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'We are sorry' Murdoch tells UK in full-page ad
By News on Jul 16, 2011
LONDON (AP) -- "We are sorry" the full-page ad began Saturday, as Rupert Murdoch tried to halt a phone-hacking scandal that has claimed two of his top executives with a gesture of atonement and promises to right the wrongs committed by his now-shuttered tabloid, News of the World....
Dem gov: To win in 2012, GOP wants to hurt economy
By News on Jul 16, 2011
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The head of the Democratic Governors Association accused GOP debt negotiators in Washington of trying to undermine the economy so President Barack Obama will lose his re-election bid next year....
Court: 'don't ask, don't tell' will stay in place
By News on Jul 16, 2011
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy is back in place for the time being, with one major caveat: the government is not allowed to investigate, penalize or discharge anyone who is openly gay....FACT CHECK: Obama stretches poll findings on debt
By News on Jul 16, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- You might say President Barack Obama cut himself some extra margin of error when he claimed 80 percent of Americans want the debt crisis solved with a mix of tax increases and spending cuts....Clinton chides NATO ally Turkey on rights curbs
By News on Jul 16, 2011
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ISTANBUL (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, chiding a NATO ally whose support is critical to American goals in the Mideast, said Saturday that Turkey must act on concerns about backsliding on human rights and its secular traditions...