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Obama: No 'grand peace plan' during Israel trip

By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is playing down expectations for a Mideast peace breakthrough during his upcoming trip to Israel, telling American Jewish leaders that he won't be carrying a "grand peace plan" when he arrives in the region later

Warren starts taking on banks and regulators

By ANDREW MIGAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Elizabeth Warren rose to national prominence as an outspoken consumer advocate decrying Wall Street abuses and became the progressive movement's darling candidate in last fall's Senate elections. Like most freshman lawmakers, the

Bin Laden spokesman pleads not guilty in NYC

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A senior al-Qaida leader and son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, captured in Jordan a week ago, pleaded not guilty Friday in a heavily secured New York courtroom to plotting against Americans before and immediately after the Sept. 11

White House: US can defend against NKorea attack

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON and JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is fully capable of defending itself against a North Korean ballistic missile attack, the White House said Thursday, after Pyongyang threatened a pre-emptive nuclear strike on the United States. The threat from the