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• Pastor nixes Quran-burning, claims NYC mosque deal (AP)
• In a wired world, the crises come instantly (AP)
• Defense: Deal discussed in Detroit plane attack (AP)
• Wildfire sets sights on Boulder as wind picks up (AP)
• APNewsBreak: NY to seek info on cleanser contents (AP)
• LA residents: Police harassment spawned outrage (AP)
• Emanuel would be best-known mayoral candidate (AP)
• Accused abortion doctor has notorious reputation (AP)
• Soldier's father: Army was warned of murder plot (AP)
• EPA wants to know chemicals used in gas drilling (AP)
• Patriots QB Brady unhurt in wreck near Boston home (AP)
• Pa. mayor to take immigration law to Supreme Court (AP)
• NY mosque investor declines Trump's buyout offer (AP)
• Gulf oil dilemma: accept payout from BP or sue (AP)
• Obama: Minister must cancel Quran-burning 'stunt' (AP)
• Atty: Wife of imprisoned ex-Ill. gov. terminal (AP)
• Residents assess damage caused by Detroit fires (AP)
• Vt.: Log Cabin All Natural Syrup not the real deal (AP)
• Wis. reaches deal on military, overseas voting (AP)

Pastor nixes Quran-burning, claims NYC mosque deal (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 04:43 PM PDT AP - The anti-Muslim leader of a tiny Florida church backed off his threat to burn the Quran, defusing an international firestorm Thursday after he said he was promised that a planned Islamic center and mosque would be moved away from New York's ground zero. The imam planning the center, however, quickly denied such a deal.

In a wired world, the crises come instantly (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 04:14 PM PDT AP - "Advocate tolerance, and disregard the ignorant," one book counsels. Advises the other, "Be gentle towards all, ... forbearing."

Defense: Deal discussed in Detroit plane attack (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 02:50 PM PDT AP - Lawyers for a Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a plane near Detroit on Christmas said Thursday that they've talked to prosecutors about resolving the case with a deal.

Wildfire sets sights on Boulder as wind picks up (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:06 PM PDT AP - Neighborhoods once filled with million-dollar homes and scenic mountain cabins have become piles of smoking rubble. On one lot, all that survived was a tennis court. On others, all that's left are crumbling, ash-covered foundations.

APNewsBreak: NY to seek info on cleanser contents (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 04:56 PM PDT AP - Consumers curious — or concerned — about the chemicals in household cleaning products will get detailed rundowns under state plans to require manufacturers to detail their products' contents.

LA residents: Police harassment spawned outrage (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 04:40 PM PDT AP - A city all too familiar with civil unrest was caught by surprise by the level of outrage over the fatal police shooting of an illegal immigrant from Guatemala who was menacing officers with a knife.

Emanuel would be best-known mayoral candidate (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 04:12 PM PDT AP - If Rahm Emanuel decides to run for Chicago mayor, the White House chief of staff would easily be the best-known figure in the race, with national name recognition that few others could match and invaluable experience from helping engineer the Democrats' takeover of the House in 2006.

Accused abortion doctor has notorious reputation (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 03:29 PM PDT AP - In early August, three women, each of them more than four months pregnant, sought abortions from Dr. Steven Brigham at his clinic in New Jersey. Instead of turning them down, authorities said Brigham used a novel scheme to take advantage of the disparities in state abortion laws.

Soldier's father: Army was warned of murder plot (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT AP - The father of a U.S. soldier serving in Afghanistan says he tried nearly a half dozen times to pass an urgent message from his son to the Army: Troops in his unit had murdered an Afghan civilian, planned more killings and threatened him to keep quiet about it.

EPA wants to know chemicals used in gas drilling (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 03:32 PM PDT AP - The Environmental Protection Agency asked nine natural gas companies Thursday to voluntarily disclose the chemical components used in a drilling technique called hydraulic fracturing.

Patriots QB Brady unhurt in wreck near Boston home (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 03:57 PM PDT AP - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was in a two-vehicle accident near his home Thursday morning but was unhurt and hours later practiced as usual with his team just days before the season opener.

Pa. mayor to take immigration law to Supreme Court (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 02:48 PM PDT AP - A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Hazleton, Pa., may not enforce its crackdown on illegal immigrants, dealing another blow to 4-year-old regulations that inspired similar measures around the country. The city's mayor pledged to take the case to the Supreme Court.

NY mosque investor declines Trump's buyout offer (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 03:16 PM PDT AP - Donald Trump offered Thursday to buy out a major investor in the real estate partnership that controls the site near ground zero where a Muslim group wants to build a 13-story Islamic center and mosque.

Gulf oil dilemma: accept payout from BP or sue (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:18 PM PDT AP - Alabama seafood market owner David Scott faces a difficult decision as he tries to rejuvenate his business after the Gulf oil spill: He can accept a piece of BP's $20 billion claims fund — relatively fast, easy money — or sue the oil giant for a bigger payday, wait years and risk ending up with nothing.

Obama: Minister must cancel Quran-burning 'stunt' (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 11:42 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama implored a Florida minister to call off his Quran-burning "stunt," saying it would jeopardize U.S. troops abroad.

Atty: Wife of imprisoned ex-Ill. gov. terminal (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 02:23 PM PDT AP - The 76-year-old wife of imprisoned former Gov. George Ryan has a terminal lung disease, Ryan's attorney told a judge Thursday as he sought bail for Ryan while the judge considers a request to toss part of his corruption conviction.

Residents assess damage caused by Detroit fires (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 02:05 PM PDT AP - Toni Booker considered herself fortunate on Thursday as she inspected the damage to her wooden bungalow caused by urban wildfires that swept through Detroit this week, destroying dozens of homes.

Vt.: Log Cabin All Natural Syrup not the real deal (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 01:05 PM PDT AP - A new Log Cabin syrup touted as "all natural" looks a lot like the pure, 100 percent maple product that's the pride of Vermont, right down to its packaging in a plastic beige jug.

Wis. reaches deal on military, overseas voting (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 02:55 PM PDT AP - Wisconsin election officials and the U.S. Department of Justice have reached an agreement on how the state will comply with a new law designed to ensure all military and overseas voters have their ballots counted.

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