Iowa gov., union reach deal to save state jobs DES MOINES, Iowa — The state and leaders of its largest employee union announced Monday they have reached a deal that would save hundreds of jobs threatened by spending cuts by having the 20,000 union workers take five unpaid furlough days each. Union leaders also agreed to the
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Iowa Gov. Culver, union reach agreement calling for furloughs to save hundreds of state jobs
Airline group predicts 4 percent Thanksgiving drop WASHINGTON — An airline industry trade group predicts that passenger traffic over the Thanksgiving holiday will drop 4 percent from last year. The Air Transport Association made the forecast Monday despite deep discounting by airlines over the past several months. “It is increasingly apparent that the economic head winds facing the
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Airline industry trade group predicts 4 percent drop in traffic over Thanksgiving
Abortion foe seeks curbs in Senate health bill WASHINGTON — Abortion opponents in the Senate want tough restrictions in the health care overhaul bill, similar to the limits passed by the House this past weekend. The issue could roil an already shaky Democratic effort to pass a health care bill by year’s end for President Barack Obama.
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Abortion foe seeks curbs in Senate health bill, similar to limits in bill passed by House
E-mails show Iowa gov.’s interest in film office DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Gov. Chet Culver’s office took a close interest in the state’s film promotion efforts long before questions about spending and bookkeeping prompted the governor to freeze the program, e-mails obtained by The Associated Press indicate. The 224 e-mails between the Department of Economic Development
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E-mails show governor’s office had interest in Iowa Film Office operations
more images more images Iraq election law delays decision on flash points BAGHDAD — After weeks of hard-nosed negotiations, analysts say the election law passed by Iraq’s parliament allowing national polls to go forward in January extends compromises to all sides but with key concessions to the Kurds. However, analysts warn the bill also sidesteps a decision on the
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Iraq election law sidesteps controversy over disputed city of Kirkuk
High court looks at life sentences for juveniles WASHINGTON — A seemingly divided Supreme Court wrestled Monday with whether teenagers can be locked away forever for their crimes. The question arose in two cases involving Florida men who are serving life prison terms with no chance of parole for crimes they committed as teenagers
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Supreme Court debates whether life in prison without parole is cruel and unusual for juveniles
Salvadoran town hit by landslide buries dead VERAPAZ, El Salvador — Tears streamed down Elsy Portillo’s badly bruised face Monday as she walked behind coffins carrying her mother and only child in this town buried by a landslide, one in a series that killed at least 130 people in El Salvador. Portillo’s body was flung repeatedly against
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Salvadoran town hit by landslide buries dead as rescuers continue search for 47 missing
Brazilian university in trouble over mini-dress SAO PAULO — The Brazilian government sought an explanation Monday from the private university that expelled a woman for wearing a short, pink dress to class, creating an uproar on the Internet and throughout a nation where skimpy attire is common. The Brazilian Education Ministry said it will give Bandeirante University
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Brazilian university is asked why it expelled student for wearing mini-dress
AMR CEO goes public in case to keep JAL deal DALLAS — The CEO of American Airlines is putting pressure on Japan Airlines to keep its alliance with American and ignore a competing bid from Delta Air Lines Inc. Gerard Arpey has told his own executives that it “would be a very bad idea for Japan Airlines”
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Israeli prime minister calls for peace talks WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called for an immediate resumption of peace talks with Palestinians and pledged more steps to improve economic conditions in Palestinian areas. Netanyahu reiterated to an assembly of Jewish groups his view that peace negotiations should begin with no preconditions. He made
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Israeli prime minister calls for immediate peace talks with Palestinians
9 executed over China’s deadly ethnic riots BEIJING — China has executed nine men, including eight from the Muslim Uighur minority, for crimes committed during July riots that killed 200 people in far western Xinjiang region. The men are the first to be put to death for the country’s worst ethnic violence in decades. The nine had
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China executes 8 Uighurs, 1 Han Chinese for roles in July’s deadly ethnic riots in far west
CHANDIGARH – Four of the six newly-elected legislators belonging to former chief minister Bhajan Lal’s Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) Monday joined the Congress party in Haryana, and another HJC lawmaker has also expressed his wish to join the ruling party. The four legislators, who were elected on the HJC ticket in the Oct 13 assembly poll,
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Four HJC lawmakers join Congress in Haryana, one more to join (Intro Roundup)
Strollers recalled for fingertip amputation hazard WASHINGTON — About a million Maclaren strollers sold by Target and Babies “R” Us were recalled Monday, after 12 reports of children having their fingertips amputated by a hinge mechanism. The recall includes all nine models of single and double umbrella Maclaren strollers, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which
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1 million Maclaren strollers recalled due to risk of fingertip amputation
Taylor nears end of testifying in his own defense THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor ended 13 weeks on the witness stand Monday by rejecting allegations that he commanded and controlled rebels who murdered and mutilated thousands of civilians during Sierra Leone’s 1991-2002 civil war. Prosecutors say Taylor provided arms, ammunition and other support
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After 13 weeks, Charles Taylor nears end of testimony in his own defense at war crimes trial
High court looks at life in prison for juveniles WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appears sharply divided over whether sentencing a juvenile to life in prison with no chance of parole is cruel and unusual punishment, particularly if the crime is less serious than homicide. The justices heard two hours of argument Monday in cases involving two
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List of Oklahoma tax breaks A list of some of the state tax exemptions, credits and deductions approved by lawmakers and the Oklahoma Tax Commission’s estimate of their cost: —Livestock purchased outside Oklahoma and brought into the state for feeding or breeding purposes, and which is later resold, $48 million. —Sales to manufacturers, $1.6 billion. —Income tax credit for
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List of some Oklahoma tax exemptions, credits and deductions approved by lawmakers
Oklahoma lawmakers eye tax breaks amid shortfall OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma gives away billions of dollars in tax revenue through hundreds of exemptions, credits and deductions that some lawmakers say the state may no longer be able to afford as it slips deeper into a revenue shortfall. Tax breaks have been granted to manufacturers, farmers and ranchers,
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Oklahoma lawmakers question tax exemptions, credits and deductions amid budget shortfall
Fighting in Afghan north kills 130 insurgents KABUL — NATO says Afghan and foreign troops have killed more than 130 insurgents, including eight Taliban commanders, in six days of fierce fighting during a major offensive in northern Afghanistan. NATO said Monday that 700 members of the Afghan security forces and 50 international troops were involved in a
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NATO forces say major operation in northern Afghanistan kills more than 130 insurgents
NFL star Lawrence Taylor arrested in Fla. crash MIAMI — Former football star Lawrence Taylor has been released on bond following his arrest in a Miami-area traffic accident. According to Miami-Dade County jail records, Taylor was charged Sunday with leaving the scene of an accident with property damage, a second-degree misdemeanor.
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Ex-New York Giants great Lawrence Taylor arrested, freed on bond after Miami-area crash
Court won’t hear case with conflict question WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will not review an $18 million verdict won by a lawyer who served as a co-chairman of the trial judge’s re-election committee. The court on Monday turned down a hospital’s appeal in a case involving an infant who was seriously injured when a nurse hit
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Supreme Court won’t review case in which lawyer served as judge’s re-election co-chairman
US, Germany increase pressure on Afghan’s Karzai BERLIN — The United States and Germany stepped up pressure on Afghan President Hamid Karzai Monday to implement major reforms and crack down on rampant corruption. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle told reporters after talks in the German capital that additional military
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World markets get G-20 boost while dollar slides LONDON — World stock markets rose Monday and the dollar fell sharply against the euro after the Group of 20 rich and developing countries agreed to maintain their stimulus measures as long as economies remained weak. At a meeting in Scotland, the countries’ finance ministers pledged to “continue to
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World stock markets get boost from G-20 stimulus pledge, dollar weakens against euro
Troops in Afghanistan fight swine flu amid war KABUL — Hundreds of Afghan and international troops already battling a rising militant insurgency are facing a new fight — recovering from swine flu, the virus that has left 11 people dead in the country. The Ministry of Public Health said Monday that 710 of the 779 cases of
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Troops in Afghanistan fight swine flu amid insurgency, as health ministry reports 11 deaths
UN: Gaza needs construction material before winter JEBALYA, Gaza Strip — A senior U.N. official on Monday called on Israel to allow building materials into Gaza, warning that the thousands displaced by an Israeli offensive early this year face a cold winter without proper accommodations. Thousands of homes in Gaza were damaged during Israel’s fierce three-week operation
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UN: Israel must allow Gazans to repair homes damaged in January offensive before winter
China executes 9 suspects over July ethnic riots BEIJING — Nine men have been executed for taking part in ethnic rioting that left nearly 200 people dead in July, the first suspects put to death in the unrest, Chinese state media reported Monday. The worst ethnic unrest in decades began July 5 when minority Uighurs attacked Han,
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China executes 8 Uighurs, 1 Han over deadly July riots _ first suspects put to death in unrest
Kraft makes hostile $16.4B bid for Cadbury LONDON — Kraft Foods Inc. made a 9.8 billion pound ($16.4 billion) cash-and-stock offer for Cadbury PLC on Monday — an effectively lower bid than one previously knocked back by the British candy maker. The hostile offer values each Cadbury share at 717 pence, less than Kraft’s previous rebuffed approach
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Kraft launches new, lower $16.4 billion hostile bid for British candy maker Cadbury
Brown: sorry for wrong Afghan condolence note LONDON — A handwritten condolence note written by Prime Minister Gordon Brown to the grieving mother of a soldier slain in Afghanistan caused the government fresh embarrassment on Monday. Jacqui Janes, who lost her 20-year-old son Jamie Janes in Afghanistan last month, complained that Brown hastily wrote the condolence letter,
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British PM Brown apologizes for misspelled note to family of soldier slain in Afghanistan
Trial for top Zimbabwean PM’s aide gets under way HARARE, Zimbabwe — The judge should not allow a top Zimbabwean prime minister’s aide to argue that evidence against him in his weapons case was obtained through torture, prosecutors said at the start of the trial Monday. Roy Bennett’s trial, which has strained Zimbabwe’s troubled coalition government, was
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Trial in Bennett case that strained Zimbabwe’s troubled coalition government gets under way
Ahead of the Bell: Disney earnings hurt by Scrooge NEW YORK — Walt Disney Co.’s new version of “A Christmas Carol” got a Bah Humbug from Deutsche Bank, which predicts a disappointing $31 million in opening weekend ticket sales will lead to smaller quarterly profits. The computer animated film, starring Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge, opened this
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Disney’s fiscal 4th-quarter earnings will take a hit from Scrooge, analyst warns
Prosecutors demand life for court killing suspect DRESDEN, Germany — Prosecutors on Monday demanded a life sentence for a man who admitted to fatally stabbing a pregnant Egyptian woman in a German court in a case that triggered outrage across the Muslim world. Prosecutor Frank Heinrich said in closing arguments in Dresden state court that the suspect
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German prosecutors demand life in prison for man who killed Egyptian woman in court