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• Chicago teachers union to continue strike
• One killed in anti-American protest in Pakistan
• Libyan leader: 50 arrested in U.S. consulate attack
• Third insider attack kills four U.S. troops in Afghanistan
• One year on, Occupy Wall Street movement in disarray
• Netanyahu: Iran moving close to nuclear bomb capability
• Obama crams for debates, works on being concise
• Romney set to talk specifics of economic proposals
• Obama inches ahead in key voter polls
• NASA postpones final ferry flight of Endeavour
• Palace to file criminal complaint over Kate pics
• Hezbollah urges protests against anti-Islam film
• Egypt denounces breaching of U.S. embassy compound
• Ambassador: Libya attack not premeditated
• Romney cancels campaign event due to crash probe at airport
• 17 mutilated bodies found in central Mexico
• Report: Reward for Rushdie's death boosted in Iran
• Three space station astronauts set to return to Earth
• African-American Christians waver over vote
• FBI: Operation tracking Chicago teen took months

Chicago teachers union to continue strike Posted: 16 Sep 2012 04:14 PM PDT The Chicago teachers union decided Sunday to continue its weeklong strike, extending an acrimonious standoff with Mayor Rahm Emanuel over teacher evaluations and job security provisions central to the debate over the future of public education across the United States.

One killed in anti-American protest in Pakistan Posted: 16 Sep 2012 09:52 AM PDT Hundreds of Pakistanis protesting an anti-Islam video broke through a barricade near the U.S. Consulate in the southern city of Karachi on Sunday, sparking clashes with police in which one demonstrator was killed and more than a dozen injured.

Libyan leader: 50 arrested in U.S. consulate attack Posted: 16 Sep 2012 01:28 PM PDT Libyan leader Mohammed Magarief said on Sunday that about 50 people have been arrested in connection with the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi last week, which he said was planned by foreigners linked to al Qaeda. The attack on Tuesday in Benghazi came amid protests over a video made in the United States that Muslims saw as blaspheming the Prophet Mohammad. It resulted in the deaths of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans. ...

Third insider attack kills four U.S. troops in Afghanistan Posted: 16 Sep 2012 11:02 AM PDT Four American service members were killed by an Afghan policeman early today, the third attack on coalition forces in three days, bringing the death toll in the recent violence to eight.

One year on, Occupy Wall Street movement in disarray Posted: 16 Sep 2012 11:39 AM PDT Occupy Wall Street began to disintegrate in rapid fashion last winter, when the weekly meetings in New York City devolved into a spectacle of fistfights and vicious arguments.

Netanyahu: Iran moving close to nuclear bomb capability Posted: 16 Sep 2012 10:41 AM PDT Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Sunday that Iran was just six to seven months away from the brink of being able to build a nuclear bomb, adding urgency to his demand that President Barack Obama set a "red line" for Tehran in what could deepen the worst U.S.-Israeli rift in decades. Taking to the television airwaves to make his case directly to the American public, Netanyahu said that by mid-2013 Iran would be "90 percent of the way" toward enough enriched uranium for a weapon. ...

Obama crams for debates, works on being concise Posted: 16 Sep 2012 11:34 AM PDT On long flights to swing states in the West and late nights at the White House after his children have gone to bed, President Barack Obama is cramming like a student for a test that could determine his political future. The subject? His opponent, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. The test? His face-off with the former Massachusetts governor at their first one-on-one debate next month. ...

Romney set to talk specifics of economic proposals Posted: 16 Sep 2012 11:44 AM PDT Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney plans to talk up some specifics of his economic proposals as he enters a critical period of his campaign and tries to erase a small lead that President Barack Obama has built in the polls. Romney's challenge is to keep it close until the campaign goes into its conclusive phase next month, when he and Obama met on October 3 for the first of three presidential debates that will dominate the final weeks leading up to the November 6 election. In a race defined by the weakness of the U.S. ...

Obama inches ahead in key voter polls Posted: 16 Sep 2012 02:09 PM PDT It's been a rough week for both President Obama and Mitt Romney,

NASA postpones final ferry flight of Endeavour Posted: 16 Sep 2012 03:57 PM PDT The beginning of space shuttle Endeavour's final flight to California has been postponed because of weather along the flight route.

Palace to file criminal complaint over Kate pics Posted: 16 Sep 2012 02:37 PM PDT Lawyers for Britain's royal family will make a criminal complaint against the photographer who took pictures of Prince William's wife Kate sunbathing topless in the south of France, William's office said Sunday.

Hezbollah urges protests against anti-Islam film Posted: 16 Sep 2012 01:45 PM PDT The leader of Hezbollah has called for protests against an anti-Islam video starting on Monday and says protesters should not only 'express anger' at US embassies but urge leaders to act.

Egypt denounces breaching of U.S. embassy compound Posted: 16 Sep 2012 11:52 AM PDT Egypt's presidential spokesman says the breaching of the U.S. embassy in Cairo during protests over an anti-Islam film was "unjustified," denouncing it in the strongest words to date to come from the nation's highest office.

Ambassador: Libya attack not premeditated Posted: 16 Sep 2012 07:11 AM PDT U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi was not premeditated, directly contradicting top Libyan officials who say the attack was planned in advance...

Romney cancels campaign event due to crash probe at airport Posted: 16 Sep 2012 09:49 AM PDT BURLINGTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was forced to cancel a campaign event in Colorado on Sunday due to the investigation of a small plane crash at the airport he was to use. The Romney campaign said Romney would fly straight to Los Angeles, while making a plane refueling stop on the way. He is to speak on Monday in Los Angeles to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. ...

17 mutilated bodies found in central Mexico Posted: 16 Sep 2012 03:37 PM PDT The dismembered bodies of 17 men were found Sunday on a farm in central Mexico, in an area disputed by violent drug cartels, officials said.

Report: Reward for Rushdie's death boosted in Iran Posted: 16 Sep 2012 09:36 AM PDT A semi-official religious foundation in Iran has increased a reward it had offered for the killing of British author Salman Rushdie to $3.3 million from $2.8 million, a newspaper reported, days after protests coursed through the Muslim world over alleged insults to the Prophet Muhammad.

Three space station astronauts set to return to Earth Posted: 16 Sep 2012 06:38 AM PDT Three astronauts are preparing to leave the International Space Station tonight (Sept. 16), returning to Earth after a four-month stay aboard the huge orbiting lab.

African-American Christians waver over vote Posted: 16 Sep 2012 07:31 AM PDT Some black clergy see no good presidential choice between a Mormon candidate and one who supports gay marriage, so they are telling their flocks to stay home on Election Day. That's a worrisome message for the nation's first African-American president, who can't afford to lose any voters from his base in a tight race.

FBI: Operation tracking Chicago teen took months Posted: 16 Sep 2012 03:21 PM PDT The investigation started months ago, when the FBI noticed an email message: A man in the Chicago suburbs was using an account to distribute chatter about violent jihad and the killing of Americans.

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