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Romney decries military cuts; Obama talking jobs

Romney decries military cuts; Obama talking jobs
By DAVID ESPO and KASIE HUNTAssociated Press VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - President Barack Obama pledged to create many more jobs and "make the middle class secure again" in a campaign-closing appeal on Thursday - more than five weeks before Election Day - to voters already casting ballots in

Romney decries military cuts; Obama talking jobs

Romney decries military cuts; Obama talking jobs
By DAVID ESPO and KASIE HUNTAssociated Press VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - President Barack Obama pledged to create many more jobs and "make the middle class secure again" in a campaign-closing appeal on Thursday - more than five weeks before Election Day - to voters already casting ballots in

US eases Myanmar import ban

US eases Myanmar import ban
By MATTHEW LEE and MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday the U.S. will ease its import ban on Myanmar that had been a key plank of remaining American economic sanctions. "In recognition of the continued progress toward reform

Obama makes new appeal in 2-minute ad

Obama makes new appeal in 2-minute ad
By KEN THOMAS and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Trying to command attention and build his lead in the polls, President Barack Obama unveiled a new two-minute TV commercial Thursday calling for an "economic patriotism" he hopes will sweep him to a second term, urging voters to

Obama makes new appeal in 2-minute ad

Obama makes new appeal in 2-minute ad
By KEN THOMAS and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Trying to command attention and build his lead in the polls, President Barack Obama unveiled a new two-minute TV commercial Thursday calling for an "economic patriotism" he hopes will sweep him to a second term, urging voters to

Reforms create competitive House races in Calif.

Reforms create competitive House races in Calif.
By GARANCE BURKEAssociated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Democratic Rep. Pete Stark, the longest-serving member of California's largest-in-the-nation congressional delegation, offered a taste of his trademark invective. "It's a question of choosing experience, or a novice who likes to

US panel approves NC uranium enrichment plant

US panel approves NC uranium enrichment plant
By EMERY P. DALESIOAP Business Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A nuclear power partnership of General Electric Co. and Tokyo-based Hitachi Ltd. received federal approval Tuesday to build the first plant to enrich uranium for use in commercial reactors using a classified laser technology. The

Democrats launch ads in ND over stalled farm bill

Democrats launch ads in ND over stalled farm bill
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats launched two ads in North Dakota on Tuesday criticizing Republican Senate candidate Rick Berg over the stalled farm bill as the party seeks to capitalize on rural voters' frustration with congressional inaction. Congress left town

Sikorsky to close upstate NY plant, cut 570 jobs

Sikorsky to close upstate NY plant, cut 570 jobs
BIG FLATS, N.Y. (AP) - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., citing declining military budgets and a tough economy, said it will close its plant in upstate New York and eliminate all 570 jobs. Employees at the 5-year-old facility, which has seen its ranks dwindle from a peak of 1,300, were told Monday that the

Presidential campaign is nice, and then again not

Presidential campaign is nice, and then again not
By DAVID ESPO and KASIE HUNTAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - In a split-screen race for the presidency, Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama were on their best campaign behavior in public Tuesday, all the while slashing away at each other in paid television ads. In separate