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09/08/2010 04:45 AM
Obama to pitch trio of economic proposals in Ohio (AP)
AP - Seeking to give anxious Democrats a boost ahead of the November elections, President Barack Obama is pitching a trio of economic initiatives Wednesday and voicing unwavering opposition to Bush-era tax breaks for the wealthy.
09/08/2010 05:19 AM
BP: Multiple companies, teams contributed to spill (AP)
AP - Oil giant BP PLC laid much of the blame for the rig explosion and the massive Gulf of Mexico spill on workers at sea, other companies and a complex series of failures in an internal report released Wednesday before a key piece of evidence has been analyzed.
09/08/2010 05:00 AM
Fla. minister: Sept. 11 Quran burn still planned (AP)
AP - The leader of a small Florida church that espouses anti-Islam philosophy said Wednesday he was determined to go through with his plan to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11, despite pressure from the White House, religious leaders and others to call it off.
09/08/2010 04:32 AM
GOP proposes renewing tax cuts, freezing spending (AP)
AP - House Republican Leader John Boehner onWednesday proposed a two-year freeze on all tax rates and a cut in government spending to the levels of 2008, before a deep recession took hold of the economy.
09/08/2010 12:57 AM
FBI: Aircraft searched, no credible threat found (AP)
AP - Investigators found no explosives aboard a Los Angeles-bound Thai Airways flight in which a bomb threat was found scrawled on a bathroom mirror, the FBI said Wednesday.
09/08/2010 03:47 AM
AP Exclusive: Back to work after salmonella case (AP)
AP - The peanut industry executive whose filthy processing plants were blamed in a salmonella outbreak two years ago that killed nine people and sickened hundreds more is back in the business.
09/08/2010 03:36 AM
Suspected US missile attacks rock NW Pakistan (AP)
AP - Two suspected U.S. missile strikes hit militant targets in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said, bringing to six the number of such attacks in the region in less than a week. At least 10 suspected members of a group attacking NATO forces in Afghanistan were killed.
09/08/2010 03:47 AM
US terror training in Yemen reflects wider program (AP)
AP - U.S. special operations forces are expanding their training of the Yemeni military as the Obama administration broadens its program to counter terrorism in countries reluctant to harbor a visible American military presence.
09/08/2010 03:47 AM
Weeks of rains leave thousands homeless in Mexico (AP)
AP - Tens of thousands of people have abandoned their homes across southern Mexico to escape flooding from weeks of torrential rains, and forecasts are predicting even more rainfall.
09/08/2010 03:47 AM
Clijsters, Venus win to set up marquee semifinal (AP)
AP - Nobody can say Kim Clijsters took an easy path to her U.S. Open title last year. She played both Williams sisters.
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09/08/2010 04:39 AM
BP Report Blames Multiple Companies For Gulf Spill
The oil giant's 193-page report says a sequence of failures led to the massive Gulf of Mexico spill that fouled waters and shorelines for months. The company's findings are far from the final word on possible causes of the explosion that sank the Deepwater Horizon drill rig.
09/08/2010 04:18 AM
Obama To Pitch Trio Of Economic Proposals
The package of infrastructure investments and business tax incentives is meant to put the economy on a path toward long-term growth while also allowing for some immediate job creation.
09/08/2010 03:53 AM
Hermine Lashes Texas As Storm Heads North
Downgraded to a tropical depression, Hermine brought downpours and winds gusting to about 70 mph across a swath of Texas and could spread as far north as Oklahoma and Kansas in the coming days.
09/08/2010 01:00 AM
Chicago Mayor Daley Won't Run For Re-Election
Longtime Chicago Mayor Richard Daley announced Tuesday he will not seek a seventh term in office. Daley is credited with building the city's skyline and beautifying its stunning lakefront. But he leaves office with the city's budget in crisis, violent crime soaring in some neighborhoods and the feds probing corruption in City Hall. Daley's departure also leads to speculation over who may be Chicago's next mayor.
09/07/2010 09:02 PM
New College Teaches Young American Muslims
Late last month, the 15 students who comprise Zaytuna College's inaugural class settled in to their first day in a classroom near the University of California, Berkeley. For these students, this is a chance to study with top Islamic scholars. For the school's founders, it's a chance to hone a new image for American Islam.
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09/08/2010 04:26 AM
BP says Transocean missed danger signs on rig
LONDON (Reuters) - BP deflected much of the blame for a rig blast that led to the United States' worst-ever oil spill, releasing an internal report on Wednesday which said that drilling contractor Transocean had missed danger signs.
09/08/2010 03:12 AM
Obama pitches spending, tax incentives in Ohio
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will push billions of dollars in new business tax incentives and spending on big construction projects on Wednesday, as he tries to convince a balky Congress to pass measures intended to spur the economy and create jobs.
09/08/2010 04:51 AM
U.S. religious leaders condemn "anti-Muslim" frenzy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. religious leaders on Tuesday condemned an "anti-Muslim frenzy" in the United States, including plans by a Florida church to burn a Koran on September 11, an act a top general said could endanger American troops abroad.
09/07/2010 06:32 PM
U.S. says not considering NATO Afghan troop request
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States does not plan to contribute to a NATO request for 2,000 troops for the Afghan war, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, even as the head of the alliance held out the possibility of U.S. participation.
09/08/2010 04:28 AM
China-U.S. ties improving, Hu tells White House team
BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United States said on Wednesday that their sometimes rocky relationship is sounder after talks in Beijing, with both putting an optimistic face on ties that have been jolted by economic and security tensions.
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09/08/2010 05:56 AM
White House Downplays Decision Against Bush Tax Cuts
The president will be clear about his support for an extension of Bush-era tax cuts for the middle class, but drawing a line in the sand on high-income earners already has attracted widespread criticism. | FULL COVERAGE: AEHQ
09/08/2010 05:56 AM
NYC Imam Defends Mosque Plan in Op-Ed
Imam behind plans for a mosque near Ground Zero writes in a newspaper op-ed that the facility will include 'separate prayer spaces for Muslims, Christians, Jews and men and women of other faiths'
09/08/2010 05:56 AM
Multiple Factors in OilDisaster, Probe Finds
URGENT: BP's internal investigation blames several companies and teams for the explosion that sparked the worst oil disaster in U.S. history
09/08/2010 05:56 AM
Remaining Troops in Iraq Still Combat Ready
Though the last combat troops have left Iraq, some of the 50,000 soldiers that remain and make up the administration's 'Advise and Assist Brigades' may be combat teams in all but name
09/08/2010 05:06 AM
FBI: Thai Flight Lands in L.A. After Bomb Threat- Airline Boss Says Planes Don't Need Co-Pilots