Israeli apology gets cool reception in Washington (AP)
March 14, 2010 by admin
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AP - Israel’s prime minister expressed regret Sunday for a crisis with the United States over plans to expand a Jewish neighborhood in east Jerusalem, even as American officials played down the apology and called for bold Israeli action to get peace efforts back on track.

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Dodd seeking middle ground on new financial rules (AP)
March 14, 2010 by admin
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AP - The senator trying to rewrite the nation’s financial industry rules is dropping plans to create a stand-alone consumer financial protection agency and give a single regulator the power to oversee all banks, according to people familiar with the evolving proposal.

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Obama renews backing of earthquake-stricken Haiti (AP)
March 10, 2010 by admin
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AP - President Barack Obama on Wednesday renewed America’s commitment to the recovery and reconstruction of earthquake-devastated Haiti, telling visiting President Rene Preval he knows the crisis has not passed.

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Unemployment rises in 30 states in January (AP)
March 10, 2010 by admin
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AP - Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country.

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Threatened Muhammad cartoonist has no regrets (AP)
March 10, 2010 by admin
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AP - A Swedish artist who angered Muslims by drawing the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog said Wednesday he has no regrets and believes the suspects in an alleged plot to kill him were not professionals.

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9th US missionary freed in Haiti, returns home (AP)
March 9, 2010 by admin
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AP - A U.S. missionary held for more than a month in Haiti on kidnapping charges flew back to the United States after being released from prison, while the leader of her Baptist group remained in custody.

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Congressional estimates show grim deficit picture (AP)
March 6, 2010 by admin
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AP - A new congressional report released Friday says the United States’ long-term fiscal woes are even worse than predicted by President Barack Obama’s grim budget submission last month.

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Partisanship comes in waves at US turning points (AP)
March 6, 2010 by admin
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AP - The current partisan divide is as stark and nasty as any in recent history and on almost every issue — from health care to energy independence to reviving the economy — there’s little or no effort to find common ground.

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New Afghan chief in Marjah has criminal record (AP)
March 6, 2010 by admin
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AP - The man chosen to be the fresh face of good Afghan governance in a town just seized from the Taliban has a violent criminal record in Germany, but Western officials said Saturday they are not pushing to oust him.

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Canada defeats US 3-2 in OT for hockey gold (AP)
February 28, 2010 by admin
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AP - Sidney Crosby scored 7:40 into overtime and Canada beat the United States 3-2 on Sunday to earn its second men’s hockey gold medal in the last three Olympics.

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