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Appeals court lets government halt torture lawsuit
By PAUL ELIAS 2010-09-09T03:35:06Z
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A sharply divided federal appeals court on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit challenging a controversial post-Sept. 11 CIA program that flew terrorism suspects to secret prisons....


Fla. minister determined to hold 9/11 Quran burn
By MITCH STACY 2010-09-09T03:36:06Z
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- A top general, the secretary of state, the White House and political and religious leaders from around the world have decried a plan by the leader of a small Florida church to burn copies of Islam's holiest text to mark the 9/11 attacks. The Rev. Terry Jones is not backing down....


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....


Colorado wildfire destroys more than 130 homes
By DAN ELLIOTT and P. SOLOMON BANDA 2010-09-09T03:28:43Z
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- A wildfire burning in the canyons and steep mountainsides near Boulder became one of the most destructive blazes in Colorado history Wednesday as authorities determined it had destroyed at least 135 homes in just three days....


BP report blames itself, others for oil spill
By HARRY R. WEBER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and DINA CAPPIELLO 2010-09-09T03:37:10Z
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- BP took some of the blame for the Gulf oil disaster in an internal report issued Wednesday, acknowledging among other things that it misinterpreted a key pressure test of the well. But in a possible preview of its legal strategy, it also pointed the finger at its partners on the doomed rig....


AP Exclusive: Backers of NYC mosque appear divided
By DAVID B. CARUSO 2010-09-09T03:37:36Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- The group of Muslims planning to build a 13-story Islamic center and mosque near ground zero appears plagued by divisions that raise questions about the future of the project, with one major investor saying he is prepared to sell some or all of the site if the price is right....


Google search accelerates with 'instant' results
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE 2010-09-08T20:42:16Z
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google Inc. stepped on its Internet search accelerator Wednesday by adding a feature that displays results as soon as people begin typing their requests....


Highway deaths fall to lowest level since 1950
By KEN THOMAS 2010-09-09T03:12:43Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government says the number of people dying on the nation's roads has reached its lowest level in six decades....


Spears' former bodyguard sues for sex harassment
By 2010-09-09T03:40:11Z
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A former bodyguard sued Britney Spears on Wednesday, claiming the singer repeatedly subjected him to "repeated unwanted sexual advances" and harassment....


Federer tops Soderling, reaches US Open semifinals
By HOWARD FENDRICH 2010-09-09T03:41:02Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- Dealing well with the whipping wind and a familiar foe, 16-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer served his way to a 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 victory over fifth-seeded Robin Soderling on Wednesday night to reach the U.S. Open semifinals....



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