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Associated Press:
Stingray kills 'Crocodile Hunter' Irwin — CAIRNS, Australia - Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality and conservationist known as the "Crocodile Hunter," was killed Monday by a stingray while filming off the Great Barrier Reef. He was 44.
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NEWS.com.au:
Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin dead — THE Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, is dead. — He was killed in a freak accident in Cairns, police sources said today. — It is understood he was killed by a stingray barb that went through his chest and reportedly into his heart .
ABC News:
Irwin had little chance, expert says — Marine experts say television personality and naturalist Steve Irwin had little chance of surviving after being struck in the chest by a stingray's barb. — Forty-four-year-old Irwin died this morning in far north Queensland while filming for a marine documentary.
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Sydney Morning Herald:
Steve Irwin killed by stingray — Television personality and environmentalist Steve Irwin has died from a stingray wound while filming off north Queensland. — Friends believe he may have died instantly when struck by a stingray as he filmed a sequence for his eight-year-old daughter Bindi's new TV series.
ABC News:
Steve Irwin dead — The naturalist and television star Steve Irwin has died in a diving accident in far north Queensland. He was 44. — Police say he was stung through the heart by a stingray while diving off Port Douglas. — He was filming a documentary when the accident occurred around midday AEST near the Low Isles.
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New York Times:
G.O.P. Seen to Be in Peril of Losing House — After a year of political turmoil, Republicans enter the fall campaign with their control of the House in serious jeopardy, the possibility of major losses in the Senate, and a national mood so unsettled that districts once considered safely Republican …
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John Whitesides / Reuters:
Democrats on a roll in battle for U.S. Congress — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats enter the fall campaign with a clear edge in the high-stakes fight for control of the U.S. Congress, riding a wave of momentum that has them positioned to retake the U.S. House of Representatives and make significant gains in the Senate.
Sebastian Mallaby / Washington Post:
Attacking Inequality — Tax Reform Has the Greatest Potential To Narrow the Gap — By now almost everyone agrees that inequality is serious. Economic growth no longer seems to help the majority of workers; the proceeds flow to the top fifth or so of the workforce, and the top within the top has done especially handsomely.
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Jackson Diehl / Washington Post:
Not Wanted: An Exit Strategy — The mostly bad news from Iraq this summer left a lot of people in Washington, including a few in the Bush administration, feeling confused, anxious and doubtful about whether the Iraqi government can deliver on its promise to stabilize the country.
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Steven Knipp / Washington Post:
A Different Face of Iran — Despite the Politics, an American Finds Hope in a Forbidden Land — As a journalist, I've spent considerable time over the years in places where America was not always popular. In the bad old days, that meant Russia, China and Vietnam; more recently I've reported …
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Times of London:
Caine hits out against today's 'banal' films — FILMS made today pale against cinema classics of the past because they are so lacking in dialogue, character and plot, Sir Michael Caine told The Times yesterday. — The Oscar-winning star has lost count of the number of times he has seen films …
Ynetnews:
Olmert: Unaware of deal to free Shalit — PM denies Arab reports of agreement to release kidnapped soldier within two days in exchange for 1,400 Palestinian prisoners — Prime Minister Ehud Olmert denied at the opening of hid briefing to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Monday reports …
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John / blogenlust.net:
A LIST OF CAPTURED OR KILLED AL QAEDA IN IRAQ #2'S — I've tried to make it easier to list all of the al Qaeda in Iraq #2's I've been keeping track of for the last year. Here's the complete list to the best of my knowledge. As of today, there are 39. — Hamed Jumaa Farid al-Saeedi, aka Abu Humam, aka Abu Rana (9-3-06)
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