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Romney says Michigan win would hand him presidency

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-04-19 18:50
FRANKENMUTH, Mich. (AP) -- Now the likely Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney was back home in Michigan on Tuesday - where, he says, the "trees are the right height."...

Borrowing costs soar in Spanish debt auction

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-04-19 18:50
MADRID (AP) -- Spain found it increasingly difficult to find buyers for its debt Tuesday when it had to pay a sharply higher interest rate in an auction of short-term bonds, highlighting growing concerns that the country might eventually need foreign help to finance itself....

Service employees union ramps up effort for Obama

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-04-19 18:50
WASHINGTON (AP) -- One of the nation's most politically active labor unions plans to focus its resources on fewer states this year while working to help re-elect President Barack Obama....

Service employees union ramps up effort for Obama

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-04-19 18:50
WASHINGTON (AP) -- One of the nation's most politically active labor unions plans to focus its resources on fewer states this year while working to help re-elect President Barack Obama....

Service employees union ramps up effort for Obama

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-04-19 18:50
WASHINGTON (AP) -- One of the nation's most politically active labor unions plans to focus its resources on fewer states this year while working to help re-elect President Barack Obama....

Service employees union ramps up effort for Obama

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-04-19 18:50
WASHINGTON (AP) -- One of the nation's most politically active labor unions plans to focus its resources on fewer states this year while working to help re-elect President Barack Obama....

Service employees union ramps up effort for Obama

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-04-19 18:50
WASHINGTON (AP) -- One of the nation's most politically active labor unions plans to focus its resources on fewer states this year while working to help re-elect President Barack Obama....

Draft: G-20 will produce plan for global growth

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-04-19 18:50
LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) -- The leaders of the world's largest economies will say they are united behind efforts to boost growth and job creation to repair a global economy roiled by fears over the European financial crisis, according to a draft of the statement to be released Tuesday at the end of the Group of 20 annual meeting....

Southern Baptists' historic presidential vote near

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-04-19 18:50
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The nation's largest Protestant denomination is set to take its biggest step yet toward resolving its troubled racial past....
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Wildfires force evacuations from Calif. to Colo.

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-04-19 18:50
LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) -- Wildfires across the West drove hundreds of people from their homes from California to Colorado, where nuns living in a monastery and Boy Scouts at camp are among those who've fled....
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Pakistani court dismisses PM Gilani from office

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-04-19 18:50
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan's top court dismissed the prime minister for contempt on Tuesday, ushering in a new round of political turmoil in a nation vital to American hopes of withdrawing from Afghanistan....

Violence spikes across southern Afghanistan

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-04-19 18:50
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Violence spiked in southern Afghanistan as militants stormed a NATO military base and attacked a police checkpoint Tuesday, a day after gunmen wearing police uniforms killed a U.S. soldier....

Millions still go without insurance if law passes

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-04-19 18:50
One of the biggest misconceptions about President Obama's health care overhaul isn't who the law will cover, but rather who it won't....
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Lawmakers try to save stalled transportation bill

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-04-19 18:50
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House and Senate leaders are making a last-ditch effort to revive stalled legislation to overhaul federal transportation programs - Congress' best bet for passage of a major jobs bill this year - but prospects for passage before the November election are dimming....
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Campaigns buy into 'swag factor' as volunteer push

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-04-19 18:50
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Think of them as frequent flier programs for political action. Instead of a free flight, the reward for loyalty to a campaign can be as simple as a T-shirt or a pin - and as special as preferential seating at a rally when the candidate swoops into town....

Campaigns buy into 'swag factor' as volunteer push

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-04-19 18:50
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Think of them as frequent flier programs for political action. Instead of a free flight, the reward for loyalty to a campaign can be as simple as a T-shirt or a pin - and as special as preferential seating at a rally when the candidate swoops into town....

University of Calif. faces mounting pension costs

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-04-19 18:50
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The cost of pensions and retiree health benefits are soaring at the University of California, increasing pressure to raise tuition and cut academic programs at one of the nation's leading public college systems....
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University of Calif. faces mounting pension costs

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-04-19 18:50
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The cost of pensions and retiree health benefits are soaring at the University of California, increasing pressure to raise tuition and cut academic programs at one of the nation's leading public college systems....
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Senators request live TV for health care ruling

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-04-19 18:50
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee are asking the Supreme Court to allow live television coverage when it delivers its ruling on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul....
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Senators request live TV for health care ruling

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-04-19 18:50
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee are asking the Supreme Court to allow live television coverage when it delivers its ruling on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul....
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