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Appeals court lets government halt torture lawsuit (AP)
09-09-2010 07:25:28 -
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 (AP)
09-09-2010 07:24:37 -
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 (AP)
09-09-2010 07:25:00 -
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 (AP)
09-09-2010 07:25:11 -
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 (AP)
09-09-2010 07:26:52 -
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 (AP)
09-09-2010 07:27:02 -
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.
Highway deaths fall to lowest level since 1950 (AP)
09-09-2010 07:27:27 - 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.
Google search accelerates with 'instant' results (AP)
09-09-2010 07:27:40 -
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.
APNewsBreak: Spears' ex disputes abuse claims (AP)
09-09-2010 07:28:17 -
AP - An attorney for Britney Spears' ex-husband called child abuse claims leveled at the singer by a former bodyguard baseless and motivated by money.
Federer tops Soderling, reaches US Open semifinals (AP)
09-09-2010 07:28:09 -
AP - On this evening, certainly, Roger Federer was back to his old self.
BP points fingers in oil spill blame game (Reuters)
09-09-2010 03:10:57 - Reuters - BP Plc and its Gulf of Mexico oil well partners traded blame on Wednesday after an internal BP investigation tried to downplay the company's role in the world's biggest offshore spill.
Obama: U.S. can't afford to extend tax cuts for rich (Reuters)
09-09-2010 02:33:16 -
Reuters - President Barack Obama, fighting to keep Democrats in charge of Congress, said on Wednesday the United States could not afford to extend Bush-era tax cuts for the rich and accused Republicans of being fiscally irresponsible.
Florida pastor not backing down on Koran-burning (Reuters)
09-09-2010 01:58:07 -
Reuters - An obscure U.S. Christian pastor whose plan to burn copies of the Koran on September 11 has sparked an international outcry said on Wednesday he would go ahead with the event despite warnings it would endanger American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Economists cut U.S. growth forecast again (Reuters)
09-09-2010 06:17:07 - Reuters - Projected U.S. economic growth for the rest of this year and next was revised down for a third month in a row by a panel of about 50 economists.
Karzai aims to limit foreign role in probes: report (Reuters)
09-09-2010 06:51:07 -
Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai intends to impose rules restricting international involvement in anti-corruption investigations, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.
Seven Mexican gunmen arrested in migrant massacre (Reuters)
09-09-2010 01:17:06 -
Reuters - Mexican authorities arrested seven suspected drug cartel members believed to have killed 72 migrants heading to the United States, in what is said to be the worst massacre in the country's escalating drug war, the government said on Wednesday.
Tea party members attending political training 'school' (Reuters)
08-09-2010 14:45:39 -
Reuters - Some Tea Partiers admit mistakes were made. Others are quick to describe the movement's recent efforts in the political arena as not quite ready for prime time.
Fidel Castro says Cuban model no longer works (Reuters)
08-09-2010 20:28:32 -
Reuters - Fidel Castro said Cuba's economic model no longer works, a U.S.-based journalist reported on Wednesday following interviews with the former president last week.
Defiant Florida church says Koran burning to go ahead (AFP)
09-09-2010 03:43:35 -
AFP - A small Florida church shrugged off global outrage and vowed to go ahead with a Koran burning ceremony amid growing fears it will ignite a wave of Islamic rage.
BP seeks to shift blame for oil spill (AFP)
09-09-2010 04:09:45 -
AFP - BP sought to spread the blame for the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, setting off a battle of oil industry giants with tens of billions of dollars in potential fines and legal liabilities at stake.