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Obama officials: Taxes may rise to pay health care AP – 1 hr 9 mins ago

WASHINGTON – Two of President Barack Obama's economic heavyweights said middle-class taxes might have to go up to pare budget deficits or to pay for the proposed overhaul of the nation's health care system. Full Story »

Video: Obama retools pitch on health care overhaul AP

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Ahmadinejad gets key endorsement as Iran president AP – 40 mins ago

Turbulence injures 26 on flight, diverted to Miami AP – 22 mins ago

Video: Continental Flt. Diverted To Miami CBS4 Miami

New HIV strain discovered in woman from Cameroon
AP – 2 hrs 2 mins ago
WASHINGTON - A new strain of the virus that causes AIDS has been discovered in a woman from the African nation of Cameroon. It differs from the three known strains of human immunodeficiency virus and appears to be closely related to a form of simian virus recently discovered in wild gorillas, researchers report in Monday's edition of the journal Nature Medicine. Full Story »
- Video: Circumcision finds new adherents in Africa's fight against AIDS AFP
Lengthy to-do list for Jackson hearing
AP – 48 mins ago

AP

LOS ANGELES - The handlers of Michael Jackson's probate and guardianship cases have a full slate at a hearing meant to tackle a number of estate and family issues. Full Story »
New Red Sox lineup puts up big numbers against O's
AP – 13 mins ago

AP

BALTIMORE - A transplanted veteran and a talented rookie have added muscle to an already potent Boston Red Sox lineup. Full Story »
Pilot's family getting closure on 18-year ordeal
AP – 1 hr 26 mins ago
AP
WASHINGTON - A spokeswoman for the family of Navy pilot Michael "Scott" Speicher (SPYK'-uhr) says it will continue seeking on its own to learn how he died, now that his remains have been found. Full Story »
- Video: Remains of pilot missing since 1991 identified AP
The price of U.S. recession is paid in jobs
Reuters – Mon Aug 3, 1:23 am ET

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Long after President Barack Obama's first term ends in 2013, millions of U.S. families will still be paying the price for the recession. Full Story »
Task force weighs moving Guantanamo prisoners to U.S.
Reuters – Mon Aug 3, 1:10 am ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A task force is studying the possibility of moving some suspected militants from Guantanamo Bay to a maximum security prison in the United States with its own courtrooms for criminal and military trials, The Washington Post reported on Sunday. Full Story »
Iran leader approves Ahmadinejad presidency
Reuters – 2 hrs 54 mins ago
Reuters
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei formally endorsed the second term presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday after a disputed election that plunged Iran into its worst crisis since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Full Story »
- Video: Three Americans Held in Iran Identified ABC News

Obama officials eye more jobless aid, weigh taxes
Reuters – 1 hr 5 mins ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. officials said on Sunday it may be necessary to extend jobless benefits to firm up an economic recovery unlikely to create jobs until next year and declined to rule out future tax increases to tame massive budget deficits. Full Story »
Roadside bomb kills 12 in Afghanistan's west
Reuters – 1 hr 48 mins ago
Reuters
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A roadside bomb attack claimed by the Taliban killed at least 12 people in a key commercial city in western Afghanistan Monday, officials said, amid worsening security before a presidential poll this month. Full Story »
- Slideshow: Afghanistan
Pakistan court adjourns leaving Lashkar founder free
Reuters – Mon Aug 3, 4:52 am ET

Reuters

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Supreme Court adjourned an appeal hearing on Monday to decide whether to re-arrest the founder of a militant group said to have been behind the attacks on Mumbai last November. Full Story »
Somali pirates get $2.7 million ransom for German ship
Reuters – 57 mins ago
AFP/US NAVY/File
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates holding a German ship with five Germans, three Russians, two Ukrainians and 14 Filipinos on board have received a $2.7 million ransom and are counting it before releasing the ship, a pirate told Reuters. Full Story »
- Video: Boeing rolls out new Navy patrol plane KING5 Seattle
U.S. auto workers seek to retrain for scarce new jobs
Reuters – Mon Aug 3, 1:08 am ET

Reuters

LANSING, Michigan (Reuters) - After more than a century of making cars, the U.S. state of Michigan is retraining thousands of unemployed workers for new careers now that many of their jobs may be gone for good. Full Story »
Iran leader endorses Ahmadinejad but rivals absent
AFP – 2 hrs 51 mins ago

AFP

TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday formally endorsed hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president for a new four-year term amid intense political turmoil in the Islamic republic. Full Story »

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Tiger Woods and his caddie Steve Williams walk up the 18th fairway during the

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Tiger Woods wins Buick Open by 3 strokes

AP – Mon Aug 3, 3:58 am ET

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Tiger Woods cruised to his easiest victory of the year, getting away with an awful round to open the Buick Open and an average one to hold off a weak field. Full Story »

Ryan Lochte of the United States bites the gold medal of the Men's 400m

Phelps closes worlds in Rome with 5th gold medal

AP – Mon Aug 3, 4:07 am ET

Boston Red Sox's Victor Martinez hits a single against the Baltimore Orioles

New Red Sox lineup puts up big numbers against O's

AP – 13 mins ago

Ross, Uggla homer in 9th, lift Marlins past Cubs AP – Mon Aug 3, 5:20 am ET
Massa leaves hospital in Hungary, on his way home AP – 1 hr 6 mins ago
Funk provides another big moment for senior golf AP – Mon Aug 3, 5:26 am ET

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Owen Wilson? Nope, just Redskins' K Shaun Suisham
AP – 2 hrs 56 mins ago

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ASHBURN, Va. - Sitting in an ice tub after practice, the NFL's most off-target kicker in 2008 was keeping his usual cool. The topics of conversation: his reputation as the quietest player on the Washington Redskins roster and his new Hollywood nickname. Full Story »
Taylor expects decision on Wolves coach 'soon'
AP – Sun Aug 2, 9:15 pm ET

MANKATO, Minn. - While Minnesota Timberwolves president David Kahn continues his methodical search for a new head coach, owner Glen Taylor says it now should be clear why it didn't work out with the old one. Full Story »
Saltalamacchia, Feldman lead Rangers over Mariners
AP – 1 hr 51 mins ago

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ARLINGTON, Texas - Scott Feldman put his worst start of the season in his rearview mirror. Full Story »
Liverpool, Real discussing Xabi deal - press
AFP – 22 mins ago

AFP/File

MADRID (AFP) - Liverpool and Real Madrid are still negotiating the possible transfer of midfielder Xabi Alonso to the big-spending Spanish club, the Spanish press reported Monday. Full Story »
Matthew wins one for golfing moms at British Open
AP – Mon Aug 3, 5:25 am ET

AP

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England - Catriona Matthew won one for golfing mothers with her three-stroke victory Sunday in the Women's British Open at Royal Lytham. Full Story »
Slur will cost Hawaii coach $169,000
AP – Fri Jul 31, 10:36 pm ET

HONOLULU - Hawaii coach Greg McMackin was suspended for 30 days without pay and has volunteered to take an additional 7 percent pay cut from his $1.1 million salary for making a derogatory comment while describing Notre Dame's chant before last year's Hawaii Bowl. Full Story »

Bartoli upsets Williams to capture Stanford tennis
AFP – Sun Aug 2, 8:43 pm ET

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STANFORD, California (AFP) - Marion Bartoli avenged a Wimbledon loss to Venus Williams, winning a marathon final at the WTA Bank of the West Classic 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 at the American's expense. Full Story »
Wie, Inkster on US Solheim Cup team
AP – Sun Aug 2, 6:21 pm ET

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England - Michelle Wie was selected as a wild card to make her Solheim Cup debut for the United States on Sunday, and Catriona Matthew made Europe's team after capturing the Women's British Open. Full Story »
Bradley stops Campbell, keeps 140-pound title
AP – Sun Aug 2, 12:07 am ET

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. - Nate Campbell insisted the bloody cut on his injured eye resulted from an accidental head-butt. Timothy Bradley thought it had more to do with the dozens of punches he threw in just three dynamic rounds. Full Story »
Rain washes out Pocono race
AP – Sun Aug 2, 5:02 pm ET

LONG POND, Pa. - Jimmie Johnson's White House visit will have to wait. So will the start of the Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway. Full Story »
Olympics out: Kwan chooses school over skating
AP – Fri Jul 31, 6:05 pm ET

Michelle Kwan chose school over skating. Full Story »

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FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007 file photo, a foreclosure sign tops a

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AP analysis: Foreclosures stabilize in key states

AP – 8 mins ago

Even as Americans suffer rising unemployment, foreclosure rates in three states hit hardest by the housing bust — California, Arizona and Florida — stabilized in June, offering hope that the worst of the real estate crisis is over, according to The Associated Press' monthly analysis of economic stress in more than 3,100 U.S. counties. Full Story »

Oil jumps above $70 on optimism demand to recover

AP – 2 hrs 14 mins ago

Humana 2Q profit jumps 34 percent as premiums rise

AP – 1 min ago

Tyson Foods 3Q profit jumps as chicken sales rise AP – 5 mins ago
US futures up sharply, extending gains overseas AP – 37 mins ago
China's stimulus-fueled stock boom alarms Beijing AP – Sun Aug 2, 1:11 pm ET

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Jobless NYC woman sues college for $70K in tuition
AP – Sun Aug 2, 8:34 pm ET

NEW YORK - A New York City woman who says she can't find a job is suing the college where she earned a bachelor's degree. Full Story »
Barclays bank 1H net profit up 10 percent
AP – 12 mins ago

LONDON - Banking group Barclays PLC said Monday that first-half net profit increased 10 percent as stronger earnings from its expanded investment banking division outweighed an increase in bad loans. Full Story »
Canada extradites German businessman Schreiber
AP – 1 hr 23 mins ago

AP

MUNICH - Karlheinz Schreiber, a key figure in a political party financing scandal involving former Chancellor Helmut Kohl, was extradited to Germany from Canada on Monday after losing a decade-long court battle. Full Story »
European Banks Get More Confident
BusinessWeek – 36 mins ago

Banks in the euro area have relaxed restrictions on borrowers from companies and households, while demand for home loans has surged for the first time since early 2006, a fresh survey by the European Central Bank has found. Full Story »
Analysts divided over dismal German retail sales
AFP – 1 hr 58 mins ago

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FRANKFURT (AFP) - German retail sales posted a surprise drop of 1.8 percent in June, but analysts disagreed on Monday over whether the provisional data was really bad news for Europe's biggest economy. Full Story »

A superstar real estate agent plots his comeback
AP – Sat Aug 1, 2:33 am ET

AP

MIAMI - It's the perfect Miami morning at Carlos Justo's penthouse — warm and bright, with luxury yachts powering through the sparkling blue Atlantic Ocean some 30 stories below. Full Story »
Oil prices hit one-month highs
AFP – 48 mins ago
AFP/File
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices rose to one-month peaks on Monday as the dollar retreated, and on positive economic data which pointed to a pick-up in demand for crude, traders said. Full Story »
- Slideshow: Oil Industry
Illinois files bias suit against Wells Fargo
Reuters – Fri Jul 31, 5:58 pm ET

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed suit on Friday against Wells Fargo & Co , accusing the second-largest mortgage lender of steering blacks and Latinos into high-cost subprime loans. Full Story »
Jackson doctor riddled with debts: court documents
AFP – Fri Jul 31, 6:16 pm ET
AFP/STRADLEY, CHERNOFF & ALFORD LLP/File
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) - Michael Jackson's doctor is more than 770,000 dollars in debt and his luxury resort home in Las Vegas faces foreclosure, court documents filed in Nevada have revealed. Full Story »
- Slideshow: Michael Jackson dies at 50
Lawmakers Scramble for 'Clunker' Funds
BusinessWeek – 36 mins ago

The Federal Cash for Clunkers program that has been giving car buyers up to $4,500 to replace old cars with new, more fuel-efficient vehicles will operate through the weekend, the Transportation Dept. said July 31. Meanwhile, the House of Representatives voted Friday to add $2 billion to the program, which unexpectedly ran out of its initial appropriation of $1 billion in short order. The Senate is expected to take up the measure next week. Full Story »

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Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - August 3, 2009

Children are all foreigners.: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
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Do you realize if it weren't for Edison we'd be watching TV by candlelight?: Al Boliska
The last time anybody made a list of the top hundred character attributes of New Yorkers, common sense snuck in at number 79.: Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001), "Mostly Harmless"
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Living hell is the best revenge.: Adrienne E. Gusoff

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