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Thursday, September 08, 2011 (2011x179)

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2011/09/08 Headlines: Gaddafi Denies Libya Departure, Urges More Fighting; Western Firm Negotiated to Arm Gaddafi Regime Before Uprising; Syrian Forces Kill at Least 20 in Homs in Ongoing Crackdown on Protest Movement; GOP Contenders Clash in Debate; Perry Blasts Social Security as "Ponzi Scheme"; Obama to Deliver Jobs Speech; Some GOP Lawmakers Won't Attend; Nearly 100 Ex-Staffers for Congressional "Super Committee" Members Now Working as Lobbyists; Ex-CIA Lawyer: Obama Changed "Virtually Nothing" from Bush Admin on Terror Policies; U.S. Pressures Palestinians to Drop Statehood Bid; Palestinian Authority Cites Obama in Pro-Statehood Ads; Bahrain Releases Hunger-Striking Medical Workers from Detention; Honduran Resistance Leader Slain; Students Protest Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates at University of Texas; 5 Dead in Tri-State Shooting Spree