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White House defends Obama's 'mainstream' religion
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says President Barack Obama is a "committed, mainstream Christian" — contrary to the claims of Fox News Channel host Glenn Beck. ...Read More
Israelis, Palestinians resume direct peace talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to broker a Mideast peace agreement that has eluded U.S. presidents for decades, the Obama administration is overseeing the first direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians in nearly two years. ...Read More
Hamas leader rejects talks with Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The top Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip rejected compromise with Israel in a fiery speech Wednesday, a day after gunmen killed four Israelis in a strong reminder that the Islamic militant group cannot be ignored in any Mideast deal. ...Read More
Police: Gunman holds hostage in Discovery building
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Police in a Washington, D.C., suburb say a gunman has taken at least one person hostage at the headquarters of Discovery Channel networks. ...Read More
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials
Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: ...Read More
Obama opens long-shot talks on Mideast peace
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is opening a new round of Mideast peacemaking, bringing Israeli and Palestinian leaders together Wednesday for talks aimed at forging agreement within one year on a two-state solution: a sovereign Palestine and a secure Israel. ...Read More
Corruption probe ruffles US-Afghan relations
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A bribery probe involving a top adviser to President Hamid Karzai has angered the Afghan leader and threatens to damage U.S. relations with Kabul just three months after a White House visit that seemed to smooth ties at a critical stage in the war. ...Read More
Obama remarks on Iraq as provided by White House
Remarks by President Barack Obama on the end of combat operations in Iraq, as provided by the White House. ...Read More
Memo: The Washington Times could be sold for $1
WASHINGTON (AP) — The company that owns The Washington Times said the newspaper could be sold for $1 to a Unification Church-affiliated buyer, according to in a memo released to the media Tuesday. ...Read More
White House sets dance series, Jamison tribute
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama has announced that several of the world's best-known dance companies will perform in the White House East Room next week for the Obama administration's first event celebrating dance. ...Read More
Dunn breaks out of slump, Nats rout Cardinals 14-5
WASHINGTON (AP) — Adam Dunn broke out of a prolonged slump with a homer and five RBIs, helping the Washington Nationals to a 14-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night. ...Read More
Beck rally signals election trouble for Dems
WASHINGTON (AP) — If Democrats had doubts about the voter unrest that threatens to rob them of their majority in Congress, they needed only look from the Capitol this weekend to the opposite end of the National Mall. ...Read More
Sharpton: Beck rally goes against King's vision
WASHINGTON (AP) — Broadcaster Glenn Beck and tea party activists have a right to rally in the nation's capital but not to distort Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision, the Rev. Al Sharpton said Friday. ...Read More
Dueling rallies in DC mark King speech anniversary
WASHINGTON (AP) — From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck told a crowd of tens of thousands of people Saturday that the U.S. has too long "wandered in darkness." ...Read More
Beck says US has 'wandered in darkness' too long
WASHINGTON (AP) — From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck told a crowd of tens of thousands of people Saturday that the U.S. has too long "wandered in darkness." ...Read More
Mideast talks reopen under tough conditions
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The U.S. relaunches Israeli-Palestinian talks this week, its third push over the past decade to solve one of the world's most intractable conflicts — and this time under some of the most difficult conditions yet. ...Read More
For Obamas, a (mostly) uninterrupted vacation
EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama wrapped up a 10-day vacation Saturday that was blissfully free of the news emergencies that have interrupted some of his past getaways. ...Read More
Transcript of Obama's remarks in New Orleans
Transcript of President Barack Obama's remarks at Xavier University in New Orleans on Sunday, as provided by the White House: ...Read More
Journalist, Washington hostess Ikard dies at 83
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jayne Brumley Ikard, one of Newsweek magazine's first female bureau chiefs and prominent Washington hostess, has died. She was 83. ...Read More
NY groups seek DC order blocking targeted killings
NEW YORK (AP) — Two New York-based civil liberties groups have sued the federal government, saying its targeting and killing of people overseas is unconstitutional when certain standards aren't met. ...Read More
DOD denies 4 states military ballot law waiver
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Four states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands were denied requests on Friday to ignore a new federal law meant to protect the voting rights of deployed troops and other Americans overseas, while five states were granted the waiver. ...Read More
Vacationing Obama can't escape economy
EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama biked and golfed under a brilliant New England sun Friday, yet he couldn't escape the cascade of dour news on the economy as his vacation neared its end. ...Read More
First family goes on island vacation bike outing
EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama took full advantage of brilliant New England weather on Friday, completing a short bike ride with his family before heading out for a much longer round of golf as his Martha's Vineyard vacation wound down. ...Read More
DC's 'truth, honor' rally tests Glenn Beck's power
NEW YORK (AP) — Glenn Beck, the man behind Saturday's rally at the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech, has built an empire around his own voice that grew exponentially with his move to Fox News Channel and President Barack Obama's election to the White House. ...Read More
Obama: Iraq war is ending, Baghdad to chart future
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama said the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq means "the war is ending" and Baghdad is in position "to chart its own course." ...Read More
Beck: Help us restore traditional American values
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative commentator Glenn Beck and tea party champion Sarah Palin appealed Saturday to a vast, predominantly white crowd on the National Mall to help restore traditional American values and honor Martin Luther King's message. Civil rights leaders who accused the group of hijacking King's legacy held their own rally and march. ...Read More
Blog causes uproar on eve of Beck rally
WASHINGTON (AP) — On the eve of conservative commentator Glenn Beck's rally at the Lincoln Memorial, a blogger's assertion that parts of the nation's capital should be avoided touched off accusations of racism and a sharp response by angry city leaders. ...Read More
Garcia wins 12th, Cards top Nats 4-2 to stop skid
WASHINGTON (AP) — On the day Stephen Strasburg was declared done for the season, another rookie kept humming along, pitching the St. Louis Cardinals to victory in the ballpark where Strasburg is supposed to rule. ...Read More
President marks formal end of US combat in Iraq
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama said Saturday the end of combat operations in Iraq doesn't just reaffirm the country's sovereignty, but also makes good on one of his principle campaign pledges. ...Read More
On Martha's Vineyard, Obamas savor local produce
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) — For a vacationing President Barack Obama, it seems all produce — like politics — is local. ...Read More
Political ads surpass 2006 levels as attacks mount
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not even Labor Day and negative political ads are muscling in on your TV time. Across the country, ad spending is up and attack ads lead the way. ...Read More
AP source: Unlikely that 2 men plotting terror
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI probe of two men arrested in Amsterdam after suspicious items turned up in one of the men's luggage is finding they were probably not on a test run for a future terror attack, a U.S. official said Tuesday, casting doubt on earlier suggestions even as Dutch authorities held the pair on suspicion of conspiring to commit a terrorist act. ...Read More
Obama: End of Iraq combat mission not victory lap
FORT BLISS, Texas (AP) — Hours before addressing the nation, President Barack Obama told U.S. troops just back from Iraq that his speech outlining the withdrawal of combat forces "is not going to be a victory lap" nor a cause for celebration. ...Read More
Palestinian kills 4 Israelis on eve of peace talks
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian gunmen opened fire Tuesday on an Israeli car in the West Bank and killed four passengers on the eve of a new round of Mideast peace talks in Washington. The Islamic militant group Hamas claimed responsibility. ...Read More
Vt. primary recount a love fest
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — This isn't Florida in 2000, with chads hanging and people threatening to riot outside. No, call it a kinder, gentler recount. ...Read More
CAPITAL CULTURE: Obamas dish on daughters' doings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Twelve-year-old Malia Obama wears braces, toots a flute and is after her father to save the tigers. Younger sister Sasha, who is 9, shoots hoops like her basketball-loving dad and dances hip-hop. ...Read More
Hamas claims responsibility for attack on Israelis
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Islamic militant Hamas is claiming responsibility for a shooting attack that killed four Israelis in the West Bank. ...Read More
Expectations low for round of Mideast talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of shuttle diplomacy, the Obama administration is set to plunge into a new round of Mideast peacemaking, bringing Israeli and Palestinian leaders together for face-to-face talks for the first time in nearly two years. ...Read More
US finds China unfairly helped aluminum industry
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has found that China unfairly subsidized $514 million in aluminum products. ...Read More
Oval Office makeover has comfy, more modern feel
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional opponents, stubborn diplomats or wary heads of state, beware: The new Oval Office sofas look so comfy, you just might be lulled into a few reckless compromises. ...Read More
Obama opens Mideast talks: Attacks 'won't stop us'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Condemning Mideast peace "rejectionists," President Barack Obama convened a new round of ambitious talks Wednesday and vowed not to allow a fresh burst of violence dim hopes for an accord creating a sovereign Palestinian state beside a secure Israel. ...Read More
Palestinian militant wound 2 Israelis in West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say Palestinian militants have wounded two Israelis driving in the West Bank in the second such attack since Mideast peace talks opened in Washington. ...Read More
Obama says Mideast peace moment 'must be seized'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is urging Israeli and Palestinian leaders to put aside years of mistrust as peace talks begin in Washington. Obama says at the White House that the resumption of direct talks is a moment of opportunity that must be seized. ...Read More
Obama to honor troops as Iraq combat mission ends
FORT BLISS, Texas (AP) — Hours before he addressed the nation on the end of the U.S. combat role in Iraq, President Barack Obama flew to a Texas Army base to thank troops for their sacrifice in the long and unpopular war. ...Read More
Abbas seeks active US mediation in Mideast talks
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday the success of talks aimed at forging a peace deal with Israel within a year will depend on how hard U.S. mediators push to break any deadlocks. ...Read More
Obama, Netanyahu condemn killings as talks open
WASHINGTON (AP) — Opening Mideast peace talks under the shadow of fresh violence, President Barack Obama vowed on Wednesday not to allow "extremists and rejectionists" to undercut long-stalled negotiations on creating a sovereign Palestinian state beside a secure Israel. ...Read More
DC Mayor faces stiff challenge in re-election bid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who runs Washington is in danger of losing his job in a hotly contested election, but the post that's up for grabs isn't president. It's mayor. ...Read More
Palestinians crack down on Hamas after shooting
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian security forces arrested more than 250 Hamas members in an overnight sweep throughout the West Bank after the Islamic militant group claimed responsibility for shooting dead four Israelis on the eve of new Mideast peace talks. ...Read More
Obama opens long-shot talks on Mideast peace Wed.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama opened a new round of Mideast peacemaking Wednesday, bringing Israeli and Palestinian leaders to the White House for talks aimed at forging agreement within one year on a two-state solution: a sovereign Palestine and a secure Israel. ...Read More
Israelis, Palestinians resume direct talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to broker a Mideast peace agreement that has eluded U.S. presidents for decades, the Obama administration is overseeing the first direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians in nearly two years. ...Read More
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