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AP IMPACT: China overtaking US as global trader

AP IMPACT: China overtaking US as global trader
By By JOE McDONALD and YOUKYUNG LEEAP Business Writers SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Shin Cheol-soo no longer sees his future in the United States. The South Korean businessman supplied components to American automakers for a decade. But this year, he uprooted his family from Detroit and moved home to

AP IMPACT: China surpasses US as top global trader

AP IMPACT: China surpasses US as top global trader
By By JOE McDONALD and YOUKYUNG LEEAP Business Writers SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Shin Cheol-soo no longer sees his future in the United States. The South Korean businessman supplied components to American automakers for a decade. But this year, he uprooted his family from Detroit and moved home

Obama powers to re-election despite weak economy

Obama powers to re-election despite weak economy
By DAVID ESPOAP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama rolled to re-election Tuesday night, vanquishing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney despite a weak economy that plagued his first term and put a crimp in the middle class dreams of millions. In victory, he

Obama powers to re-election despite weak economy

Obama powers to re-election despite weak economy
By DAVID ESPOAP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama rolled to re-election Tuesday night, vanquishing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney despite a weak economy that plagued his first term and put a crimp in the middle class dreams of millions. In victory, he

Inland NJ town reeling from river flooding

Inland NJ town reeling from river flooding
By KATIE ZEZIMAAssociated Press LITTLE FERRY, N.J. (AP) - The lives of the residents of Lamker Court lie in heaps on lawns and curbs. A stuffed Shrek doll sits atop a dining room chair. A gas stove rests in a driveway, a washer and dryer nearby. A computer monitor is wedged against a recliner.

McCaskill waits tables, gets targeted by new ad

McCaskill waits tables, gets targeted by new ad
By DAVID A. LIEBAssociated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill donned a waitressing apron and dished out hamburgers and pizza Tuesday to illustrate her support for federal student aid as her Republican challenger Todd Akin picked up some important advertising help from a

Backers aim to widen ban on gay conversion therapy

Backers aim to widen ban on gay conversion therapy
By LISA LEFFAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Gay rights advocates are making plans to get other states to join California in banning psychotherapy aimed at making gay teenagers straight, even as opponents prepared Monday to sue to overturn the first law in the nation to take aim at the

Lawyers: 'Pink slime' lawsuit an uphill climb

Lawyers: 'Pink slime' lawsuit an uphill climb
By CHET BROKAW and GRANT SCHULTEAssociated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Beef Products Inc. will face a steep climb in its "pink slime" defamation lawsuit against ABC News as the South Dakota-based meat processor works to rebuild its public image, legal experts say. BPI sued ABC News, Inc. for

It's Paul Ryan: Romney picks Wis. Rep. for No. 2

It's Paul Ryan: Romney picks Wis. Rep. for No. 2
By KASIE HUNTAssociated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Republican Mitt Romney anointed Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, an ardent conservative and devoted budget cutter, as his vice presidential running mate on Saturday, and the two men immediately embarked on a tour of campaign battleground states vowing

It's Paul Ryan: Romney picks Wis. Rep. for No. 2

It's Paul Ryan: Romney picks Wis. Rep. for No. 2
By KASIE HUNTAssociated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Republican Mitt Romney anointed Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, an ardent conservative and devoted budget cutter, as his vice presidential running mate on Saturday, and the two men immediately embarked on a tour of campaign battleground states vowing