Fioretti weighs race for Chicago mayor after Daley’s exit
Chicago Alderman Bob Fioretti says he will decide within 10 days whether to run for mayor. He notes Daley’s decision not to seek re election opens the field and cites his ward-wide reach across the lakeshore to the West Side. Other potential candidates named include Rahm Emanuel and Representatives Jesse Jackson Jr. and Luis Gutierrez.
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Chicago
Bob Fioretti
Fioretti
Richard M. Daley
2Nd Ward
Lakeshore
West Side
White House
Raam Emanuel
U.S
Jesse Jackson Jr
Luis Gutierrez
Florida pastor vows to burn Quran on ninth anniversary
Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville asserts plans to burn Qurans this Saturday to protest the September 11 attacks. U.S. officials including Gen. David Petraeus warn the act could endanger troops and inflame violence, while an interfaith group condemns the move.
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Gainesville
Fla
White House
U.S
Afghanistan
Terry Jones
Dove World Outreach Center
Washington
David Petraeus
Associated Press
World
State Department
PJ. Crowley
Crowley
Sinabung erupts again as ash clouds darken Indonesian skies
Mount Sinabung unleashed a towering ash cloud in its strongest eruption since awakening last week. Witnesses reported orange magma glow in cracks, trees coated in ash, and tremors felt miles away. More than 30,000 residents have been relocated, with fears of a potential larger blast in the coming weeks.
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Tanah Karo
Indonesia
Sinabung
Ita Sitepu
Japan
Southeast Asia
Surono
Anissa Siregar
Berastagi
Mount Tambora
Sumbawa Island
Krakatoa
Abbas asks U S to mediate West Bank settlement dispute
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged the United States to intervene in the West Bank settlement issue as he warned that new construction could derail peace talks. Netanyahu voiced cautious optimism while warning success is not assured.
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Ramallah
West Bank
Mahmoud Abbas
U.S
Israel
Mideast
Abbas
Obama
Washington
Benjamin Netanyahu
Barack Obama
Netanyahu
Madrid
Salam Fayyad
Sharm el-Sheikh
Jerusalem
Hillary Clinton
Gaza Strip
Hamas
Gaza- Israel
Gaza
US smoking rate remains at one in five adults
U S smoking rates hold steady at about 21 percent of adults in 2009, with teen smoking near 20 percent. Health officials blame cuts to anti tobacco campaigns and industry discounts for stalled progress, while cotinine levels in nonsmokers show some decline but child exposure to tobacco toxins remains high.
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Atlanta
U.S
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Thomas Frieden
United States
Matthew L. Myers
Campaign For Tobacco- Free Kids
Nancy Brown
American Heart Association
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European Union
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New York
Steven Slater
Queens
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Pittsburgh
Kennedy International Airport
Jfk
Las Vegas
Faith Borden
McCarran International
Florida
North Sumatra
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