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Associated Press
US terror training in Yemen reflects wider program
By LOLITA C. BALDOR
2010-09-08T09:44:24Z
WASHINGTON (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....
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AP Exclusive: Back to work after salmonella case
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
2010-09-08T08:57:37Z
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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Former NM gov is little known but has big ideas
By MIKE GLOVER
2010-09-08T07:29:13Z
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) -- Despite two terms as governor of New Mexico and recent visits to 26 states, most Americans have never heard of Gary Johnson....
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Obama to pitch trio of economic proposals
By JULIE PACE
2010-09-08T07:14:26Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is pitching a trio of economic proposals Wednesday in an effort to show the public he's taking action to spur economic growth....
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ADWATCH: Ads attacking health plan miss some facts
By JIM KUHNHENN
2010-09-08T07:14:25Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's health care initiative is getting toxic on the campaign trail....
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Fewer Democratic candidates seeking Obama's help
By ANDREW DeMILLO and LIZ SIDOTI
2010-09-08T07:11:13Z
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- President Barack Obama doesn't go there anymore....
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POLITICAL INSIDER: GOP voters outnumber Dems
By PHILIP ELLIOTT
2010-09-08T07:10:17Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Looking for yet another sign Democrats are in trouble? Take note of who is showing up to vote in the primaries....
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Mont. tea party removes leader after anti-gay post
By MATT VOLZ
2010-09-08T05:00:27Z
HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- The president of a Montana tea party group has been kicked out of the organization for an exchange on his Facebook page that appeared to condone violence against homosexuals....
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Ariz. Green Party sues to block 'sham candidates'
By JONATHAN J. COOPER
2010-09-08T02:24:17Z
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- The Arizona Green Party is asking a judge to kick more than half of the group's nominees off the November ballot....
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Chicago Mayor Daley says he's served his last term
By TAMMY WEBBER and DON BABWIN
2010-09-08T01:46:10Z
CHICAGO (AP) -- Mayor Richard M. Daley, who wielded more control over Chicago than anyone but his father decades before, said Tuesday he will not seek re-election, bringing a surprising end to a dynasty whose name became synonymous with the city's legendary political machine....
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AP sources: Fire may have erupted on UPS plane
By JOAN LOWY
2010-09-08T01:13:56Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The fire that broke out in a UPS plane that crashed last week in Dubai, killing both pilots, appears to have begun in a cargo compartment, according to people familiar with the accident investigation....
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Clinton calls plan to burn Quran 'disgraceful act'
By MATTHEW LEE
2010-09-08T00:53:39Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday called a Florida church's threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book to mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks a "disrespectful, disgraceful act."...
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Reid blames Bush, Wall Street for sick economy
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD
2010-09-08T00:42:25Z
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid knows who's to blame for the sickly economy. And it's not him....
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Suddenly, a raft of tax-break proposals from Obama
By TOM RAUM
2010-09-08T00:00:16Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's proposed tax breaks for business sound like ideas that have enjoyed broad Republican backing in the past. But in today's toxic political atmosphere, he's unlikely to get much - if any - GOP help....
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NATO says Afghan forces can take control next year
By ANNE FLAHERTY
2010-09-07T23:55:24Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S.-led NATO troops in Afghanistan should be able to start handing off responsibility for security to the Kabul government sometime next year, Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Tuesday....
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AP Exclusive: Murkowski says she's not a quitter
By BECKY BOHRER
2010-09-07T23:36:01Z
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- A week after conceding the tight GOP primary to Joe Miller, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she's not a quitter and is "still in this game."...
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DOJ investigating at least 5 anti-Muslim acts
By MARK SHERMAN
2010-09-07T23:09:29Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department is investigating a handful of apparently anti-Muslim incidents in four states, including the stabbing of a Muslim cab driver in New York City....
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Judge won't let stem cell money keep flowing
By JESSE J. HOLLAND
2010-09-07T22:46:48Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge on Tuesday refused to lift his order blocking federal funding for some stem cell research, saying that a "parade of horribles" predicted by federal officials would not happen....
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White House defends King quote on Oval Office rug
By MARK S. SMITH
2010-09-07T21:56:09Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- No need for a rewrite - or a reweave - of the new rug in the Oval Office....
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Grim outlook for Democrats puts House up for grabs
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
2010-09-07T21:39:17Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Their control of the House in peril, Democrats are scratching to survive in races all across the country. Disgruntled voters, a sluggish economy and vanishing enthusiasm for President Barack Obama have put 75 seats or more - the vast majority held by Democrats - at risk of changing hands....
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