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    September 16, 2010

    Strong tea party pries door, but Democrats may enter

    Analysis: The issue brewing for the establishment GOP is whether tea partiers can help, or hurt, in November.

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    September 16, 2010
    Christine O'Donnell

    Delaware conservative grabs GOP’s attention

    A mystery to most residents, Democrats see her alienating many moderate Republicans.

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    September 16, 2010

    Mainers hail tea partiers’ impact

    Local tea party leaders aren't predicting Maine will vote as Delaware did, but 'you never know.'

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    September 16, 2010

    World Dispatches

    JERUSALEM No deal: Round of talks ends amid fresh Mideast attacks JERUSALEM – A mortar attack by Palestinian militants and airstrikes by Israel formed the grim backdrop as Mideast leaders ended their latest round of peace talks Wednesday, still divided on major issues. There was no word on when they would meet again. The inconclusive […]

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    September 16, 2010
    Edwin Newman

    TV newsman, guardian of language, dead at 91

    A colleague called Edwin Newman's success 'a triumph of content over presentation.'

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    September 16, 2010

    Rare violent protest in Kabul underscores security threats

    KABUL – A demonstration in Kabul over nixed plans by a Florida pastor to burn Korans turned violent Wednesday as police officers and demonstrators exchanged gunfire, Afghan officials said. At least 37 police officers and eight Afghans were wounded as police were assaulted with rocks and bullets when they moved in on demonstrators in a […]

  • Published
    September 15, 2010
    Sarah Shourd, Nora Shourd

    American hiker freed from Iranian prison in deal with Tehran

    TEHRAN, Iran — In just a few dizzying hours, American Sarah Shourd exchanged a cell in Tehran’s Evin Prison for a private jet crossing the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, after an apparent diplomatic deal to cover a $500,000 bail and secure a release that seemed in jeopardy from the start. Shourd was met by her […]

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    September 15, 2010

    Mideast talks focusing on core issues

    SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Under pressure to compromise, Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Tuesday dug into the central issues blocking a peace deal, but the latest talks produced no visible progress on the divisive issue of Jewish settlements. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held an extra, unscheduled session with U.S. […]

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    September 15, 2010
    Kenza Drider

    French Senate approves ban on face coverings

    PARIS — The French Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted to ban the wearing of the Islamic all-body veil, or burqa, in all public places. Following the passage of the bill in the National Assembly in July, the ban is now scheduled to come into law early next year, after six months of mediation and briefings […]

  • Published
    September 15, 2010

    Some moderate Democrats back GOP call to keep wealthy tax cuts

    WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats on Tuesday wrestled over whether to abandon President Obama’s tax-cut plan, with some House moderates joining Republicans in calling for an extension of Bush-era breaks for the wealthy as well as middle-income earners. But Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi remained solidly behind Obama’s proposal […]