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Associated Press A worker walks across the main stage Saturday at the Democratic National Convention inside Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C. President Barack Obama will face the opportunity Thursday at the convention to convince Americans why they should stick with him.
Obama to try to make case for sticking with him
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Don’t expect President Barack Obama to try to reinvent himself next week at the Democratic Party’s national convention. Instead, he and a slew of his defenders will seek to convin...
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Associated Press Marie Holly sits outside her office in Columbus, Ohio. For many like Holly, that "shining city on a hill" from political mythology looks more like a huffing climb up a field filled with ticks.
Sunny side up for the young and restless
COLUMBUS, Ohio — He’s 30, between jobs, with $50,000 in student debt and no clear sense what the future holds. But Erik Santamaria, Ohio-born son of Salvadorans, has a pretty awesome attitude about...
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What a buzz: For Obama, beer a way to connect
URBANDALE, Iowa — President Barack Obama was barely back in Iowa, ready to drink in the adulation of supporters, when the booze news broke: The White House beer recipe is out. The tweet from pre...
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Obama: Romney, GOP offering well-worn ideas
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — President Barack Obama accused Mitt Romney and Republicans on Saturday of offering outdated ideas that are ill-suited to voters during the first stop on a march to the Democratic ...
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Associated Press All entrances to the Old Bridge Shopping Plaza are blocked following a shooting Friday in Old Bridge, N.J. A supermarket employee killed two people as he entered the store early Friday and then fatally shot himself, officials said.
Ex-Marine kills 2 workers, self at supermarket
OLD BRIDGE, N.J. — An ex-Marine who had suffered from depression and once tweeted about killing “everyone I see” opened fire in camouflage gear at a supermarket early Friday, gunning down two co-wo...
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Associated Press President Barack Obama greets members of the military before speaking Friday at Fort Bliss, Texas.
Obama’s turn: Tight campaign at a pivot
FORT BLISS, Texas — His convention turn coming fast, President Barack Obama on Friday began sprinting toward one of his last, best shots to win over voters, ready to promise better days even for th...
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Volunteers use a boat to recover sound equipment from a flooded church in the aftermath of Isaac Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Reserve, La. Isaac is now a tropical depression, with the center on track to cross Arkansas on Friday and southern Missouri on Friday night, spreading rain through the regions. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Isaac waters recede, leaving mess
BELLE CHASE, La. — Floodwaters from Isaac receded, power came on and businesses opened Friday ahead of the holiday weekend, the beginning of what is certain to be a slow recovery for Louisiana. ...
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (left) talks with Charles Evans, (right) president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, as they walk to lunch at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium Friday at Grand Teton National Park near Jackson Hole, Wyo.
With unemployment high, Fed can do more
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Chairman Ben Bernanke sent a clear message Friday that the Federal Reserve will do more to help the still-struggling U.S. economy. His remarks left two questions: What exact...
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Michigan ‘hillbilly’ claims Powerball prize
LANSING, Mich. — Donald Lawson decided to have a little bit of fun with his mother two weeks ago. “I called her and said, ‘I got a surprise for you. I won $200,000 in the Powerball.’ She goes: ‘...
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Associated Press Carol Armstrong, widow of Neil Armstrong, and Piper Van Wagenen, one of 10 grandchildren, stand during a memorial service celebrating the life of Neil Armstrong Friday in Cincinnati. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, died Aug. 25.
Astronauts, family mourn humble hero at closed service
CINCINNATI — Neil Armstrong was a humble hero who saw himself as a team player and never capitalized on his celebrity as the first man to walk on the moon, mourners said Friday outside a private se...
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