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Good Morning Aron, THU 19 Aug 2010    U.S. on track to end Iraq combat mission Pakistan flood homeless toll put at over 4 million BP "bottom-kill" on Gulf well to be early September: Allen Lawmakers brace for budget deficit update U.S. proposes wide changes in role fighting disease Egg recall expanded in salmonella outbreak SEC charges New Jersey with securities fraud A year on, Lockerbie bomber casts a long shadow Facebook "Places" lets users track friends and services India testing ways to access BlackBerry emails: source Raging bull injures 40 spectators Kidnapped Mexican mayor found dead Ninety missing in China mudslide U.S. on track to end Iraq combat mission August 19, 2010 08:16 AM ET BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military is holding steady in its aim to reduce troop numbers in Iraq to 50,000 by August 31, when the 7-1/2 year U.S. combat mission launched by former President George W. Bush comes to an official close. Full Article Pakistan flood homeless toll put at over 4 million August 19, 2010 09:18 AM ET ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - More than four million Pakistanis have been made homeless by nearly three weeks of floods, the United Nations said on Thursday, making the critical task of securing greater amounts of aid more urgent. Full Article BP "bottom-kill" on Gulf well to be early September: Allen August 19, 2010 08:14 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - BP Plc should be conducting the operation to finally kill its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well the week of September 6, the top official overseeing the spill response said on Thursday. Full Article Lawmakers brace for budget deficit update August 19, 2010 07:29 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional analysts are set to release an authoritative outlook on budget deficits on Thursday as President Barack Obama tries to ease voter anxiety about the spending gaps that some fear may thwart efforts to revive the economy. Full Article U.S. proposes wide changes in role fighting disease August 19, 2010 08:56 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government proposed big changes on Thursday to the way it works with companies to fight new disease threats such as flu, including reform at the Food and Drug Administration and setting up centers to make vaccines quickly. Full Article Egg recall expanded in salmonella outbreak August 19, 2010 02:45 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A nationwide recall of eggs linked to an outbreak of salmonella that has sickened hundreds of people in three U.S. states has been expanded and now covers 380 million eggs. Full Article SEC charges New Jersey with securities fraud August 18, 2010 04:54 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. regulators said on Wednesday they charged New Jersey with securities fraud for not disclosing to municipal bond investors that it was underfunding its pensions. Full Article A year on, Lockerbie bomber casts a long shadow August 19, 2010 09:11 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - A terminally ill Libyan convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has enjoyed a year of freedom at home in a case that has complicated relations between the new British government and the U.S. administration. Full Article Facebook "Places" lets users track friends and services August 19, 2010 08:58 AM ET PALO ALTO, Calif (Reuters) - Facebook's 500 million-plus users will soon be able to track friends' whereabouts across the United States, as the world's largest Internet social network adds technology to increasingly tie its virtual world to everyday life. Full Article India testing ways to access BlackBerry emails: source August 19, 2010 07:16 AM ET NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's security agencies are testing ways to access corporate email on Blackberry devices by obtaining encrypted data in a readable format, a government source said on Thursday. Full Article

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