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Good Morning Aron, MON 30 Aug 2010    Hurricane Earl strengthens in Caribbean BP's internal probe faults its own engineers: report As U.S. withdraws, Iraqis still live in crisis Imam says Islamic centre dispute politicized North Korea's Kim says wants nuclear talks restarted Chile seeks to speed up rescue of trapped miners Obama says economy not growing fast enough Fed policy on right course, economists say Consumer spending, incomes rise in July Senator Kerry warns of instability in Pakistan Chilean miners phone loved ones Police probe cricket fixing claims Remembering Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Earl strengthens in Caribbean August 30, 2010 07:16 AM ET MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl strengthened as it began buffeting the Northern Leeward islands in the Caribbean on Monday and was seen becoming a powerful storm within the next 24 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Full Article BP's internal probe faults its own engineers: report August 30, 2010 04:27 AM ET BANGALORE (Reuters) - BP Plc's internal probe of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has placed some of the blame on mistakes by its engineers while finishing the deep sea oil well, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with the report. Full Article As U.S. withdraws, Iraqis still live in crisis August 30, 2010 04:53 AM ET BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Kareem Hassan Abboud's family of seven share a two room house in a makeshift squatter camp in the mainly Shi'ite district of Chukook in northwestern Baghdad. Sewage muddies the dirt road outside. Full Article Imam says Islamic centre dispute politicized August 30, 2010 08:59 AM ET DUBAI (Reuters) - Election-year politics are interfering with the plan to build an Islamic center near the site of the September 11 attacks, the Muslim cleric leading the project said in comments published Monday. Full Article North Korea's Kim says wants nuclear talks restarted August 30, 2010 09:09 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il wants an early restart to stalled nuclear disarmament talks, Chinese state media said on Monday, ending official silence about Kim's secretive five-day trip ahead of a key congress. Full Article Chile seeks to speed up rescue of trapped miners August 30, 2010 07:02 AM ET COPIAPO, Chile (Reuters) - Chile was looking at ways on Saturday to speed up the rescue of 33 miners trapped deep underground for 23 days who officials have said might have to wait three to four months to see the light of day. Full Article Obama says economy not growing fast enough August 30, 2010 12:05 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Sunday the U.S. economy was expanding, but not quickly enough, and there was no "magic bullet" that will fix its problems. Full Article Fed policy on right course, economists say August 30, 2010 01:55 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most economists in a recent survey said they approved of the Federal Reserve's current course on monetary policy and see deflation as a risk for the short term. Full Article Consumer spending, incomes rise in July August 30, 2010 08:43 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer spending rose at the strongest pace in four months in July, supported by a small gain in incomes, offering hope that consumers will be able to keep contributing to a modest recovery. Full Article Senator Kerry warns of instability in Pakistan August 30, 2010 09:12 AM ET ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Flood-stricken Pakistan urgently needs more international aid to combat potential instability and extremism, Senator John Kerry said, as hunger and disease threaten millions of victims. Full Article

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