ABC News: International
1. WATCH: Joe Biden on the Iraq Handover
2. WATCH: Iraq Handover Begins
3. Hamas Among Intractable Issues in Mideast Talks
4. Amanda Knox is Innocent: Retired FBI Agent
5. EXCLUSIVE: Tony Blair on Princess Diana
6. Afghans Rattled by Central Bank Tremors

BBC News - World
1. Bone drug linked to cancer risk
2. Explosion on Gulf of Mexico rig
3. Beckham eyes 11 September return
4. Europe agrees finance watchdogs
5. Canadian to command space station
6. Tanker aground off north Canada

USATODAY.com World News
1. New test may 'revolutionize TB care,' diagnosing
2. Gen. Petraeus calls relationship with Karzai sound
3. Book says Nazi hunter Wiesenthal worked for Mossad
4. In Pakistan, U.S. hopes aid builds goodwill
5. Marine general says Taliban drug trade faltering
6. 2 U.S. troops, dozens of Afghan insurgents killed

Faith & Reason: Top Stories & Community Feed
1. Stephen Hawking changes tune on God in 'Grand Design'
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3. Methodists see clues for growth in thriving churches
4. Muslim groups support NYC mosque, decry hostility
5. Dissing Pope Benedict and his Britain trip? Get in line
6. Mormon church, Jewish leaders tackle proxy baptism

Wash Post Middle East
1. After Iraq war, uncertainty and seemingly mixed messages
Thu, September 2, 2010
BAGHDAD - As President Obama declared Tuesday that it was "time to turn the page" in Iraq, Mahmoud Othman - tuning in to the Oval Office address here at 3 a.m. - listened in shock.


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2. Clinton urges patience, leadership as Mideast peace talks begin
Thu, September 2, 2010
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton officially inaugurated a new Middle East peace process Thursday urging patience and leadership from the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, who soon after agreed to meet in less than two weeks for a second round of talks.


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Thu, September 2, 2010


4. U.S. military adopts new role in Iraq
Thu, September 2, 2010
BAGHDAD - The U.S. military's war is officially over in Iraq, even as the future of the country remains undecided. The signs of the end were everywhere Wednesday, despite the presence of about 49,000 American troops who remain mostly sequestered on large U.S. bases.


Iraq - Middle East - United States - Barack Obama - Warfare and Conflict

5. Iranian threat may be boon for Mideast peace talks
Wed, September 1, 2010
As President Obama convenes the first direct Middle East peace talks in 20 months, the question many observers here and in the region are asking is what, if anything, makes this round any more hopeful than the last.



Middle East - Peace - Barack Obama - Mahmoud Abbas - Israel