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HEADLINES — Thursday, September 9th, 2010
Gov't: Spending to Rise Under Health Care Overhaul The nation’s health care tab will go up — not down — as a result of President Barack Obama’s sweeping overhaul. That’s the conclusion of a government forecast released Thursday, which also finds the increase will be modest. Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, AP NEWS - 19 minutes ago
Tea Party Members Back Dismissed President A Montana tea party association’s board will reconsider kicking its president out of the group for an anti-gay exchange on Facebook after several members resigned over his dismissal, a board member said Wednesday. Matt Volz, AP NEWS - 19 minutes ago
Laura Bush to Speak at 9/11 Memorial Fundraiser Former first lady Laura Bush will speak at a National Park Service fundraiser in Pittsburgh on Friday, a day before joining Michelle Obama in rural Pennsylvania to remember the victims of Flight 93, which crashed there in the Sept. 11 attacks. Jennifer C. Yates, AP NEWS - 20 minutes ago
2 Charged in Australia After Python Wrestling Demo Two men were arrested after bewildered diners at a McDonald’s spotted them wrestling a 5-foot (1.5 meter) python named Boris in the restaurant parking lot, police said Thursday. Staff, AP NEWS - 20 minutes ago
PROMISES, PROMISES: FAA Fatigue Rules Finally Near After a regional airliner crashed in western New York a year and a half ago, killing 50 people, the Obama administration promised swift action to prevent similar tragedies. High on the list: new rules governing the number of hours pilots may work, to prevent tired flight crews from making fatal errors. Joan Lowy, AP NEWS - 21 minutes ago
Report: Officer Involved in Previous Shootings The Los Angeles Times reports the officer who shot and killed a knife-wielding man has been involved in two previous shootings while on duty. Staff, AP NEWS - 23 minutes ago
Detroit Gets Rare Assist From Suburbs for Fires As exhausted Detroit firefighters battled wind-fed blazes burning wild in some neighborhoods and threatening to char much of the city, a half-dozen departments from surrounding communities brought in sorely needed — and gladly accepted — help. Corey Williams and Jeff Karoub, AP NEWS - 27 minutes ago
Highway Deaths Fall to Lowest Level Since 1950 The number of people dying on the nation’s roads has fallen to its lowest level in six decades, helped by a combination of seat belts, safer cars and tougher enforcement of drunken driving laws. Ken Thomas, AP NEWS - 38 minutes ago
Bahrain Calls Quran Burning Plans ‘Shameful’ Bahrain says plans by a Florida church to burn copies of the Quran are a shameful attack on efforts for dialogue between faiths. Staff, AP NEWS - 38 minutes ago
Hyundai Unveils South Korea’s First Electric Car Hyundai Motor Thursday unveiled South Korea’s first full-speed electric car, designed to tap into the increasingly competitive electric auto market, hailed as the industry’s future. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 39 minutes ago
Job Losses, Aftershock Stress Hit New Zealand City The first job losses from the New Zealand earthquake were announced Thursday, as authorities turned the spotlight on how aftershocks are taking a mental toll on Christchurch residents. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 39 minutes ago
Jordan King Pardons Student Jailed for Insulting Him A Jordanian student arrested for having insulted King Abdullah II has been freed on the express orders of the monarch, an official source said on Thursday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 39 minutes ago
Philippines Admits Police May Have Shot Some Hostages Philippine investigators admitted for the first time Thursday that police may have shot some of the tourists in a bungled operation that left eight Hong Kong residents dead on a bus in Manila. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 39 minutes ago
US Losing War in Afghanistan: Taliban Leader Taliban leader Mullah Omar said the NATO-led coalition is losing the war in Afghanistan, calling on Afghans to redouble their struggle and pressing the United States to withdraw. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 39 minutes ago
Unexploded Bombs Raise Tensions in Bangkok Police in Thailand defused three unexploded bombs discovered in Bangkok and surrounding suburbs over a matter of hours, one of them in front of a school and one in a shopping mall, they said Thursday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 39 minutes ago
Total Takes 20 Pct Stake in Australia Gas Project French energy giant Total has paid a little over 625 million euros for a 20-percent stake in a major liquified natural gas project in Australia, two of the other companies involved announced Thursday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 39 minutes ago
German Inflation at 1.0 Pct in August German inflation slowed slightly in August, official data confirmed on Thursday, though wages could begin to pick up in Europe’s biggest economy as it pursues its economic recovery. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 39 minutes ago
Australian Regulators Reject NAB Bid for AXA Asia Pacific Australian regulators rejected National Australia Bank’s 12.2 billion US dollar bid for financial firm AXA Asia Pacific on competition concerns Thursday, in a move welcomed by rival suitor AMP. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 39 minutes ago
Vitamin B Could Put off Alzheimer's: Study Large daily doses of B vitamins could halve the rate of brain shrinkage in elderly people with warning signs of Alzheimer’s, potentially delaying the onset of the disease, a study suggested Thursday. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 39 minutes ago
Chinese Firm to Invest 3bln Dollars in Cambodia A Chinese company plans to pump three billion dollars into Cambodian energy, property, and aluminium processing projects, an official said Thursday. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 39 minutes ago
Japan’s ANA to Launch Budget Carrier Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) is to launch a low-cost carrier that will operate both international and domestic short-haul routes from the second half of 2011, the company said Thursday. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 39 minutes ago
Australia’s Jobless Rate Falls to 5.1 Percent Australia’s mining-led economy created another 30,900 jobs in August, pushing unemployment down to 5.1 percent and boosting the likelihood of higher interest rates, figures showed Thursday. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 39 minutes ago
At Least 31 Feared Dead in India Bus Accident At least 21 people were killed and a further 10 feared dead after a passenger bus plunged into a fast-flowing river in central India, police said Thursday. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 39 minutes ago
Scandal-Hit N.Zealand Military Scientist Quits New Zealand’s top military scientist has quit, it was announced Thursday, after allegations that his resume falsely claimed he was an ex-Marine and an Olympic bobsledder who raced against Jamaica’s “Cool Runnings” team. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 39 minutes ago
State Frees Prominent China Activist Blind activist Chen Guangcheng, who gained worldwide fame for exposing abuses in China’s “one child” population policy, was freed Thursday after four years in prison, according to rights groups. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 39 minutes ago
Japan Prosecutors Take Over China Skipper Case Japanese prosecutors Thursday took over the case against the Chinese captain of a trawler that collided with two Japanese Coast Guard vessels in a case that has sparked a diplomatic row with Beijing. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 39 minutes ago
S.Korean Minister Warns of Nuclear ‘Domino Effect’ South Korea’s point man on North Korea warned Thursday of a global “nuclear domino effect” unless the communist state scraps its atomic weapons. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 39 minutes ago
POLITICAL INSIDER: Tea Partiers Seek Cash for Del. The Tea Party Express is asking supporters to raise $250,000 for its preferred candidate in Delaware’s contentious Senate primary. Philip Elliott, AP NEWS - 39 minutes ago
Quran Burning Flap a Distraction From Obama Agenda First came the outrage over plans for a mosque near ground zero. Now there’s anger over a Florida church’s plan to burn copies of the Quran. Nancy Benac, AP NEWS - 42 minutes ago
Rangel Undeterred by Ethics Charges, Grudge Match It sounds like a political grudge match for the ages: Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel, battered by ethics charges and stripped of his chairmanship of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, defending his seat against Adam Clayton Powell IV, son of the legendary Harlem lawmaker Rangel ousted 40 years ago. Beth Fouhy, AP NEWS - 43 minutes ago
Dynasty Speculation on North Korea Founding Day North Korea celebrated its 62nd anniversary Thursday with odes to supreme leader Kim Jong Il and pilgrimages to his late father’s statue amid hints that a political meeting believed aimed at promoting his son as successor is imminent. Hyung-Jin Kim, AP NEWS - 44 minutes ago
APNewsBreak: Spears' Ex Disputes Abuse Claims An attorney for Britney Spears' ex-husband called child abuse claims leveled at the singer by a former bodyguard baseless and motivated by money. Anthony McCartney, AP NEWS - 46 minutes ago
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