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French woman, embassy staff confess in Iran trial
By News on Aug 8, 2009
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- A young French academic and local staff of the British and French embassies stood trial Saturday with dozens of Iranian opposition figures and confessed to being involved in the country's postelection unrest....Sotomayor takes oath from Chief Justice Roberts
By News on Aug 8, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sonia Sotomayor became the Supreme Court's newest justice Saturday, pledging during a brief ceremony at the high court to defend the Constitution and administer impartial justice....
Obama's health care plan helped by drug industry
By News on Aug 8, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's drugmakers stand ready to spend $150 million to help President Barack Obama overhaul health care this fall, according to numerous officials, a staggering sum that could dwarf attempts to derail his chief domestic priority....
Obama says `worst may be behind us' on recession
By News on Aug 8, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Using better-than-expected jobs numbers to press his top domestic priority, President Barack Obama is arguing that overhauling the health care system is essential to the country's economic well-being....