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Stein, a Massachusetts doctor who ran against Mitt Romney for governor a decade ago is poised to challenge him again - this time for president as the Green Party's candidate. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) - A doctor who ran against Mitt Romney for Massachusetts governor a decade ago won the chance to challenge him again on Saturday, this time as the Green Party's presidential nominee. Jill Stein, an internist from Lexington, Mass., blasted both Romney and President Barack Obama, saying both had become too dependent on donations from corporations in order to acquire office at the expense of...

13 July

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By JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - Challenging his opponent on taxes and spending, President Barack Obama said Friday if Mitt Romney and Republican leaders are unwilling to let tax cuts lapse for the wealthiest Americans, they're "not serious" about reducing the deficit. Courting voters in battleground Virginia, Obama renewed calls to extend Bush-era tax breaks for those earning $ 250,000 or less while the two sides argue about higher earners, affecting the top 2 percent of Americans. But he charged Republicans with balking, and holding middle-class cuts "hostage." "If you say you want to bring down the deficit, but...

11 July

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Stocks close lower for fifth day straight Stocks close lower for fifth day straight Stock futures are falling on the eve of the U.S. earnings season with more signs of instability coming out of Europe. The Dow Jones industrial average closed lower for the fifth straight day as worries about sluggish economic growth weighed on markets. Senate Dems want tax cuts for businesses that hire Senate Dems want tax cuts for businesses that hire Democrats want to push tax cuts through the Senate for companies that hire new workers, give raises or buy major new equipment this year. Democrats began trying to push a bill through the...

09 July

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A sun bear reacts to triple-digit temperatures at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, NE, Friday. The temperature reached 103 degrees. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)By BRETT ZONGKER and RON TODT Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Americans dipped into the water, went to the movies and rode the subway just to be in air conditioning Saturday for relief from unrelenting heat that has killed 30 people across half the country. The heat sent temperatures soaring over 100 degrees in several cities, including a record 105 in Washington, St. Louis (106), and Indianapolis (104), buckled highways and derailed a Washington-area train even as another round of...

07 July

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By BEN FELLER and JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) - Disappointing job growth jolted the presidential campaign four months before Election Day, and the candidates quickly put their vastly different views on display, underscoring the economy as the central issue between President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney. Obama sought consolation from hiring figures that showed at least some job growth still under way, calling them a "step in the right direction" and pleading with voters to stick with him. Romney spoke of misery across the nation, warned Obama would do nothing but deepen it and addressed a disgruntled middle class...

05 July

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By BEN FELLER AP White House Correspondent MAUMEE, Ohio (AP) - Campaigning through swing state Ohio by bus, President Barack Obama cast his re-election bid as a bet on the American worker Thursday, even as he braced for a Friday unemployment report that will help set battle lines for the hot summer to come. The monthly unemployment numbers could alter or harden voters' views of Obama's core re-election argument that he pulled the U.S. back from recession while Republican Mitt Romney embraces policies that led to an economic near-collapse. A weak report could undermine Obama's position, while improvement could help the president -...

03 July

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By DAN ELLIOTT and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The deadly crash of a military cargo plane fighting a South Dakota wildfire forced officials to ground seven other Air Force air tankers, removing critical firefighting aircraft from the skies during one of the busiest and most destructive wildfire seasons ever to hit the West. The C-130 from an Air National Guard wing based in Charlotte, N.C., was carrying a crew of six and fighting a 6.5-square-mile blaze in the Black Hills of South Dakota when it crashed Sunday, killing at least one crew member and injuring others. President Barack Obama...

01 July

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A worker chainsaws a tree that fell onto a tee box on the 12th hole at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, MD, Saturday after a strong storm blew through overnight. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Utility crews untangled downed power lines and tree limbs Sunday, working to get the electricity turned back on for millions of people facing a second day of 100-degree temperatures without modern conveniences like air conditioning and refrigeration. On Saturday, many people flocked to places like malls and movie theaters in the hope the lights would be on again when they returned home. Utilities...

29 June

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By P. SOLOMON BANDA and THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Firefighters went from one smoldering pile to another Friday in search of bodies in the nearly 350 homes burned to the ground by the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history. As crews on the front lines made slow but steady progress against the flames, Police Chief Pete Carey said fewer than 10 people altogether were unaccounted for. The remains of one person were found Thursday in what was left standing of one home, and a second person who lived there was missing. The 26-square-mile blaze - one of several wildfires...

27 June

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By P. SOLOMON BANDA Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A raging wildfire destroyed dozens of houses overnight and charred land on the edges of the Air Force Academy on Wednesday, while thick smoke and intense, towering flames kept officials from learning the full scope of damage to Colorado's second-largest city. The wildfire doubled in size overnight to about 24 square miles, and has so far forced mandatory evacuations for more than 32,000 residents, Colorado Springs emergency management director Brett Waters said. Among those urgently evacuated Tuesday evening were residents at the U.S. Air Force Academy. The fire burned about 10 acres of...

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