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Tuesday, August 30, 2011 (2011x172)

: 30, 2011

2011/08/30 Headlines: Hurricane Irene Death Toll Climbs to 40 as Widespread Flooding, Power Outages Persist; Michele Bachmann Says Hurricane Irene Should Be Viewed as Message from God; Inspection Team Dispatched to Virginia Nuclear Power Plant Following Earthquake; Maryland Nuclear Power Facility Shut Down in Wake of Hurricane; Libyan Rebels Accuse Algeria of Aggression for Accepting Gaddafi Family; African Union Chief Accuses Libyan Rebels of Targeting Black Africans; Lockerbie Bomber Maintained Innocence in Private Correspondence with Libyan Officials; August Becomes Deadliest Month for U.S. Troops in Nearly Decade-Long Afghanistan War; Afghan Government Derailed Peace Talks Between U.S. and Taliban; Pentagon Use of No-Bid War Contracts Balloons to $140 Billion; Israeli Military Prepares to Supply Jewish Settlers with Tear Gas, Stun Grenades; Obama: New Economic Aide Will Focus on Jobs; Report: Half of Muslim Americans Feel Intensified Presence of U.S. Anti-Terror Policies; Alabama Judge Temporarily Blocks Controversial Immigration Law; Commission Confirms 1940s U.S. Medical Experimentation in Guatemala Killed 83; Top NASA Climate Scientist Arrested in Ongoing White House Keystone XL Pipeline Protest