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Recalled frozen food may have ended up in schools

By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of pounds of frozen food recalled amid an E. coli scare may have been served in schools, according to the company that manufactured the items. Buffalo, N.Y.-based Rich Products Corp. has over the past two weeks recalled

Syria oil industry buckling under rebel gains

By BASSEM MROUEAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syria's vital oil industry is breaking down as rebels capture many of the country's oil fields, with wells aflame and looters scooping up crude, depriving the government of much needed cash and fuel for its war machine against the uprising.

China punishes North Korea as US asks for more

By CHARLES HUTZLERAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - China is trying to punish ally North Korea for its nuclear and missile tests, stepping up inspections of North Korean-bound cargo in a calibrated effort to send a message of Chinese pique without further provoking a testy Pyongyang government.

Boehner: Capitol tours to go on under budget cuts

By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - If your public tour of the White House has now been canceled, House Speaker John Boehner says come visit the Capitol instead. Boehner says tours of that building will continue, despite mandatory spending cuts that led the U.S. Secret Service