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AP - 2 hours , 13 minutes ago
President Barack Obama strongly defended his opposition to extending Bush-era tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans on Wednesday and delivered a searing attack on Republicans and their House leader for advocating "the same philosophy that led to this mess in the first place."
 
  • Gibbs: Emanuel will take time weighing mayoral run
    AP - 2 hours , 29 minutes ago
    White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Wednesday he has "no doubt" that chief of staff Rahm Emanuel will be weighing his future options now that the race for Chicago mayor is wide open.
  • AP Exclusive: Back to work after salmonella case
    AP - 1 hour , 45 minutes ago
    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.
  • Agency promises to beef up presence at races
    AP - 2 hours , 22 minutes ago
    The agency charged with monitoring off-road racing on federal lands is promising to increase staffing and crack down on violations of racing permits.
  • Feingold defends record as 'career politician'
    AP - 3 hours , 19 minutes ago
    Sen. Russ Feingold defended himself as a "career politician" on Wednesday, challenging his Republican opponent to explain to him in person why that's such a bad thing.
  • Top ballot item: bid to legalize pot in California
    AP - 3 hours , 21 minutes ago
    No single election contest this fall combines the buzz and history-making potential of California's Proposition 19, which would make the state the first to legalize recreational use of marijuana.
  • US terror training in Yemen reflects wider program
    AP - 3 hours , 28 minutes ago
    Seldom visible in the Yemeni mountains, the elite U.S. commandos training the Yemen's military represent the Obama administration's quest to fight terrorism without inflaming anti-American sentiment.
  • Clinton, Gates denounce planned Quran burning
    AP - 3 hours , 58 minutes ago
    The top two national security advisers in President Barack Obama's Cabinet on Wednesday denounced plans by a small church in Florida to burn the Muslim holy book to commemorate the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, saying it would inflame tensions and put Americans abroad at risk.
  • Clinton: Planned Quran burning not American way
    AP - 4 hours , 28 minutes ago
    Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that plans by a small church in Florida to burn the Muslim holy book are "outrageous" and "aberrational" and do not represent America.
  • Gates: Any Russian arms cheating would backfire
    AP - 5 hours , 46 minutes ago
    Defense Secretary Robert Gates assured lawmakers Wednesday he expects Russia to abide by a new nuclear arms treaty, but that even if Moscow cheats it won't gain any military advantage.
  • PROMISES, PROMISES: Few black Coast Guard cadets
    AP - 6 hours , 20 minutes ago
    At his inaugural parade a half-century ago, President John F. Kennedy watched the U.S. Coast Guard Academy's marching unit pass him on Pennsylvania Avenue and declared it unacceptable. Not one cadet was black, he told an aide, and something ought be done about it.
  • Car booster seats make gains in insurance testing
    AP - 6 hours , 45 minutes ago
    Car booster seats have made strides in ensuring a proper fit for children in the back seat, according to a review by the insurance industry, though just over 10 percent of those evaluated weren't recommended.
  • BP Investigator: 8 failures led to disaster
    AP - 7 hours , 23 minutes ago
    The lead BP PLC investigator is saying that eight separate failures had to occur for the company's deepwater well to unleash the largest offshore oil spill in history.
  • GOP proposes renewing tax cuts, freezing spending
    AP - 9 hours , 30 minutes ago
    House Republican Leader John Boehner onWednesday proposed a two-year freeze on all tax rates and a cut in government spending to the levels of 2008, before a deep recession took hold of the economy.
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