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Good Morning Omss, MON 06 Sep 2010    Obama to announce $50 billion infrastructure job plan Nineteen killed in suicide bombing in Pakistan Tropical storm Hermine threatens Mexico, Texas Afghan foreign troops death toll hits 500 for 2010 Guatemala landslides kill dozens, toll seen rising Diverse water sources key to food security: report Graft and threats of violence cloud hopes for Afghan vote Aftershocks rattle quake-hit NZ city Oracle offered job to ex-HP CEO Hurd: source Japan fiscal targets need review: PM candidate's aide Guatemala mudslides kill dozens Flood relief continues in Pakistan Clooney tops box office Obama to announce $50 billion infrastructure job plan September 06, 2010 09:17 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will announce on Monday a six-year plan to revamp the United States' road, railways and runways with a $50 billion up-front investment to jump-start job creation, the White House said. Full Article Nineteen killed in suicide bombing in Pakistan September 06, 2010 08:09 AM ET LAKKI MARWAT, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Taliban suicide bomber rammed his car into a police station in northwest Pakistan on Monday killing at least 19 people, police said, in a new wave of attacks by al Qaeda-linked militants. Full Article Tropical storm Hermine threatens Mexico, Texas September 06, 2010 08:25 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tropical storm Hermine has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and warnings have been issued from Tampico, Mexico to the Baffin Bay on the south Texas coast, the National Hurricane Center said on Monday. Full Article Afghan foreign troops death toll hits 500 for 2010 September 06, 2010 06:28 AM ET KABUL (Reuters) - The number of foreign troops killed in Afghanistan this year has reached at least 500, compared with 521 in all of 2009, according to an independent monitoring site Monday and a tally compiled by Reuters. Full Article Guatemala landslides kill dozens, toll seen rising September 06, 2010 04:31 AM ET CUMBRE DE ALASKA, Guatemala (Reuters) - A massive landslide buried a crowd trying to dig out a bus from deep mud on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, with dozens more feared dead, as torrential rains battered Guatemala. Full Article Diverse water sources key to food security: report September 05, 2010 09:42 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns related to climate change pose a major threat to food security and economic growth, water experts said on Monday, arguing for greater investment in water storage. Full Article Graft and threats of violence cloud hopes for Afghan vote September 06, 2010 09:13 AM ET KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban threats, shuttered polling centers and warnings of widespread fraud are clouding hopes for Afghanistan's September 18 parliamentary election, a key test of an already fragile democracy, observers have warned. Full Article Aftershocks rattle quake-hit NZ city September 06, 2010 05:25 AM ET WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Aftershocks rocked New Zealand's second-biggest city on Monday causing further damage and forcing authorities to extend a state of emergency after the country's most damaging earthquake in 80 years. Full Article Oracle offered job to ex-HP CEO Hurd: source September 06, 2010 06:37 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oracle Corp has offered a job to Mark Hurd, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co who resigned amid a scandal involving inaccurate expense receipts related to a female contractor, according to a source familiar with the situation. Full Article Japan fiscal targets need review: PM candidate's aide September 06, 2010 05:14 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan needs fiscal reform targets to tackle its massive debt but existing goals heavily influenced by bureaucrats should be reviewed, said an aide to the ruling party powerbroker challenging Prime Minister Naoto Kan. Full Article

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