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PhiladelphiaHerald.com Saturday 4th September 2010 Volume 2915
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"This historic moment comes at a time of great uncertainty for many Americans. We have now been through nearly a decade of war. We have endured a long and painful recession. And sometimes in the midst of these storms, the future that we are trying to build for our nation - a future of lasting peace and long-term prosperity - may seem beyond our reach"
Barack Obama
US President Obama was making a national address Tuesday to mark the end of the combat mission in Iraq

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Open or Closed for Labor Day
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Why older women are less likely to produce children
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USB speakers set to get 'more oomph' out of laptops
Offerpal names new CEO, again
Toshiba recalls Satellite laptops
Texas AG Opens Antitrust Investigation Into Google
Google Settles Buzz Class-Action Suit for $8.5M

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Teen play explores the creative force of flash mobs
To the soaring, campy sound of Queen's iconic "Flash," a dynamic group of teenagers - students, actors, and artists, most from the inner city - bursts running and laughing onto the scene...

Marlins trounce Braves, cut lead
MIAMI - Logan Morrison hit two stand-up RBI triples, Andrew Miller worked five innings for his first win in more than a year, and the Florida Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves, 6-1, on Friday night. ...
Philadelphia police identify suspect in rape near Eighth and Race Streets
Police on Friday identified a man who allegedly raped a woman near Eighth and Race Streets Sunday night and left his pants at the scene. Alberto Isaac Navarrete Suarez, 33, stands about 5-foot-7,...
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Food shortage crisis building in many developing countriesFood shortage crisis building in many developing countries
As natural disaster batter the world's agricultural industry, fears are growing that we may be heading into the dark food crisis days of 2007 and...

UN struggling to protect women and children in DRC from rapeUN struggling to protect women and children in DRC from rape
Over 200 women and children have been raped by rebels in the Congo in recent weeks, according to UN...
Plane goes down in UAEPlane goes down in UAE
A plane has crashed in the United Arab Emirates in the city of Dubai, it is unknown how many...
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Wall Street continues upward trendWall Street continues upward trend
The Dow Jones rose more than 100 points Friday, the third day of gains for the key...

Sexual harassment claims lead to big settlement in USSexual harassment claims lead to big settlement in US
A $5.8 million sexual harassment settlement will be paid by a building maintenance firm in the...
Large-sized Mini to hit the streetsLarge-sized Mini to hit the streets
The Mini family is about to get a new member with the upsized Countryman...
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Philadelphia police are on a look out for a rape suspect accused of attacking a woman near a subway entrance then fleeing the scene, leaving behind his pants, wallet, and shoes.

The victim said she was waiting for the SEPTA Route 47 bus at the corner of 8th and Race Sts., when an unknown male grabbed her, choked her, reports Myfoxdc.com.

He forced her towards the entrance of a subway where he raped her.

She said the male fled the scene towards 9th and Vine Sts., leaving his pants, his wallet and his shoes behind.

The suspect is reportedly Hispanic named Dario Gomez Lopez. (ANI)


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    Islamic group wants US Muslim soldier quitting over Afghan war-God mismatch punished
    Gandhi's grandson pitches in for Pakistan flood aid
    Tony Blair explains why Bill Clinton cheated
    White House gatecrasher hands over red party dress for auction
    Dentist buys ad asking Hillary Clinton to run again

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    Australian envoy launches luxury guide to Delhi
    Erin Andrews gets no-peep service at hotels after stalker ordeal
    Edinburgh 'best place to visit in UK'
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    Owners of cruise ship aground in Nunavut plan salvage operation

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    With the departure of US combat troops from Iraq, is the Iraq war now over?


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    High School Playbook: Week 1 Football Scores, Highlights
    obituary: Michael Cherubino / Expert on optical equipment and tireless fundraiser
    St. Vincent College priest-professor says school defamed him
    Welcome to Light Up Night. Please pay $100
    South Side battle over grocery ends; building demolished