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Evacuation lifted from town threatened by fire (AP)
Aug 16th
AP – Hundreds of residents returned home when an evacuation order was lifted in a Santa Cruz mountain town Sunday, even as hot and dry winds fanned nearly a dozen wildifres across the state.
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Yang takes down Tiger to win PGA Championship (AP)
Aug 16th
AP – In a year of spoilers at the majors, Y.E. Yang was the biggest of all. He toppled the mighty Tiger Woods.
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Gay marriage fight, `kiss-ins’ smack Mormon image (AP)
Aug 15th
AP – The Mormon church’s vigorous, well-heeled support for Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California last year, has turned the Utah-based faith into a lightning rod for gay rights activism, including a nationwide “kiss-in” Saturday.
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3 die, 70 wounded in blast near NATO HQ in Kabul (AP)
Aug 14th
AP – A suicide car bomb exploded near the main gate of the NATO-led international military mission Saturday, killing three Afghans and wounding 70, officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
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Shriver recalled as ‘warrior for voiceless’ (AP)
Aug 14th
AP – Maria Shriver recalls her mother as both a “fearless warrior for the voiceless” who could make politicians quake, and a trailblazing woman who smoked Cuban cigars and played tackle football.
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White House uses e-mail to counter health critics (AP)
Aug 13th
AP – President Barack Obama’s push to revamp health care got a boost Thursday as a new coalition of drug makers, unions, hospitals and others launched a $12 million pro-overhaul ad campaign. Meanwhile, the administration sought to regain control of the health care debate by asking supporters to forward a chain e-mail to counter criticism that’s circulating on the Internet.
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China might appeal WTO ruling on film import (AP)
Aug 13th
AP – China said Thursday it might appeal a major World Trade Organization ruling that told Beijing to ease restrictions on imported movies, music and books in its latest trade dispute with Washington.
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