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CIA rendition: US court throws out torture case, citing state secrets
Christian Science Monitor
Appeals court judges sound apologetic tone in ruling; plaintiffs say they were tortured overseas in 'extraordinary rendition' program. By Warren Richey, Staff writer / September 8, 2010 A federal appeals court in San Francisco on Wednesday threw out a ...
9th Circuit throws out CIA torture lawsuit for national security reasonsLos Angeles Times
Court Sides With CIA on Seizure of Terror SuspectsNew York Times
US appeals court dismisses suit against firm in 'extraordinary rendition' caseWashington Post
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BP report blames itself, others for oil spill
San Jose Mercury News
AP NEW ORLEANS -- BP took some of the blame for the Gulf oil disaster in an internal report issued Wednesday, acknowledging among other things that it misinterpreted a key pressure test of the ...
Halliburton Faulted Over Cement JobWall Street Journal
Analysts: BP report supports case, buoys investorsThe Associated Press
BP and Partners Trade Blame for Oil SpillABC News
Christian Science Monitor -The Guardian -AFP
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8 people missing in Colo. wildfire
The Associated Press
BOULDER, Colo. — Firefighters encountered a tangle of rattlesnakes, downed power lines and combustible propane tanks Wednesday as they struggled to get an upper hand on a wildfire that has destroyed dozens of homes. About 3500 people have been ...
Colorado wildfire torches 54 homes, 4 people missing, officials sayCNN International
Forest Service: Fourmile fire won't be contained for 10 daysDenver Post
Eight missing on third day of wildfires in US stateAFP
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Vatican: Quran burning 'outrageous'
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Burning the Quran would be an "outrageous and grave gesture," the Vatican said Wednesday, joining a chorus of voices pleading with a small Florida church not to burn Islam's holy book on the anniversary of the September ...
Religious leaders reaching out to pastor who aims to burn Korans on Sept. 11Washington Post
FBI Says Retaliation for Koran Burning 'Likely'ABC News
The Afghan Firebrand Capitalizing on the Koran BurningTIME
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Obama, Republicans jostle over tax-break policies
USA Today
President Obama challenged Republicans on Wednesday to join him in expanding business tax breaks, building roads and rails, and cutting taxes on the middle class — policies he ascribed to past Republican presidents. ...
Rift Over Tax Cuts WidensWall Street Journal
In Ohio, Obama makes it personal, attacks GOP leader John BoehnerChristian Science Monitor
Obama firm, won't yield on tax hike for wealthiestThe Associated Press
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Tornadoes touch down in Dallas
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff Dallas, Texas (CNN) -- At least four tornadoes spawned by Tropical Depression Hermine touched down in and around Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday evening, sending up debris and swirling around buildings. Sirens went off in downtown ...
Rig slams into building as tornadoes hit DallasAtlanta Journal Constitution
Tornadoes menace DallasDallas Morning News
Tornadoes threaten Dallas; no reports of damageThe Associated Press
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Boxer Aid Caught With Pot: Police
msnbc.com
Sen. Barbara Boxer's office has confirmed that the senator has accepted the resignation of a senior aide accused of trying to smuggle marijuana into the Hart Senate Office Building. The website Politico.com was first to report that Marcus Stanley was ...
Barbara Boxer aide caught carrying dope into Senate office buildingSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Barbara Boxer's airlift to nowhereWashington Times
Sen. Boxer aide arrested for trying to bring pot into Senate office: reportNew York Post
Right Pundits -Fresno Bee -FOXNews (blog)
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Clinton: Southern Sudan Independence Vote 'Inevitable'
Voice of America
Photo: AP Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, Sept. 8, 2010 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that a secession vote by the people of southern Sudan in January is ...
Clinton declares 'new American moment' in foreign policy speechWashington Post
Hillary Clinton says deficit sends message of weaknessReuters
Increasing US debt poses national security threat: ClintonHindustan Times
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DNC chair: Dems underdogs, but fight for progress
The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA — Democrats face a tough campaign heading into the critical November midterm elections, but the US won't make any progress if they don't fight for it, Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine said Wednesday at an event intended to ...
Democratic Party chairman Kaine defends Obama as he frames talking points of ...Los Angeles Times
National Committees Kickoff Campaign StrategiesFOXNews (blog)
Democratic strategists pooh-pooh the pollsWashington Post
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