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Clinton to urge ASEAN unity on South China Sea
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:12PM September 02, 2012 CommentBRISBANE, Australia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling for Southeast Asian states to present a united front to the Chinese in dealing with territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
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Neb., SD wildfires grow with help of strong wind
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:57PM September 02, 2012 CommentOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Wildfires in northwestern Nebraska tripled in size in less than 24 hours, as strong winds pushed flames through the rugged, rural terrain.
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Cause of shark's death on RI-Mass border unclear
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:38PM September 02, 2012 CommentWESTPORT, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts marine biologist who examined a 13-foot great white shark carcass found ashore near the Rhode Island state line wasn't able to determine how the shark died, state officials said Sunday.
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Texas pilot killed in Iowa air show crash
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:28PM September 02, 2012 CommentDALLAS (AP) — Glenn Smith left a lucrative job at a Dallas-area technology firm for an early retirement of restoring Soviet fighter jets and flying to exhibitions across the country.
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Son says author Richard Bach improving
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:11PM September 02, 2012 CommentSEATTLE (AP) — Best-selling author Richard Bach remained in serious condition Sunday, recovering from injuries suffered when his small plane clipped power lines and crashed. But his son said he is making marked improvements.
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Promoters' email: concern over Jackson's stability
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:48PM September 02, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Promoters of Michael Jackson's planned 2009 comeback described in emails how they feared for the megastar's stability, saying he was out of shape and consumed with self-doubt.
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DNC Kickoff Protest Lively But Largely Uneventful
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:05PM September 02, 2012 CommentCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The kickoff protest ahead of the Democratic National Convention had the benefit of sunny skies, pent-up demand from demonstrators who were rained out in Florida and the perfect setting to decry the practices of big business.
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Obama hits Romney Obamacare slam, says 'I do care'
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:53PM September 02, 2012 CommentCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Campaigning his way toward the Democratic National Convention, President Barack Obama slapped a "Romney doesn't care" label on his rival's health-care views Sunday and said Republicans want to repeal new protections for millions without offering a plan of their own.
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5 beached whales doing better at Florida center
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:04PM September 02, 2012 CommentMIAMI (AP) — Veterinarians fed fish drinks to five rescued pilot whales Sunday and kept a close eye on them, trying to nurse the mammals back to health so they can one day return to the ocean.
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Civil War events feature minstrel song revival
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:03PM September 02, 2012 CommentHAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — With their slouch hats, whiskers and time-worn instruments, members of the 2nd South Carolina String Band look and sound like a Civil War camp band. And while they play "Oh! Susannah" and other familiar fare, they don't shy from other historical songs with inescapably racist overtones that may offend some modern listeners.
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'Food hubs' connect school districts with farmers
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:44PM September 02, 2012 CommentFRESNO, Calif. (AP) — The school district in Turlock, surrounded by fields and orchards in one of the nation's richest agricultural regions, used to get much of the produce it served to students from national distributors who shipped fruits and vegetables from outside California.
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Obama drops by 'The Buff' restaurant in Colorado
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:19PM September 02, 2012 CommentBOULDER, Colo. (AP) — President Barack Obama has made an appearance in "The Buff," visiting a restaurant by that name in Colorado.
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'Raindrops' lyricist Hal David dies in LA at 91
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:59PM September 02, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Hal David was a man of simple words.
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Man has to try twice to get arrested in Detroit
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:51PM September 02, 2012 CommentDETROIT (AP) — A man suspected of fatally shooting two men and seriously wounding two others had to turn himself in twice before Detroit police would arrest him, authorities said.
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Police: NY man, 69, throws acid in daughter's face
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:54PM September 02, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — A man hurled acid in his daughter's face in a gruesome attack that sent her into a street screaming for help as her skin peeled and her clothes disintegrated, police and witnesses said.
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In Florida, Medicare is not a senior-only issue
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:11PM September 02, 2012 CommentWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — For Bruce Cargill, an 87-year-old retiree, Medicare is a "glorious program" that, along with Social Security, keeps millions of older Americans out of poverty.
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Monster truck mishap in Ore. sends 3 to hospital
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:04PM September 02, 2012 CommentHARRISBURG, Ore. (AP) — A large four-wheel-drive truck veered out of control during a race at an Oregon motorsports complex, struck a barrier and crossed into the spectator area, where three people were injured, authorities said.
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Source: NY probing equity firms, including Bain
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:03PM September 02, 2012 CommentALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An official familiar with the probe says New York's attorney general is investigating some of the nation's largest private equity firms, including Bain Capital, founded by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
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As new era begins at Penn State, challenges remain
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:58AM September 02, 2012 CommentSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The shriek of the final whistle in Penn State's loss to Ohio University represented a milestone for the university as it struggles to move past the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal that has damaged it immeasurably over the past 10 months.
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Romney campaign defends omission of war talk
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:27AM September 02, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney's campaign is defending the Republican presidential nominee's decision to make no mention of the politically unpopular 11-year-old war in Afghanistan in his speech last week at the GOP national convention.
