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Questions Persist About Deadly U.S. Consulate Attack

Two weeks after the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, there remain many competing accounts of how it began. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed. Should security should have been better, and what role did al-Qaida play, if any?

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Sports

Regular NFL Refs Will Be Back On The Job Thursday

A tentative contract agreement has been reached between the National Football League and the referees' union. The impasse began in June when the NFL locked out the officials and used replacement referees.

Regular NFL Refs Will Be Back On The Job Thursday

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Europe

Greeks Take To Streets In Anti-Austerity Protests

People are not getting much work done in parts of Europe. Tuesday night there were violent protests in Spain. And in Greece Wednesday, a nationwide strike to protest government austerity measures closed businesses and schools.

Greeks Take To Streets In Anti-Austerity Protests

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Elections

Obama, Romney To Address Clinton Global Initiative

It's another week in the spotlight for former President Bill Clinton. On Tuesday, both President Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney will address the Clinton Global Initiative. The latest polls show Obama's numbers dropping on foreign policy. Romney is trying to exploit that weakness.

Obama, Romney To Address Clinton Global Initiative

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Asia

Foxconn Temporarily Closes iPhone Plant After Riot

Thousands of workers in northern China rioted inside a Foxconn plant to protest their treatment by security guards. The company says about 40 people went to the hospital with injuries. Foxconn has come under intense scrutiny for its working conditions.

Foxconn Temporarily Closes iPhone Plant After Riot

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Asia

Thousands In Pakistan Protest Anti-Islam Movie

Thousands of people across Pakistan are expected to take to the streets to protest against a video made in the U.S. that denigrates Islam. Pakistan's government unexpectedly announced Friday would be a public holiday, saying it would be a day to honor the prophet Muhammed. The government used it as an opportunity to also denounce the video, calling it blasphemy.

Thousands In Pakistan Protest Anti-Islam Movie

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Elections

Romney Forced To Explain 'Victims' Comment

Mitt Romney's effort to refocus his GOP presidential campaign on substance hit a rough patch Monday night. A secretly filmed video, released by Mother Jones magazine, shows Romney saying nearly half of Americans think they are "victims." Romney says his remarks were not elegantly stated.

Romney Forced To Explain 'Victims' Comment

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Analysis

Worries At Home From Anti-American Protests

The protests against an anti-Islam movie made in the U.S. are expected to continue for a while. How concerned is the Obama administration about political fallout at home? Plus, what's the impact of early and absentee votes on November's presidential election?

Worries At Home From Anti-American Protests

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World

U.S. Warns Of More Demonstrations Over Film

U.S. embassies and missions across the Muslim world put out warnings about expected demonstrations Friday. Large protests are expected in Jordan, Iraq, Egypt and beyond. Over the past week, angry and deadly protests have rocked American missions from Libya to Yemen, after an anti-Islamic video was posted online.

U.S. Warns Of More Demonstrations Over Film

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Africa

Attack In Libya Threatens To Upset U.S. Ties

Ambassador Chris Stevens died Tuesday after an angry mob descended on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi in protest of an amateur American film that mocks Islam. The U.S. Embassy in Egypt was also attacked, and security is on high alert in both countries.

Attack In Libya Threatens To Upset U.S. Ties

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Africa

U.S. Confirms Deaths Of U.S. Ambassador, Staff

Steve Inskeep reports on events in Libya. The U.S. ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, and three other Americans were killed overnight in an attack on the American consulate in Benghazi.

U.S. Confirms Deaths Of U.S. Ambassador, Staff

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Sports

Who's In The Hunt For Baseball Playoffs?

Steve Inskeep talks with NPR's Mike Pesca about the final weeks of baseball's regular season. There are some surprising teams in the hunt for the playoffs this year.

Who's In The Hunt For Baseball Playoffs?

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National

Remembering The Sept. 11 Attacks

On this date 11 years ago, al-Qaida operatives hijacked four airliners and used two of them to knock down the World Trade Center towers in New York City, and another to crash into the Pentagon. The fourth that was also headed to Washington crashed into a field in Pennsylvania after passengers stormed the cockpit.

Remembering The Sept. 11 Attacks

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