Iran state media call French first lady prostitute (AP)

AP - Iranian state media called France’s first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, a “prostitute” on Monday in an unusual attack on the wife of a world leader that shows deep anger over her support for an Iranian woman who faced death by stoning on an adultery conviction.

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Obama, Sarkozy push for UN sanctions on Iran (AP)

AP - With the president of France at his side, President Barack Obama declared Tuesday he hopes to have international sanctions against Iran in place “within weeks,” not months, because of its continuing nuclear program.

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Republicans say Steele will survive nightclub flap (AP)

AP - Democratic groups tried Tuesday to make a campaign issue out of news that the national Republican Party spent $1,946 at a sex-themed California nightclub, but GOP activists said party chairman Michael Steele will weather the hubbub.

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French report wants limits on Muslim face veil (AP)

AP - A parliamentary panel that wants Muslim women to stop veiling their faces recommended Tuesday that France ban such garb in public facilities, including hospitals and mass transit, and a leading panel member said he foresees such an interdiction by the end of 2010.

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Iran says UN criticism prompted new nuclear plans (AP)

AP - Iran’s nuclear chief on Monday said U.N. criticism pushed his country to retaliate by announcing ambitious plans for more uranium enrichment

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New advice: Skip mammograms in 40s, start at 50 (AP)

AP - Most women don’t need a mammogram in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50, a government task force said Monday. It’s a major reversal that conflicts with the American Cancer Society’s long-standing position.

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AP Poll: Americans fret over health overhaul costs (AP)

AP - It’s the cost, Mr. President. Americans are worried about hidden costs in the fine print of health care overhaul legislation, an Associated Press poll says.

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12 Afghans killed in attack on meeting with French (AP)

AP - Rockets slammed into a market northeast of Kabul on Monday, killing 12 civilians but missing their presumed target: a meeting between France’s top general in Afghanistan and dozens of tribal elders and senior local officials.

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Diplomats: Iranian negotiators back uranium deal (AP)

AP - Iranian negotiators on Wednesday expressed support for a deal that — if accepted by their leaders — would delay Tehran’s ability to make nuclear weapons by sending most of its existing enriched uranium to Russia for processing, diplomats said.

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23 states report higher unemployment in September (AP)

AP - Unemployment rose in 23 states last month as the economy struggled to create jobs in the early stages of the recovery.

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