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Tea party members back dismissed president
09/09/10
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.

Quran burning flap a distraction from Obama agenda
09/09/10
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.

Clinton: Dems battling anger, apathy and amnesia
09/08/10
Former President Bill Clinton says it would be a "terrible mistake" for Arkansas voters to defeat Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln and lose her post chairing the Senate Agriculture Committee.

Police accuse Boxer aide of marijuana possession
09/08/10
An aide to Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer has been arrested on charges that he brought marijuana into a Senate office building.

Pakistani says Beck should oppose Quran protest
09/08/10
Pakistan's ambassador to the United States is calling on conservative radio and television host Glenn Beck to denounce the planned burning of the Quran to show that Americans are tolerant of other faiths.

US embassies brace for Quran burning protests
09/08/10
The State Department has ordered U.S. embassies around the world to assess their security ahead of a Florida church group's planned weekend burning of the Muslim holy book amid fears it could spark anti-American violence.

AP Interview: Flooding hurts Pakistan terror fight
09/08/10
Massive flooding that has submerged vast swaths of Pakistan has stretched thin the Pakistani military and will hamper its fight against terrorists, the country's ambassador to the U.S. said Wednesday.

Agency promises to beef up presence at races
09/08/10
The agency charged with monitoring off-road racing on federal lands is promising to increase staffing and crack down on violations of racing permits.

Clinton, Gates denounce planned Quran burning
09/08/10
The top two national security advisers in President Barack Obama's Cabinet on Wednesday denounced plans by a small church in Florida to burn the Muslim holy book to commemorate the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, saying it would inflame tensions and put Americans abroad at risk.

Clinton: drug cartels resembling an insurgency
09/08/10
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says drug cartels in Mexico and Central America are looking more like insurgencies, and the threat they pose is growing.

Correction: Oval Office Rug story
09/08/10
In a story Sept. 7 about the new rug in the Oval Office, The Associated Press erroneously reported the first name of a 19th-century abolitionist who inspired the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The individual is Theodore Parker, not Thomas Parker.

Court asked to keep stem cell money flowing
09/08/10
The Obama administration is asking a federal appeals court to lift an order blocking federal funding for some stem cell research, a day after being turned down by the judge who issued the order.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,418
09/08/10
As of Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, at least 4,418 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Gibbs: Emanuel will take time weighing mayoral run
09/08/10
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says that being mayor of Chicago isn't something that rolls around often and he's sure chief of staff Rahm Emanuel will take some time to weigh his options.

US terror training in Yemen reflects wider program
09/08/10
Seldom visible in the Yemeni mountains, the elite U.S. commandos training the Yemen's military represent the Obama administration's quest to fight terrorism without inflaming anti-American sentiment.