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Iowa straw poll on the outs with GOP establishment

By THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - In the days since Republicans lost an election many in the party thought was theirs, chatter has been bubbling about what the GOP should do to recover. For Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, it starts with the smallest of actions: abandoning the

EU summit ends without budget deal

By CARLO PIOVANO and DON MELVINAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - A summit of the European Union's 27 national leaders, charged with agreeing on a long-term budget for the bloc, broke up Friday afternoon without being able to reach a deal. Coming just days after the 17 eurogroup finance

Hamas cries victory; truce with Israel holds

By IBRAHIM BARZAK and KARIN LAUBAssociated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Hamas leaders and thousands of flag-waving supporters declared victory over Israel on Gaza's first day of calm under an Egyptian-brokered truce Thursday, as Israeli officials flew to Cairo for talks on easing a

Eased Myanmar sanctions no gold rush for US firms

By ERIKA KINETZAP Business Writer YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Signs of a boom abound in Myanmar. Flights to Yangon are full, hotel rooms booked solid. Foreign bars are packed with well-fed Westerners in khakis and jeans, 21st century prospectors drawn to this golden frontier. Myanmar got a further