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Obama's debt cutting plan: Everything on the table

AP – 1 hr 12 mins ago

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama, plunging into the rancorous struggle over America's mountainous debt, will draw sharp differences with Republicans Wednesday over how to conquer trillions of dollars in spending while somehow working out a compromise to raise some taxes and trim a cherished program like Medicare. Full Story »

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In this image made from television, Laurent Gbagbo is seen after his arrest, at the Golf Hotel in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Monday, April 11, 2011. After

Ivory Coast standoff ends with strongman's capture

AP – 1 hr 18 mins ago

Related: I.Coast's Ouattara urges no reprisals as Gbagbo captured AFP

A Japanese family walks along the flooded street at an area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the port town of Kesennuma, Miyagi pr

Japan ups nuke crisis severity to match Chernobyl

AP – 8 mins ago

Slideshow: Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant

Civil War: 150 years later

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Civil War anniversary stirs controversy

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Obama prevents budget cuts to favorite programs AP – Mon Apr 11, 5:59 pm ET
Docs choose riskier care for selves than patients AP – Mon Apr 11, 4:58 pm ET
US blocks 350 with suspected ties to terrorists AP – Mon Apr 11, 2:43 pm ET
FBI commemorates a bloody 1986 shootout in Miami AP – Mon Apr 11, 5:44 pm ET
Court: Harvard twins stuck with Facebook agreement AP – Mon Apr 11, 4:28 pm ET
Future farm: a sunless, rainless room indoors AP – Mon Apr 11, 9:05 am ET
Microsoft attacks Google over security AP – Mon Apr 11, 6:39 pm ET

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BrightSource Energy closes financing for solar thermal plant in Mojave Desert Mon Apr 11, 7:15 pm ET
Bonds jury ends second day without verdict Mon Apr 11, 7:09 pm ET
UC Santa Cruz: From 'Pong' to 'Bioshock,' video game soundtracks take shape on campus Mon Apr 11, 5:50 pm ET

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Japan ups nuke crisis severity to match Chernobyl

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Ivory Coast standoff ends with strongman's capture 1 hr 14 mins ago
Libya's Koussa speaks for first time since fleeing Mon Apr 11, 7:14 pm ET
UN rights expert denied WikiLeaks suspect visit Mon Apr 11, 7:10 pm ET
Libyan rebels reject African cease-fire proposal Mon Apr 11, 6:53 pm ET

U.S. News

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Court won't lift stay on Arizona immigration law

1 hr 11 mins ago

Commemoration, not celebration for Civil War 150th Mon Apr 11, 7:18 pm ET
FBI commemorates a bloody 1986 shootout in Miami Mon Apr 11, 5:44 pm ET
AP IMPACT: BP buys Gulf Coast millions in gear 1 hr 10 mins ago
Va. man pleads guilty in bomb plot, gets 23 years Mon Apr 11, 5:30 pm ET

Politics

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Obama's debt cutting plan: Everything on the table

1 hr 8 mins ago

NRC: Japan nuke crisis 'static' but not yet stable 31 mins ago
Obama prevents budget cuts to favorite programs Mon Apr 11, 5:59 pm ET
Romney takes major step toward presidential run 1 hr 10 mins ago
Obama sizes up options for health care cuts Mon Apr 11, 5:53 pm ET

Business

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Japan ups nuke crisis severity to match Chernobyl

4 mins ago

Obama's debt cutting plan: Everything on the table 1 hr 7 mins ago
AP IMPACT: BP buys Gulf Coast millions in gear 1 hr 8 mins ago
Alcoa Inc. turns 1Q profit on stronger sales Mon Apr 11, 6:23 pm ET
Stocks weaken as IMF lowers estimate for US growth Mon Apr 11, 5:46 pm ET

Science

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Space station crew marking big space anniversaries

Mon Apr 11, 1:18 pm ET

Cosmonaut: Russia needs space innovation now Mon Apr 11, 11:40 am ET
Future farm: a sunless, rainless room indoors Mon Apr 11, 9:05 am ET
First man in space: A 50-year-old feat remembered Sun Apr 10, 12:41 am ET
Judge blocks deal on protections for wolves Sun Apr 10, 6:55 am ET

Technology

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Court: Harvard twins stuck with Facebook agreement

Mon Apr 11, 4:28 pm ET

Level 3 to acquire Global Crossing for $2 billion Mon Apr 11, 3:17 pm ET
Microsoft attacks Google over security Mon Apr 11, 6:39 pm ET
Intel launches chip for tablet computers Mon Apr 11, 6:30 pm ET
Future farm: a sunless, rainless room indoors Mon Apr 11, 9:05 am ET

Health

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Bugs emerge to bug us, and a few pose health risks

Mon Apr 11, 3:22 pm ET

Docs choose riskier care for selves than patients Mon Apr 11, 4:58 pm ET
Govt announces plan to reduce health disparities Fri Apr 8, 7:29 am ET
Researchers find superbug gene in New Delhi water Thu Apr 7, 10:41 am ET
Genetically modified fungus could fight malaria Thu Apr 7, 6:34 am ET

Entertainment

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'Hop' stays on top, 'Arthur' falls behind 'Hanna'

Mon Apr 11, 6:14 pm ET

`Rio' dances on the sand, soars through the sky Mon Apr 11, 7:20 pm ET
Taylor, still 'hungry' at 63, hits Carnegie Hall Mon Apr 11, 4:49 pm ET
'The Office' to bid Carell farewell on April 28 Mon Apr 11, 2:46 pm ET
Benicio del Toro expecting child with Kim Stewart Mon Apr 11, 6:48 pm ET

Travel

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Old sailing cable ship restored in Key West

Mon Apr 11, 4:24 pm ET

Austrian cafe icon Hawelka turns 100 Mon Apr 11, 2:20 pm ET
AP Exclusive: US blocks 350 suspected terrorists Mon Apr 11, 10:02 am ET
Maine Woods National Park idea faces challenges Mon Apr 11, 10:00 am ET
Civil War 150th a lifetime event for re-enactors Mon Apr 11, 9:54 am ET

Sports

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SF Giants boost security for post-attack LA games

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Barry Bonds waits as jury deliberates 2nd day 2 hrs 28 mins ago
NFLPA: Cam Newton to participate in 'Rookie Debut' Mon Apr 11, 12:56 pm ET
Judge orders NFL, players to try fresh talks 1 hr 18 mins ago
Fuld and Damon carry Rays to romp over Red Sox 10 mins ago

Odd News

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New app calculates calories through photos of food

Mon Apr 11, 3:52 pm ET

Time out at Applebee's after accidental kiddie cocktail Mon Apr 11, 6:01 pm ET
Deer stands guard over goose nest in cemetery Fri Apr 8, 12:20 pm ET
Paris Hilton won't return borrowed jewels? Fri Apr 8, 12:21 pm ET
Escaped NY zoo cobra named Mia: "missing in action" Fri Apr 8, 12:21 pm ET

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Opinion

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In budget cutting, how to make foreign aid less vulnerable

Mon Apr 11, 12:57 pm ET

Rural America: 'If government's the problem, shoot it.' Mon Apr 11, 10:07 am ET
The Ben Franklin solution for the coming age of scarcity Mon Apr 11, 8:57 am ET
Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of April 11, 2011 Mon Apr 11, 12:00 am ET
Letter to the Editor from Consul General of Japan Sat Apr 9, 12:19 pm ET

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