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Obama firm, won't yield on tax hike for wealthiest
By JULIE PACE and TOM RAUM 2010-09-09T03:36:39Z
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Politically weakened but refusing to bend, President Barack Obama insisted Wednesday that Bush-era tax cuts be cut off for the wealthiest Americans, joining battle with Republicans - and some fellow Democrats - just two months before bruising midterm elections....


AP Interview: Flooding hurts Pakistan terror fight
By LOLITA C. BALDOR 2010-09-08T23:16:39Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Massive flooding that has submerged vast swaths of Pakistan has stretched thin the Pakistani military and will hamper its fight against terrorists, the country's ambassador to the U.S. said Wednesday....


Highway deaths fall to lowest level since 1950
By KEN THOMAS 2010-09-09T03:50:50Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of people dying on the nation's roads has fallen to its lowest level in six decades, helped by a combination of seat belts, safer cars and tougher enforcement of drunken driving laws....


US embassies brace for Quran burning protests
By MATTHEW LEE 2010-09-08T23:19:13Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The State Department has ordered U.S. embassies around the world to assess their security ahead of a Florida church group's planned weekend burning of the Muslim holy book amid fears it could spark anti-American violence....


Clinton: Dems battling anger, apathy and amnesia
By ANDREW DeMILLO 2010-09-09T03:00:43Z
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Former President Bill Clinton says it would be a "terrible mistake" for Arkansas voters to defeat Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln and lose her post chairing the Senate Agriculture Committee....


Chicago mulls future without Daley power at helm
By DON BABWIN and SOPHIA TAREEN 2010-09-09T03:06:35Z
CHICAGO (AP) -- The last time Chicago was left without a Daley at the helm, the next mayor was thrown out of office by voters angry because he couldn't keep snow off the streets....


ADWATCH: Ads attacking health plan miss some facts
By JIM KUHNHENN 2010-09-08T21:59:52Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- When it comes to sorting out President Barack Obama's health care initiative, take three political ads and call a doctor in the morning....


Military bans video game that 'kills' US troops
By ANNE FLAHERTY 2010-09-08T20:57:44Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Military bases across the U.S. have banned the sale of a new video game that lets a player pretend to be a Taliban fighter and "shoot" U.S. troops in Afghanistan....


Agency promises to beef up presence at races
By KEVIN FREKING 2010-09-08T22:05:38Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The agency charged with monitoring off-road racing on federal lands is promising to increase staffing and crack down on violations of racing permits....


AP Exclusive: Back to work after salmonella case
By MARY CLARE JALONICK 2010-09-08T19:18:23Z
WASHINGTON (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....



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