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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.... Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:00:16 GMT: 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."... Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:53:39 GMT: 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.... Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:13:56 GMT: 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.... Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:09:29 GMT: 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.... Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:55:24 GMT: 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.... Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:42:25 GMT: 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.... Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:46:10 GMT: 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.... Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:46:48 GMT: 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."... Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:36:01 GMT: Ariz. Green Party sues to block `sham candidates'
By JONATHAN J. COOPER 2010-09-08T01:47:53Z 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.... Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:47:53 GMT