Obama to pitch trio of economic proposals in Ohio (AP)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:47:59 GMT
AP - Seeking to give anxious Democrats a boost ahead of the November elections, President Barack Obama is pitching a trio of economic initiatives Wednesday and voicing unwavering opposition to Bush-era tax breaks for the wealthy, an issue on which he's looking to draw a stark contrast with Republicans.

Fla. minister: Quran burning still planned (AP)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:47:58 GMT
AP - The leader of a small Florida church that espouses anti-Islam philosophy said he was still praying about whether go through with his plan to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11, which the White House, religious leaders and others are pressuring him to call off.

AP Exclusive: Back to work after salmonella case (AP)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:47:51 GMT
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.

Suspected US missile attacks rock NW Pakistan (AP)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:36:41 GMT
AP - Two suspected U.S. missile strikes hit militant targets in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said, bringing to six the number of such attacks in the region in less than a week. At least 10 suspected members of a group attacking NATO forces in Afghanistan were killed.

US terror training in Yemen reflects wider program (AP)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:47:40 GMT
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.

All eyes on BP report on Gulf oil spill disaster (AP)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:47:32 GMT
AP - Oil giant BP PLC on Wednesday planned to release the conclusions of its internal investigation into the rig explosion that killed 11 workers and led to the massive Gulf of Mexico spill.

Weeks of rains leave thousands homeless in Mexico (AP)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:47:32 GMT
AP - Tens of thousands of people have abandoned their homes across southern Mexico to escape flooding from weeks of torrential rains, and forecasts are predicting even more rainfall.

Chicago mayor race wide open as Daley steps aside (AP)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:47:26 GMT
AP - Suddenly, the race for Chicago mayor is on. Mayor Richard M. Daley has thrown the competition for the city's top job wide open by announcing he won't run for a seventh term, ending 21 years of token opposition and prompting speculation about who's next in line to lead the nation's third largest city.

China's Hu calls for stable ties with US (AP)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:47:20 GMT
AP - Trying to smooth over recently rocky relations before a visit to Washington, Chinese President Hu Jintao told American officials on Wednesday that he wants to see healthy and stable ties between the two countries.

Clijsters, Venus win to set up marquee semifinal (AP)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:47:15 GMT
AP - Nobody can say Kim Clijsters took an easy path to her U.S. Open title last year. She played both Williams sisters.