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AP Top News at 4:27 p.m. EDT -Tuesday, September 11, 2012

AP Top News at 4:27 p.m. EDT -Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Dry Northwest burns as fire season in West extends WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) - A haze of thick smoke formed Tuesday over vast swaths of the West as wildfires forced more residents to flee their homes in several states. Fire officials reported seven homes were destroyed and hundreds of people were

AP Top News at 4:27 p.m. EDT -Tuesday, September 11, 2012

AP Top News at 4:27 p.m. EDT -Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Dry Northwest burns as fire season in West extends WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) - A haze of thick smoke formed Tuesday over vast swaths of the West as wildfires forced more residents to flee their homes in several states. Fire officials reported seven homes were destroyed and hundreds of people were

Clinton's calls fall flat in Egypt political fight

Clinton's calls fall flat in Egypt political fight
By BRADLEY KLAPPER and HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - The head of Egypt's military took a tough line Sunday on the Muslim Brotherhood, warning that he won't let the fundamentalist group dominate the country, only hours after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged

Clinton to Egypt's Morsi: Find way out of crisis

Clinton to Egypt's Morsi: Find way out of crisis
By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton used her first meeting with Egypt's new Islamist president to press Mohammed Morsi to start a dialogue with military leaders as a way of preserving the country's transition to democracy. Clinton

US concerns grow over Mali unrest

US concerns grow over Mali unrest
By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration moved Thursday to boost assistance to people fleeing violence in northern Mali, where radical Islamists and rebels have taken advantage of political chaos in the west African country to attack villages and destroy

10 Things to Know for Tuesday

10 Things to Know for Tuesday
By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (all times EDT): 1. WHY THE FATE OF THE TAX CUT PLAN SEEMS DUBIOUS Democrats want to push tax cuts through the Senate for companies that hire new workers while

Egypt's president flexes power, but cautiously

Egypt's president flexes power, but cautiously
By HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - The faceoff between Egypt's new Islamist president and the old guard military sharpened Tuesday, with parliament defying orders to disband and the highest court slapping back at Mohammed Morsi in what has become an early glimpse into how he may

New crisis looms in Egypt over legislature's fate

New crisis looms in Egypt over legislature's fate
By HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - A new showdown loomed in Egypt on Monday as the country's highest court stood by its ruling that dissolved parliament last month, challenging the new Islamist president's plans to reconvene the lower chamber in defiance of the military. If he

What to know about Egypt's new political drama

What to know about Egypt's new political drama
By STEVE NEGUSAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's newly elected President Mohammed Morsi is locked in conflict with the powerful military over whether the country's legislature should reconvene despite a June 14 court ruling that dissolved it. It's the latest twist in nearly 17

New crisis loom over Egypt over legislature's fate

New crisis loom over Egypt over legislature's fate
By HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - A new showdown loomed in Egypt on Monday as the country's highest court stood by its ruling that dissolved parliament last month, challenging the new Islamist president's plans to reconvene the lower chamber in defiance of the military. If he