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7 advisers resign at embattled Texas cancer agency

By PAUL J. WEBERAssociated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - At least seven scientists resigned in protest this week from Texas' embattled $3 billion cancer-fighting program, claiming the agency created with the backing of the governor and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong is charting a new "

Dems in coal states diverge on Obama policies

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (AP) - Friends of coal are certain they know the enemy. They fault President Barack Obama and his Environmental Protection Agency for new clean air rules they deride as a devastating blow to a multibillion-dollar industry that has been the

US: Hackers in Iran responsible for cyberattacks

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. authorities believe that Iranian-based hackers were responsible for cyberattacks that devastated Persian Gulf oil and gas companies, a former U.S. government official said. Just hours later, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the

Romney criticizes Biden on consulate attack

By DAVID ESPO and KASIE HUNTAssociated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Broadening his attack on administration foreign policy, Mitt Romney accused Vice President Joe Biden on Friday of "doubling down on denial" in a dispute over security at a diplomatic post in Libya that was overrun by terrorists