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Poll: Strong support for campaign spending limits

Poll: Strong support for campaign spending limits
By MARK SHERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans don't like all the cash that's going to super political action committees and other outside groups that are pouring millions of dollars into races for president and Congress. More than 8 in 10 Americans in a poll by The

Obama pays tribute to Americans killed in Libya

Obama pays tribute to Americans killed in Libya
By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama paid tribute to the Americans killed in Libya and denounced the violence and anti-U.S. mob protests apparently sparked by an anti-Muslim video made in the United States. Among the four killed was Chris Stevens, the first U

Syria envoy says no plan to end violence yet

Syria envoy says no plan to end violence yet
By ALBERT AJI and ZEINA KARAMAssociated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - The new international envoy tasked with ending Syria's civil war summed up his first foray to Damascus Saturday with a startling and frank admission that he still has no plan for stopping the bloodshed which he warned

Calif. filmmaker: I won't return to besieged home

Calif. filmmaker: I won't return to besieged home
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Southern California filmmaker linked to an anti-Islamic movie inflaming protests across the Middle East was interviewed Saturday at a Los Angeles sheriff's station and afterward decided not to return to his home - possibly heading into hiding, authorities said. Nakoula

Al-Qaida calls for more attacks on embassies

Al-Qaida calls for more attacks on embassies
By AYA BATRAWY and LEE KEATHAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Al-Qaida's most active branch in the Middle East called for more attacks on U.S. embassies Saturday to "set the fires blazing," seeking to co-opt outrage over an anti-Muslim film even as the wave of protests that swept 20 countries

Thousands of striking teachers rally in Chicago

Thousands of striking teachers rally in Chicago
By JASON KEYSER and TAMMY WEBBERAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Thousands of striking Chicago public school teachers and their allies packed a city park Saturday in a boisterous show of force as union leaders and the district tried to work out the details of an agreement that could end a week-

2 British soldiers killed in Afghan insider attack

2 British soldiers killed in Afghan insider attack
By DEB RIECHMANNAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A gunman in an Afghan police uniform killed two British soldiers in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, a day after insurgents dressed in U.S. Army uniforms attacked a military base, killing two American Marines, wounding nine other

Assault Suspect: 'When I Get Out, I'm Coming Back To Kill All Of You.'

Assault Suspect: 'When I Get Out, I'm Coming Back To Kill All Of You.'
SPOKANE, Wash. - Avondre Graham is only 17 years old, but after he attacked and robbed a woman on the Centennial Trail Thursday, he will be tried as an adult. For right now he will only be charged with first-degree robbery and second-degree assault, although police acknowledge that he may

Assault Suspect: 'When I Get Out, I'm Coming Back To Kill All Of You.'

Assault Suspect: 'When I Get Out, I'm Coming Back To Kill All Of You.'
SPOKANE, Wash. - Avondre Graham is only 17 years old, but after he attacked and robbed a woman on the Centennial Trail Thursday, he will be tried as an adult. For right now he will only be charged with first-degree robbery and second-degree assault, although police acknowledge that he may

Assault Suspect Makes First Court Appearance, Bail Set At $250,000

Assault Suspect Makes First Court Appearance, Bail Set At $250,000
UPDATE: On Monday, Avondre Graham was official charged with First Degree Assault and First Degree robbery....bail set at $250,000. Graham will stay in the juvenile detention center. Graham's next court date is September 27. UPDATE: Graham is expected to make his first court appearance