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Florida pastor not backing down on Koran-burning
GAINESVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - An obscure U.S. Christian pastor whose plan to burn copies of the Koran on September 11 has sparked an international outcry said on Wednesday he would go ahead with the event despite warnings it would endanger American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. U.S. asks appeals court to stay stem cell funding ban WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday asked an appeals court for an emergency stay that would lift the ban on federal funding of research involving human embryonic stem cells. Rural Pennsylvania town fights big gas EAGLES MERE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - In the rush to develop America's biggest new source of domestic energy, one community is fighting to protect its rural way of life from the environmental strains that accompany shale gas drilling. Judge refuses to lift ban on government stem cell funds WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge refused on Tuesday to lift a ban on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research despite Obama administration warnings it would set back key research and cost more than a thousand jobs. Call for Sept 11 truce over New York Muslim Center NEW YORK (Reuters) - Families of September 11 victims are arguing whether to call a truce on the anniversary of the 2001 attacks on the United States as debate rages over plans for a Muslim center near the World Trade Center site. Pressure mounts in U.S. against Koran-burning plan MIAMI (Reuters) - Civil and military leaders stepped up calls on Tuesday for an obscure U.S. pastor to drop his plans to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, as fears grew it would fan religious hatred. Igor, 2 other tropical systems no threat to Gulf of Mexico NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. National Hurricane Center was monitoring newly formed Tropical Storm Igor in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean and two other tropical systems in the Atlantic basin on Wednesday, but so far none showed any early signs of entering the energy-rich Gulf of Mexico and disrupting offshore production. Boeing subsidiary wins appeal over CIA flights SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A Boeing Co subsidiary prevailed on Wednesday against a lawsuit alleging it had helped the CIA illegally transport prisoners to secret facilities overseas, a federal appeals court has ruled. Medical programs missing millions of kids: report WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An estimated five million uninsured children in the United States were eligible for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but were not enrolled in either plan, according to a new report. Deal reached on Michigan's 2011 budget CHICAGO (Reuters) - Michigan will cut spending and not resort to tax or fee hikes to balance its upcoming fiscal 2011 budget, according to details released on Wednesday of an agreement between Governor Jennifer Granholm and legislative leaders. More ...
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