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Obama, Romney pumped for dash to the finish

Obama, Romney pumped for dash to the finish
By KEN THOMAS and NEDRA PICKLERAssociated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - With just two weeks until Election Day, President Barack Obama on Tuesday began a cross-country rush to hold onto office in tough economic times with a new booklet outlining his second-term agenda and a closing argument

Wife told court Wis. spa shooter terrorized her

Wife told court Wis. spa shooter terrorized her
By DINESH RAMDEAssociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) - A Wisconsin man terrorized his wife for years, threatening to throw acid on her face, dousing her car with tomato juice and slashing her vehicle's tires before finally going to the spa where she worked, opening fire and killing her and two

Wal-Mart sued over temp agency hours

Wal-Mart sued over temp agency hours
NEW YORK (AP) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is being slapped with a lawsuit that claims that the world's largest retailer and its staffing agencies broke federal minimum wage and overtime laws by requiring temporary workers to appear early for work, stay late to complete work and work through lunches

Wis. man bought gun 1 day before spa shooting

Wis. man bought gun 1 day before spa shooting
By DINESH RAMDEAssociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) - A Wisconsin woman whose husband killed her and two others at the spa where she worked said he threatened to throw acid in her face and jealously terrorized her "every waking moment," according to court documents. Authorities say Radcliffe

Without buyer, Dominion to close Wis. power plant

Without buyer, Dominion to close Wis. power plant
By MICHAEL FELBERBAUMAP Business Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Dominion Resources Inc. said Monday that it plans to close and decommission its Kewaunee Power Station in Wisconsin after it was unable to find a buyer for the nuclear power plant. It would be the first such closure since 1998,

The Mean Season: Negativity in Election 2012

The Mean Season: Negativity in Election 2012
By PAULINE ARRILLAGAAP National Writer In the America viewed through the lens of a presidential campaign commercial, coal miners hear that their jobs are "in danger," voters are warned that "China is stealing American ideas," and the middle class, it's been said time and again, is "falling

Hill leaders niche players in national campaign

Hill leaders niche players in national campaign
By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - At the top of their roosts in Washington, leaders of Congress are, as usual, turning out to be niche players on the national campaign stage. The Senate's top two leaders, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Minority Leader Mitch

Soldiers' arrest marks shift in Guatemala

Soldiers' arrest marks shift in Guatemala
By ROMINA RUIZ-GOIRIENAAssociated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Chanting and waving signs to protest high electricity prices, thousands of unarmed indigenous demonstrators blockaded a highway in western Guatemala, forcing a standoff with police. Two truckloads of soldiers arrived and gunfire

The Mean Season: Negativity in Election 2012

The Mean Season: Negativity in Election 2012
By PAULINE ARRILLAGAAP National Writer In the America viewed through the lens of a presidential campaign commercial, coal miners hear that their jobs are "in danger," voters are warned that "China is stealing American ideas," and the middle class, it's been said time and again, is "falling

Police find fire, chaos at Wis. spa were 7 shot

Police find fire, chaos at Wis. spa were 7 shot
By DINESH RAMDEAssociated Press BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin man who had been accused of domestic violence and slashing his wife's tires took a gun into the spa where she worked Sunday and shot seven women, three fatally, before killing himself, a police chief said. The shootings set