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AP sources: Obama launching China trade case

AP sources: Obama launching China trade case
By JULIE PACEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will launch a new trade enforcement case against China Monday, using the power of incumbency to counter Republican Mitt Romney's criticism that he is ceding American jobs to the Asian power. Senior administration

AP sources: Obama launching China trade case

AP sources: Obama launching China trade case
By JULIE PACEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will launch a new trade enforcement case against China Monday, using the power of incumbency to counter Republican Mitt Romney's criticism that he is ceding American jobs to the Asian power. Senior administration

Wisconsin fetal abduction, murder trial to begin

Wisconsin fetal abduction, murder trial to begin
By CARRIE ANTLFINGERAssociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) - It's been almost a year since Maritza Ramirez-Cruz bled to death when her full-term fetus was cut from her womb, and her three surviving children don't go a day without asking about her. The children and their father, Christian

Romney cancels Sunday event in Pueblo, Colo.

Romney cancels Sunday event in Pueblo, Colo.
By KEN THOMASAssociated Press BURLINGTON, Mass. (AP) - Mitt Romney's presidential campaign has canceled an event planned for Sunday in Pueblo, Colo., because of the crash of a small aircraft at the Pueblo airport. Romney campaign spokesman Rick Gorka says the crash at Pueblo Memorial

Immediate Evacuations Ordered In Kittitas County

Immediate Evacuations Ordered In Kittitas County
KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. - The expansion and merger of multiple wildfires in the Swauk Creek/Table Mountain area have prompted the Kittitas County Sheriff to direct evacuations of area residents. A level 3 evacuation is in effect for Williams Creek, Harkness, Pine Gulch, Liberty

Retired NYC police officer dies in NJ crash

Retired NYC police officer dies in NJ crash
WEST WINDSOR, N.J. (AP) - A retired New York City police officer was killed Saturday when the small helicopter he was piloting crashed in a central New Jersey cornfield, authorities said. Michael Scarfia, 65, of Staten Island, N.Y., was identified by West Windsor police as the pilot of the

University of Texas defends bomb threat response

University of Texas defends bomb threat response
By JIM VERTUNOAssociated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - University of Texas officials were defending their decision to wait more than an hour before evacuating due to a bomb threat, one of three such incidents reported at U.S. college campuses in a span of just a few hours. Tens of thousands

Gov. Gregoire Amends Emergency Proclamation To Include An Eastern Washington Burn Ban

Gov. Gregoire Amends Emergency Proclamation To Include An Eastern Washington Burn Ban
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Gov. Chris Gregoire Friday night amended an emergency proclamation to include a ban on all outdoor and agricultural burning for all counties east of the crest of the Cascades beginning immediately, and continuing until midnight on Tuesday, Sept. 18th.   "With more warm,

Gov. Gregoire Amends Emergency Proclamation To Include An Eastern Washington Burn Ban

Gov. Gregoire Amends Emergency Proclamation To Include An Eastern Washington Burn Ban
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Gov. Chris Gregoire Friday night amended an emergency proclamation to include a ban on all outdoor and agricultural burning for all counties east of the crest of the Cascades beginning immediately, and continuing until midnight on Tuesday, Sept. 18th.   "With more warm,

Gov. Gregoire Amends Emergency Proclamation To Include An Eastern Washington Burn Ban

Gov. Gregoire Amends Emergency Proclamation To Include An Eastern Washington Burn Ban
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Gov. Chris Gregoire Friday night amended an emergency proclamation to include a ban on all outdoor and agricultural burning for all counties east of the crest of the Cascades beginning immediately, and continuing until midnight on Tuesday, Sept. 18th.   "With more warm,