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Scholars say Jewish shift to GOP a long way off

Scholars say Jewish shift to GOP a long way off
By RACHEL ZOLLAP Religion Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Like Chicago Cubs fans in spring, Jewish Republicans start every presidential election season hoping this will be their year: American Jews, who have voted overwhelmingly Democratic for decades, will start a significant shift to the political

Scholars say Jewish shift to GOP a long way off

Scholars say Jewish shift to GOP a long way off
By RACHEL ZOLLAP Religion Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Like Chicago Cubs fans in spring, Jewish Republicans start every presidential election season hoping this will be their year: American Jews, who have voted overwhelmingly Democratic for decades, will start a significant shift to the political

Chinese firm says US rejection deters investment

Chinese firm says US rejection deters investment
By LOUISE WATTAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - The Chinese company suing President Barack Obama for blocking its planned wind farm projects in Oregon accused the U.S. leader and his government of discrimination Thursday and warned that the case would deter Chinese investment in the United States

Dem convention used corporate cash, despite pledge

Dem convention used corporate cash, despite pledge
By MICHAEL BIESECKERAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Democratic National Convention relied on at least $5 million in corporate donations, despite repeated pledges by top party officials only to use money raised from individuals. Reports filed Wednesday with the Federal Election

Romney debate ad focuses on economy, Medicare

Romney debate ad focuses on economy, Medicare
By HENRY C. JACKSONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - TITLE: "The Choice" LENGTH: 30 seconds. AIRING: Romney's campaign said it will air in swing states and nationally. KEY IMAGES: The ad uses video from Mitt Romney' town hall-style presidential debate with President Barack Obama in

Man held in NYC plot to blow up Federal Reserve

Man held in NYC plot to blow up Federal Reserve
By COLLEEN LONG and TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A Bangladeshi man who came to the United States to wage jihad was arrested in an elaborate FBI sting on Wednesday after attempting to blow up a fake car bomb outside the Federal Reserve building in Manhattan, authorities said. Before

Man held in NYC plot to blow up Federal Reserve

Man held in NYC plot to blow up Federal Reserve
By COLLEEN LONG and TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A Bangladeshi man who came to the United States to wage jihad was arrested in an elaborate FBI sting on Wednesday after attempting to blow up a fake car bomb outside the Federal Reserve building in Manhattan, authorities said. Before

Obama strategy post-debate highlights women, Libya

Obama strategy post-debate highlights women, Libya
By JULIE PACEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's campaign moved swiftly Wednesday to try to capitalize on his spirited debate performance, making an aggressive push on women's issues and Libya and pressing the notion that Mitt Romney's economic proposals are

Fla. man charged in NY dinosaur fossils case

Fla. man charged in NY dinosaur fossils case
By SUZETTE LABOYAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - A Florida man was charged Wednesday with smuggling dinosaur fossils into the United States, including a nearly complete Tyrannosaurus Bataar skeleton from Mongolia, federal prosecutors said. Eric Prokopi, a self-described "commercial paleontologist

Disgraced NYPD chief surfaces at perjury trial

Disgraced NYPD chief surfaces at perjury trial
By TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Federal inmate No. 84888-054 has saluted victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on his blog. He's also used it to lend his opposition to an Islamic center near ground zero, and to honor his father this past Father's Day. The behind-bars