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Ike remains a Category 4 hurricane in Atlantic

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Thu Sep 4, 2008 1:11pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Ike weakened a little as it moved west by northwest in the Central Atlantic Ocean toward the Bahamas but remained a dangerous Category 4 hurricane with winds near 140 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said Thursday.

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(Reporting by Scott DiSavino; Editing by John Picinich)
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