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Globe and Mail
Centrist Groups Take Early Lead in Iraq Vote
Voice of America
Photo: AP The first partial results from Iraq's national elections Sunday indicate the Shi'ite coalition led by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has a slight lead in two mainly Shi'ite provinces in the south. Another centrist bloc, Iraqiya, appears to be ...
Ayad Allawi accuses Nouri al-Maliki's group of fraud in bid to retain powerTimes Online
Once-dominant Sunnis anxiously watch as Iraq votes are talliedWashington Post
Iraq releases early election resultsLos Angeles Times
The Associated Press -BBC News -Reuters
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3/11/2010 5:40:23 PM

Reuters
US Sen. Reid's family injured in car accident
Reuters
WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - The wife and daughter of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid were injured on Thursday when their vehicle was rear-ended by a truck on a highway, the senator's office said. Reid's wife, Landra, 69, was in serious condition ...
Reid's wife seriously injured in 4-vehicle wreckThe Associated Press
Reid's Wife Suffers Broken Back, Neck in Car AccidentBusinessWeek
Harry Reid's wife, daughter hospitalized after car wreckLas Vegas Sun
RTT News -New York Times (blog) -Washington Post (blog)
all 397 news articles »
3/11/2010 5:40:23 PM

CBS News
NY AG Cuomo removes himself from governor probe
Reuters
NEW YORK, March 11 (Reuters) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, a likely candidate for governor this year, on Thursday removed himself from ethics probes of embattled Governor David Paterson, saying he wanted ...
Cuomo Will Recuse Himself From Paterson InvestigationsNew York Times
Cuomo hands over gov probe to former judgeamNY
Cuomo Appoints Former Judge in Paterson InvestigationWNYC
WXXI -UPI.com -FOXBusiness
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3/11/2010 5:40:23 PM

Boston Globe
Fed. appeals court upholds 'under God' in pledge
Houston Chronicle
By TERENCE CHEA AP Writer © 2010 The Associated Press RICH PEDRONCELLI AP File - In this June 14, 2004 file photo, Michael Newdow looks down at the fax copy of the Supreme Court's ruling preserving the phrase "one nation under God" in the Pledge of ...
Federal court approves 'under God' in Pledge of AllegianceChristian Science Monitor
Court clears reciting of Pledge of Allegiance at Western schoolsCNN
Court upholds 'under God' in Pledge of AllegianceThe Associated Press
San Francisco Chronicle -Bloomberg -KTVU San Francisco
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3/11/2010 5:40:23 PM

Reuters
Strong quakes torment Chile as president sworn in
The Associated Press
SANTIAGO, Chile — The earth shook and shook Thursday as dignitaries walked in for the swearing-in of Sebastian Pinera as Chile's president. It shook some more as they waited for him. People in the balconies of the vast congressional hall in coastal ...
Chile's president assumes power in austere, post-quake ceremonyXinhua
Chile lifts tsunami alert on coast after tremorsReuters
Strong aftershocks mark Sebastián Piñera's first moments in officeTimes Online
The Guardian -AFP -Wall Street Journal
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3/11/2010 5:40:23 PM
 Country Information  
United States of America
Flag of the United States Great Seal of the United States
Flag Great Seal
Motto: E Pluribus Unum ("Out Of Many, One") (traditional)
In God We Trust (1956 to date)
Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner
Location of the United States
Capital  Washington, D.C.
38°53′N 77°02′W
Largest city  New York City
Official languages None at federal level
(English de facto)
Government Federal constitutional republic
 - President George W. Bush (R)
 - Vice President Dick Cheney (R)
 - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D)
Independence from Great Britain 
 - Declared July 4, 1776 
 - Recognized September 3, 1783 
Area
 - Total 9,631,420 km² (3rd1)
3,718,695 sq mi 
 - Water (%) 4.87
Population
 - 2007 estimate 301,233,000[1] (3rd)
 - 2000 census 281,421,906
 - Density 31/km² (172nd)
80/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2006 estimate
 - Total $12.98 trillion (1st)
 - Per capita $43,500 (3rd)
GDP (nominal) 2006 estimate
 - Total $13.22 trillion (1st)
 - Per capita $44,333 (8th)
HDI (2004) 0.948 (high) (8th)
Currency United States dollar ($) (USD)
Time zone (UTC-5 to -10)
 - Summer (DST) (UTC-4 to -10)
Internet TLD .us .gov .edu .mil
Calling code +1
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