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8 September 2012 Last updated at 18:57 ET

White House rivals spar on jobs dataBarack Obama and Mitt Romney on the campaign trail on the evening of 7 Sep 2012 (composite)

US President Obama and challenger Mitt Romney take the debate over US unemployment to swing states, at the start of a two-month run-in to election day.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses the Apec summit, 8 Sept 2012US seeks better Russia trade ties

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the US administration wants to normalise trade relations with Russia this month, as she attends the Apec summit in Vladivostok.

A storm cloud over Breezy Point in Queens, New York, 8 September 2012New York City hit by tornadoes

Two rare tornadoes hit New York City's Queens and Brooklyn boroughs, damaging homes, causing blackouts and throwing debris into the air.

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