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| Questions for strike backers | | | David Frum says attacking Syria could prove costly and yield little in the way of movement in the bloody civil war |
| Meet John McEnroe of 'chess on ice' | | | He has overcome a fiery temper to become a champion in the world of curling -- a sport known as "chess on ice." Sweden's Niklas Edin is part of a younger generation with big dreams ahead of next year's Winter Olympics. |
| U.S. may offer aid to Syrian rebels | | | U.S. plans for strikes against Syria may be coupled with increased support for rebels, two senators said after meeting with President Obama. |
| Mideast's airspace race heats up | | | Few things symbolize a country's aspirations as aptly as an airport. As ambitions grow in a handful of Middle Eastern countries, so too do the size of regional transit hubs. |
| ArtsBeat Il Divo Is Coming to Broadway | | | The shows, running from Thursday, Nov. 7, through Wednesday, Nov. 13, with no show on Sunday, will feature songs from classic shows like Phantom of the Opera, Carousel and West Side Story. |
| City Room A Quiet Beauty Flying By | | | Many New York City shorelines afford a chance to stand with your boots in the mud, surrounded by the sights, smells and sounds of North American shorebirds journeys. |
| Pope pulls diplomat amid abuse claim | | | The pope has pulled out the Vatican's ambassador to the Dominican Republic, a move a local church representative says is linked to child abuse allegations. |
| Fitch Rates Sprint Nextel's Senior Notes 'B+/RR4'; Outlook Stable | | | (The following statement was released by the rating agency) CHICAGO, September 04 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has assigned a new Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to Sprint Corporation (Sprint) of 'B+' and a 'B+/RR4' rating to Sprint's benchmark-sized offering of senior unsecured notes due 2021 and 2023. The proceeds from the offering will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include redemptions or service requirements of outstanding debt, network expansion, and modernization. The Rating O |
| Summer deals lift banks' hopes of MA tipping point | | | LONDON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Verizon's deal to buy Vodafone out of their U.S. wireless venture for $130 billion may have been years in the making, but bankers hope it could be an inflexion point that marks the revival of big dealmaking. |
| A Bet on the Environment | | | The company Mosaic functions as an online renewable energy bank, soliciting investments for solar projects and making loans for them. |
| Japan government abandons hands-off approach to Fukushima clean-up | | | TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government is moving to take a more direct role in the clean-up of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, as concerns grow over the ability of embattled operator Tokyo Electric to handle the legacy of the worst atomic disaster in a quarter century. |
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