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Obama to tell Putin: Move past the Cold War

WASHINGTON — Days from his first Moscow summit, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that former Russian President Vladimir Putin “still has a lot of sway” in his nation and needs an … more

By Jennifer Loven
AP White House Correspondent | 7/3/09 | 2 views

S.C. governor’s wife may be able to forgive affair

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford says she may be able to forgive her husband’s much-publicized affair with an Argentine woman, but true reconciliation will take … more

7/3/09 | 2 views

Lawyer: Rowe deciding whether to seek custody

LOS ANGELES — Deborah Rowe, the ex-wife of Michael Jackson and the mother of two of his children, has not reached a final decision on whether to seek custody of the children, a lawyer said … more

By Anthony McCartney
AP Entertainment Writer | 7/3/09 | 5 views

Mississippi fattest state, but Alabama closing in on title

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mississippi’s still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers. It’s time for the … more

7/2/09 | 110 views

Oscar-winner Karl Malden dies at 97

LOS ANGELES — Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage, screen and television made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his … more

By Beth Harris
Associated Press Writer | 7/2/09 | 45 views

Jackson family spokesman: Memorial plans under way

LOS ANGELES — A public memorial for Michael Jackson is in the works but won’t be held at the late pop star’s Neverland Ranch, a Jackson family spokesman said Wednesday. No further … more

By Anthony Mccartney
and Nekesa Mumbi Moody
Associated Press Writers | 7/2/09 | 44 views

4 East Tennessee landfills approved for coal ash test

KNOXVILLE — State environmental authorities have granted the Tennessee Valley Authority approval to use four East Tennessee landfills as test sites for coal ash disposal, though the agency has … more

By Beth Rucker
Associated Press Writer | 7/2/09 | 36 views

Facebook plans to simplify privacy settings

NEW YORK — Facebook is overhauling its privacy controls during the next several weeks in an attempt to simplify its users’ ability to control who sees the information they share on the … more

7/2/09 | 62 views

States without budgets as key deadline passes

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — States from coast to coast began a new fiscal year Wednesday with no budget plans and with cash quickly running out, sending some to the brink of shutdown and forcing … more

By Judy Lin
Associated Press Writer | 7/2/09 | 32 views

NEWS IN BRIEF

June is deadliest month for Iraqis BAGHDAD — At least 447 Iraqi civilians were killed in June, double the toll from the previous month, according to an Associated Press tally, as insurgents … more

By The Associated Press | 7/2/09 | 50 views