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Obama to pitch immigration overhaul in Mexico

Obama to pitch immigration overhaul in Mexico
By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has his domestic ambition at the top of his travel agenda as he travels to Mexico on Thursday. To sell his immigration overhaul back home, he needs a growing economy in Mexico and a Mexican president willing to help him secure

Obama to pitch immigration overhaul in Mexico

Obama to pitch immigration overhaul in Mexico
By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has his domestic ambition at the top of his travel agenda as he travels to Mexico on Thursday. To sell his immigration overhaul back home, he needs a growing economy in Mexico and a Mexican president willing to help him secure

With 1 week to go, Sanford subject of attacks

With 1 week to go, Sanford subject of attacks
By BRUCE SMITHAssociated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford can't seem to escape attacks on the extramarital affair that derailed his political career, which he hopes to revive in a special congressional election that is now a week away. For months, his

With 1 week to go, Sanford subject of attacks

With 1 week to go, Sanford subject of attacks
By BRUCE SMITHAssociated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford can't seem to escape attacks on the extramarital affair that derailed his political career, which he hopes to revive in a special congressional election that is now a week away. For months, his

Colbert Busch raises affair in debate with Sanford

Colbert Busch raises affair in debate with Sanford
By BRUCE SMITHAssociated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - With only eight days to go before a special congressional election, the chief rival to former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford went for the jugular in the candidates' only debate, homing in on the extramarital affair that nearly destroyed

Colbert Busch raises affair in debate with Sanford

Colbert Busch raises affair in debate with Sanford
By BRUCE SMITHAssociated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - With only eight days to go before a special congressional election, the chief rival to former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford went for the jugular in the candidates' only debate, homing in on the extramarital affair that nearly destroyed

Tense Calif. town hunts man who killed girl, 8

Tense Calif. town hunts man who killed girl, 8
By JOHN S. MARSHALLAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - After door-to-door sweeps proved fruitless, law officers urged residents of a small town in Northern California to lock their doors and keep a close eye on streets and yards for a man who stabbed an 8-year-old girl to death in her house. The

Group calls on China to improve Internet security

Group calls on China to improve Internet security
By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) - An American business group appealed to China on Wednesday to improve online security and ease restrictions on Web use by companies, warning that deteriorating access speeds might discourage foreign investment. The American Chamber of Commerce

Senators unveil sweeping immigration bill

Senators unveil sweeping immigration bill
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Four Democratic and four Republican senators formally unveiled a sweeping immigration bill Thursday at a news conference attended by traditional opponents from big business and labor, conservative groups and liberal ones. The lawmakers argued that

Provo, Utah, next city for ultra-fast Google Fiber

Provo, Utah, next city for ultra-fast Google Fiber
By PAUL FOYAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Google will take over a troubled municipal fiber-optic system and make Provo, Utah, the third city to get its high-speed Internet service via fiber-optic cables, the company announced Wednesday. Google Fiber was rolled out in Kansas City, Mo., last