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Monday, August 15, 2011 (2011x161)

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2011/08/15 Headlines: Obama to Tour Midwest, Meet Corporate CEOs; Bachmann Edges Out Paul for Iowa Straw Poll Victory; Pawlenty Drops Out of GOP Race; Perry Announces Bid; U.N.: Progress, Funding Shortfalls in Famine Response; Dozens Killed in Series of Iraq Bombings; Syria Deploys Navy in Protest Crackdown; U.S. Calls for International Boycott, Pressure on Assad; Libyan Rebels Challenge Gaddafi Forces; Mubarak Returns to Egyptian Court; Leading Egyptian Activist Charged with Incitement; Britain Taps Former U.S. Police Chief for Riot Response; Suu Kyi Makes First Political Trip Since Release; Norwegian Shooter Brought to Massacre Site; Unions to Boycott Democratic Convention in Charlotte