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Oxygen cylinder eyed as cause for Qantas jet hole
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 AP - Australian investigators were focusing on the possibility that an oxygen cylinder could have exploded mid-flight on the Qantas jumbo jet that made an emergency landing in the Philippines with a giant hole in its fuselage, officials said Sunday.
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Homeowner rescue awaits President Bush's signature
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 AP - Congress approved mortgage relief for 400,000 struggling homeowners Saturday as part of an election-year housing plan that also aims to calm jittery financial markets and bolster the sagging economy. President Bush said he would sign it promptly, despite reservations.
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Miami's vice? City at bottom in volunteering
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 AP - Blame it on the traffic. Or the number of new immigrants. Or the allure of the beach. Whatever the reason, Miami has secured the bottom spot No. 50 among major U.S. cities in new rankings of the percentage of adults who volunteer.
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Authorities search for India bombers who killed 39
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 AP - Authorities scoured a western Indian city Sunday for those behind a series of bombings that killed at least 45 people, reportedly rounding up more than two dozen residents. A little-known group claimed responsibility for the attack.
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McCain campaign: Obama shortchanged injured troops
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 AP - Republican John McCain's campaign on Saturday sharply criticized Democratic rival Barack Obama for canceling a visit to wounded troops in Germany, contending Obama chose foreign leaders and cheering Europeans over "injured American heroes."
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