter by U.S Marshals after being extradited from Denver, Colo., Friday, Sept. 25, 2009. Zazi was sent to New York to face charges of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction in a plot law enforcement has said was focused on blowing up commuter trains. (AP Photo/New York City Police Department)AP – Authorities know the identities of three people believed to be in on a terrorist scheme targeting New York City, a law enforcement official has confirmed, as an Afghan immigrant accused of plotting with them to try to turn common chemicals into explosives is due in federal court Tuesday morning.


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GE’s Immelt warns US recovery slowest in decades (AP)

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AP – General Electric Co. chief executive Jeffrey Immelt warned Tuesday that high unemployment and slower lending will drag on U.S. economic growth, likely resulting in the weakest recovery in decades.

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Video shows teens beating Chicago student to death (AP)

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This image from video provided by WFLD Fox Chicago on Monday, Sept. 28, 2009 shows a person swinging a wooden two-by-four during a fight on Chicago's South Side on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. Prosecutors have charged three teenagers with first-degree murder in the beating death of Chicago student Derrion Albert who was walking home from school when this fight occurred. Family members believe the 16-year-old was fatally beaten Thursday for refusing to join a gang. But some witnesses say he was a bystander who was swept into a violent fight. (AP Photo/WFLD Fox Chicago)AP – Cell phone footage showing a group of teens viciously kicking and striking a 16-year-old honors student with splintered railroad ties has ramped up pressure on Chicago officials to address chronic violence that has led to dozens of deaths of city teens each year.


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China, ahead of G20, backs policy coordination (Reuters)

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Reuters – China responded on Wednesday to a United States proposal for closer cooperation among Group of 20 countries to tackle global imbalances by saying it supported international economic policy coordination.

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Stadiums, hotels on alert amid terror probe (AP)

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Army National Guard soldiers keep watch inside Grand Central Station Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009 in New York.  (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)AP – The government expanded a terrorism warning from transit systems to U.S. stadiums, hotels and entertainment complexes as investigators searched for more suspects Tuesday in a possible al-Qaida plot to set off hydrogen-peroxide bombs hidden in backpacks.


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Netanyahu: Iran suspectible to pressure (AP)

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AP – Israel reserves the right to defend itself against a nuclear threat from Iran, but the Islamic Republic’s inner turmoil and weakened economy make it susceptible to pressure, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday.

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