CNN.com Friday, September 14, 2007

A White House update on progress in Iraq will show meager gains have been made on the 18 benchmarks Congress established for the Iraqi government, said two sources outside the administration. President Bush will report today that one benchmark has been upgraded since July to satisfactory, the sources said.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin's choice for new prime minister, Viktor Zubkov, was overwhelmingly approved in a Friday vote by Russia's lower house of parliament, a live broadcast on state-run TV showed.

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 struck Friday off the southwestern coast of Sumatra, the same area shaken by a major 8.4-magnitude temblor that killed nine people Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Police shot and killed a man suspected of shooting four officers, one fatally, following a traffic stop hours earlier, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez said early Friday. Authorities said a shootout ensued when police tracked down Shawn Sherwin Labeet at an apartment complex in Pembroke Pines.

Humberto surprised forecasters early today, quickly becoming a hurricane before making landfall north of Galveston with 85 mph winds.

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The film "In the Shadow of the Moon" reunites 10 Apollo astronauts as they share their memories and emotions of reaching a destination never before visited by man.

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