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• Buck up: Obama offers uplifting words to wary Dems
• Religious order files reveal decades of LA abuse
• Is 1234 your PIN code? Try again
• NYC mayoral candidate's old-fashioned style
• AP IMPACT: Little restraint in military giveaways
• O.J. Simpson wins small parole victory
• Obama reassures Dems on health care, immigration
• Government braces for coming changes to NSA powers
• Analysis: Pope's revolution; not all are pleased
• Obama confers with Democrats on Capitol Hill
• Defense seeks merger of some Manning verdicts
• McCain: Hillary Clinton vs Rand Paul in 2016 would be ‘tough choice’
• U.S. releases some documents on phone surveillance programs
• Student loan compromise heads toward final vote
• Zimbabwe: Big turnout for vote on Mugabe's fate
• US economy grows at 1.7 pct. pace in 2nd quarter
• AP PHOTOS: Andean fighting ritual settles scores
• Lawson, Saatchi are granted preliminary divorce
• From obscurity, Manning became polarizing symbol
• Bradley Manning-WikiLeaks case turns to sentencing
• Obama draws contrasts between House, Senate GOP
• Pentagon bears brunt of upcoming budget cuts
• Sandusky scandal headed for another trial
• New TV channel tells Israel's side of the story
• FAA puts more restrictions on foreign jets at SFO

Buck up: Obama offers uplifting words to wary Dems Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:06 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sought to calm jittery Democrats Wednesday as they prepared to head home to face voters, assuring them they're "on the right side of history" despite problems with the launch of his massive health care overhaul and an immigration fight with Republicans.

Religious order files reveal decades of LA abuse Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:50 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hundreds of pages of secret church files released Wednesday shed light on the troublesome careers of a dozen religious order priests, brothers and nuns accused of sexually abusing children while working in the nation's largest Roman Catholic archdiocese.

Is 1234 your PIN code? Try again Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:38 PM PDT A group has tallied the most common ATM numbers; not surprisingly, they're the least safest.

NYC mayoral candidate's old-fashioned style Posted: 31 Jul 2013 11:50 AM PDT While her chief rival fends off controversy, Christine Quinn looks to make history simply with handshakes and hugs.

AP IMPACT: Little restraint in military giveaways Posted: 31 Jul 2013 11:34 AM PDT MORVEN, Ga. (AP) — Small-town police departments across the country have been gobbling up tons of equipment discarded by a downsizing military — bicycles, bed sheets, bowling pins, French horns, dog collars, even a colonoscopy machine — regardless of whether the items are needed or will ever be used.

O.J. Simpson wins small parole victory Posted: 31 Jul 2013 10:20 AM PDT But the former NFL great won't leaving prison anytime soon.

Obama reassures Dems on health care, immigration Posted: 31 Jul 2013 09:32 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sought Wednesday to reassure Democrats nervous about the impact of his health care law and the prospects for immigration legislation, telling them "You're on the right side of history."

Government braces for coming changes to NSA powers Posted: 31 Jul 2013 08:47 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's national security team argued Wednesday to keep its sweeping domestic surveillance powers intact, even as it acknowledged some limitations appear inevitable.

Analysis: Pope's revolution; not all are pleased Posted: 31 Jul 2013 08:32 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Francis Revolution is underway. Not everyone is pleased.

Obama confers with Democrats on Capitol Hill Posted: 31 Jul 2013 08:02 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is conferring with congressional Democrats in a visit to Capitol Hill.

Defense seeks merger of some Manning verdicts Posted: 31 Jul 2013 07:46 AM PDT FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Lawyers for Army Pfc. Bradley Manning are seeking to reduce his potential sentence by having some of his convictions merged.

McCain: Hillary Clinton vs Rand Paul in 2016 would be ‘tough choice’ Posted: 31 Jul 2013 07:16 AM PDT Hillary's a "rock star" and Palin was a good VP choice, the Arizona senator and 2008 GOP presidential nominee says in a new interview.

U.S. releases some documents on phone surveillance programs Posted: 31 Jul 2013 07:00 AM PDT The declassification was made in the "interest of increased transparency."

Student loan compromise heads toward final vote Posted: 31 Jul 2013 07:00 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A deal that gives college students and their parents lower interest rates for loans is heading toward its final vote.

Zimbabwe: Big turnout for vote on Mugabe's fate Posted: 31 Jul 2013 06:31 AM PDT HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — In an election that poses one of the biggest threats to President Robert Mugabe's 33-year grip on power, Zimbabweans flocked to polling stations Wednesday despite suspicions that vote-counting could be rigged in a nation beset by bitter division and economic hardship.

US economy grows at 1.7 pct. pace in 2nd quarter Posted: 31 Jul 2013 06:31 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew from April through June at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.7 percent, as businesses spent more and the federal government cut less.

AP PHOTOS: Andean fighting ritual settles scores Posted: 31 Jul 2013 05:15 AM PDT LIMA, Peru (AP) — The brightly hued ski masks come off, and the punching and kicking begin. Only once a judge has ruled one of the combatants licked do they stop fighting.

Lawson, Saatchi are granted preliminary divorce Posted: 31 Jul 2013 05:15 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson and art baron Charles Saatchi have taken the first legal step toward finalizing the end of their marriage.

From obscurity, Manning became polarizing symbol Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:29 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The honors and accolades proliferated over three years: international peace prizes, solidarity campaigns by celebrities, an effort to designate him — in absentia, of course — as grand marshal of San Francisco's gay pride parade.

Bradley Manning-WikiLeaks case turns to sentencing Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:27 AM PDT FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Acquitted of the most serious charge against him, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning still faces up to 136 years in prison for leaking government secrets to the website WikiLeaks, and his fate rests with a judge who will begin hearing arguments Wednesday in the sentencing phase of the soldier's court-martial.

Obama draws contrasts between House, Senate GOP Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:57 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — There's a new cadence to President Barack Obama's musings about Congress: Why can't House Republicans be more like their mates in the Senate?

Pentagon bears brunt of upcoming budget cuts Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:26 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A second, deeper round of automatic federal budget cuts is on its way, and it's going to hit the Pentagon hard.

Sandusky scandal headed for another trial Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:11 AM PDT HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Jerry Sandusky scandal appears headed for another court battle that is sure to prolong the media spotlight and relive the testimony of how the former Penn State football icon molested boys, sometimes in the school's facilities.

New TV channel tells Israel's side of the story Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:11 AM PDT TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — State-of-the-art TV studios above an ancient Mideast port signal Israel's arrival in a modern media landscape in which countries increasingly seek to broadcast their own perspective to the world.

FAA puts more restrictions on foreign jets at SFO Posted: 30 Jul 2013 10:54 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. aviation officials are no longer allowing foreign airlines to land alongside another plane when touching down at San Francisco International Airport in the wake of the deadly Asiana Airlines crash.

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• Crash kills Texas A&M freshman lineman, Utah teen
• 'Housewives' stars free on bond, travel restricted
• Ex-Penn St. prez: I didn't jump to conclusions
• Student left in DEA cell to get $4 million from US
• Why veterans become criminals
• Lawyer: 'Housewives' star targeted due to fame
• Appeals court: NYC's big-soda ban unconstitutional
• Appeals court strikes down NYC's big-soda ban
• Investigative report: Life and death in assisted living
• Ky. college lands $250M gift, among biggest ever
• A dreamer's fight to live in America legally
• Obama hosts Israeli, Palestinian peace negotiators
• Thanks to some jailbreaks, al Qaeda is back in Iraq
• EU's top diplomat says Egypt's Morsi doing 'well'
• Bus on Bieber tour in border pot bust
• Obama to propose 'grand bargain' on corporate tax rate, infrastructure
• Massive explosions rock central Fla. gas plant
• Obama proposes 'grand bargain' for jobs
• Manning verdict could tests notion of aiding enemy
• U.S. soldier braces for judge's verdict in WikiLeaks case
• Huge explosions rock gas plant in Fla.
• Clergy, faithful digest Francis' Brazil message
• Flossie leaving Hawaii weaker than when storm came
• Analysis: Mideast peace deal seems far off
• Macau aims for another Vegas staple: boxing

Crash kills Texas A&M freshman lineman, Utah teen Posted: 30 Jul 2013 11:55 AM PDT Texas A&M said Tuesday that redshirt freshman Polo Manukainiu and a friend who was joining the Utah football team this fall were among three people killed in a single-car rollover crash in the high desert of northern New Mexico, stunning both schools just days before fall practices begin.

'Housewives' stars free on bond, travel restricted Posted: 30 Jul 2013 11:23 AM PDT NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A star of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" and her husband were released on $500,000 bond apiece after making initial court appearances Tuesday on federal fraud charges.

Ex-Penn St. prez: I didn't jump to conclusions Posted: 30 Jul 2013 11:08 AM PDT HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Penn State's former president told investigators that he knew better than to jump to conclusions that Jerry Sandusky's "horsing around" in a university shower naked with a boy could have been sexual in nature.

Student left in DEA cell to get $4 million from US Posted: 30 Jul 2013 10:53 AM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Justice Department will pay $4.1 million to a California college student left in a Drug Enforcement Administration holding cell for four days without food or water last year, two people familiar with the case told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Why veterans become criminals Posted: 30 Jul 2013 10:07 AM PDT How the system fails them—and the new prison dorms that could help them get back on track.

Lawyer: 'Housewives' star targeted due to fame Posted: 30 Jul 2013 09:53 AM PDT NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — An attorney for "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice (JOO'-dice) says he believes the federal government is prosecuting her because she's a celebrity.

Appeals court: NYC's big-soda ban unconstitutional Posted: 30 Jul 2013 09:22 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's crackdown on big, sugary sodas is staying on ice.

Appeals court strikes down NYC's big-soda ban Posted: 30 Jul 2013 09:06 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's crackdown on big, sugary sodas is staying on ice.

Investigative report: Life and death in assisted living Posted: 30 Jul 2013 08:51 AM PDT PBS' Frontline, in collaboration with ProPublica, an independent, non-profit news organization that produces public-interest journalism, will on Tuesday night broadcast the results of a major investigation into the operations of Emeritus Senior Living, the largest assisted living company in the U.S.

Ky. college lands $250M gift, among biggest ever Posted: 30 Jul 2013 08:08 AM PDT DANVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A tiny liberal arts school in rural Kentucky that hosted vice presidential debates in 2000 and 2012 announced a $250 million donation Tuesday, one of the largest single gifts in higher education history.

A dreamer's fight to live in America legally Posted: 30 Jul 2013 08:08 AM PDT Power Players Evelyn Rivera is a "DREAMer." Her family came to the United States from Colombia when she was 3 years old and, for much of her childhood, Rivera didn't know that she was an undocumented immigrant. Rivera tells "Power Players" that although she was born in Colombia, she feels "very American in blood, in [...]

Obama hosts Israeli, Palestinian peace negotiators Posted: 30 Jul 2013 07:36 AM PDT The president puts his political capital on the line for Middle East talks.

Thanks to some jailbreaks, al Qaeda is back in Iraq Posted: 30 Jul 2013 06:19 AM PDT Up to 500 al Qaeda in Iraq members are on the loose. Eli Lake on retribution fears—and spillover to Syria.

EU's top diplomat says Egypt's Morsi doing 'well' Posted: 30 Jul 2013 05:20 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — The European Union's top diplomat said Tuesday that deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is "well" and that the two had a "friendly, open and very frank" discussion about the country's political crisis and the need to move forward.

Bus on Bieber tour in border pot bust Posted: 30 Jul 2013 05:03 AM PDT DETROIT (AP) — U.S. border agents say they found marijuana on a bus with singer Justin Bieber's tour as it crossed into Detroit from Windsor, Canada.

Obama to propose 'grand bargain' on corporate tax rate, infrastructure Posted: 30 Jul 2013 04:03 AM PDT By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will propose a "grand bargain for middle-class jobs" on Tuesday that would cut the U.S. corporate tax rate and use billions in revenues generated by a business tax overhaul to fund projects aimed at creating jobs. His goal, to be outlined in a speech at an Amazon.com Inc facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is to break through congressional gridlock by trying to find a formula that satisfies both Republicans and Democrats. Efforts to reach a bipartisan "grand bargain" on deficit reduction have been at an impasse for months. ...

Massive explosions rock central Fla. gas plant Posted: 30 Jul 2013 03:47 AM PDT TAVARES, Fla. (AP) — A series of explosions rocked a central Florida propane gas plant and sent "boom after boom after boom" through the neighborhood around it. Several people were injured, with at least three critically injured.

Obama proposes 'grand bargain' for jobs Posted: 30 Jul 2013 03:33 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is extending a new proposal to Republicans that he hopes will break the political gridlock on budget negotiations, offering to cut corporate tax rates in exchange for job investments.

Manning verdict could tests notion of aiding enemy Posted: 30 Jul 2013 02:47 AM PDT FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — It's judgment day for Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier charged with aiding the enemy for giving troves of U.S. government secrets to WikiLeaks.

U.S. soldier braces for judge's verdict in WikiLeaks case Posted: 30 Jul 2013 02:47 AM PDT By Medina Roshan FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. soldier Bradley Manning could learn on Tuesday whether he will face life in prison without parole when a judge renders her verdict on charges that he aided the enemy when he released 700,000 classified documents to the website WikiLeaks. Army Private First Class Manning, 25, is accused of the biggest leak of classified information in United States history. The U.S. government has pushed for the maximum penalty for what it views as a serious breach of national security. ...

Huge explosions rock gas plant in Fla. Posted: 30 Jul 2013 02:01 AM PDT Seven workers are injured, while several others feared missing are found safe.

Clergy, faithful digest Francis' Brazil message Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:46 AM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In word and deed during his trip to Brazil, Pope Francis put clergy and faithful alike on notice: Get energized, go out and spread the Gospel, give the Roman Catholic Church a more active role in society.

Flossie leaving Hawaii weaker than when storm came Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:15 AM PDT HONOLULU (AP) — Flossie's Hawaiian adventure: Short, scattered and more powerful than many believed it would be at first.

Analysis: Mideast peace deal seems far off Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:44 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — The contours of Israeli-Palestinian peace are clear, experts say: If only the sides summon up the will, the inevitable outcome is two states roughly along the pre-1967 borders, with Jerusalem as a shared capital and a finessing of the Palestinian refugee issue.

Macau aims for another Vegas staple: boxing Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:14 AM PDT MACAU (AP) — A Chinese fighter's victory at a Macau showdown brings the world's top casino market a step closer to challenging Las Vegas for dominance of another Sin City staple: big-time boxing matches.

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