Backers of NYC Islamic center appear divided
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:16:50 GMT
AP - The group of Muslims planning to build a 13-story Islamic center and mosque near ground zero appears plagued by divisions that raise questions about the future of the project, with one major investor saying he is prepared to sell some or all of the site if the price is right.
BP report blames itself, others for oil spill
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:35:16 GMT
AP - 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 well. But in a possible preview of its legal strategy, it also pointed the finger at its partners on the doomed rig.
Ind. activist to head federal anti-carp campaign
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:41:32 GMT
AP - John Goss, an environmental activist and former state official from Indiana, was appointed Wednesday as the Obama administration's point man in the fight to prevent Asian carp from gaining a foothold in the Great Lakes.
Fla. minister determined to hold 9/11 Quran burn
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:47:31 GMT
AP - The leader of a small Florida church that espouses anti-Islam philosophy said Wednesday he was determined to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11, despite pressure from the White House, religious leaders and others to call it off.
Fla. pastor on fringe of US Christian life
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:04:44 GMT
AP - The Florida pastor who plans to burn the Quran on the anniversary of 9/11 is rooted in Pentecostal tradition that believes Christians are engaged in a modern-day spiritual battle with evil.
Wind-whipped fires add to Detroit's economic woes
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:14:18 GMT
AP - For a city already struggling with high unemployment, widespread foreclosures and deep budget cuts, here was another crisis: Wind-whipped fires tearing through row after row of homes, some of them abandoned.
4 people missing in Colo. wildfire
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:59:57 GMT
AP - Four residents of an area burned by a wildfire near Boulder remain missing.
Official: 2nd killed in flooding swamping Texas
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:30:33 GMT
AP - Authorities say flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine has killed a second person who was swept away from his pickup truck.
LA police move to quell more shooting protests
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:14:44 GMT
AP - Police mobilized Wednesday to avoid more mayhem on the streets after being taken by surprise at consecutive nights of violent protests sparked by the fatal shooting of a knife-wielding man.
Remnants of Hermine flood Texas, buffet Oklahoma
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:26:27 GMT
AP - The remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine caused widespread flooding in northern Texas and began buffeting southern Oklahoma on Wednesday, killing at least two people and submerging low-lying pockets of Arlington under several feet of water.