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• US backs UN resolution condemning Syrian crackdown
• IRS removes tax-exempt status of 275,000 groups
• First lady targets healthy habits for toddler set
• Barbara Bush reads to Maine kids on 86th birthday
• Transocean: Coast Guard report on oil spill flawed
• AP Sources: Bin Laden documents sharpen US aim
• Suit: VA misusing LA land meant for homeless vets
• 60 in Kan. indicted on federal drug trafficking
• AD:
• Lightning strike diverts flight to Rockford, Ill.
• Correction: Pawlenty-Economy
• Montana town floods for second time in 2 weeks
• Construction begins to replace burned Jesus statue
• Woman has baby after husband, a deputy, is slain
• FBI director tells Congress of al-Qaida threat
• Michelle Obama visits Washington DC preschool
• Ohio governor spares condemned killer of 2
• Tweet costs Pa. development agency worker her job
• Rep. Filner getting set to run for San Diego mayor
• Solar flare erupts, creating spectacular images

US backs UN resolution condemning Syrian crackdown Posted: 08 Jun 2011 01:50 PM PDT The Obama administration is joining the effort to put the United Nations on record as condemning Syria's crackdown on pro-democracy protests.

IRS removes tax-exempt status of 275,000 groups Posted: 08 Jun 2011 01:50 PM PDT The IRS says that 275,000 organizations have automatically lost their tax-exempt status because they failed to file required annual reports over the past three years.

First lady targets healthy habits for toddler set Posted: 08 Jun 2011 01:50 PM PDT Michelle Obama dropped in on lunch and circle time at a Washington child care center on Wednesday and used the occasion to announce a new national initiative to encourage child care centers to promote healthy eating and exercise habits starting with the littlest Americans.

Barbara Bush reads to Maine kids on 86th birthday Posted: 08 Jun 2011 01:40 PM PDT Former first lady Barbara Bush has celebrated her 86th birthday by reading to young patients at The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital at the Maine Medical Center.

Transocean: Coast Guard report on oil spill flawed Posted: 08 Jun 2011 01:31 PM PDT The owner of the oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico last year says a Coast Guard report that faults the company for a poor safety culture and other shortcomings that preceded the disaster is full of errors.

AP Sources: Bin Laden documents sharpen US aim Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:40 PM PDT U.S. officials say counterterrorism teams are following new leads and tracking possible new targets as experts finish sifting through files from Osama bin Laden's Pakistani hideout.

Suit: VA misusing LA land meant for homeless vets Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:40 PM PDT A lawsuit announced Wednesday accuses the federal government of misusing a 390-acre plot of land in Los Angeles that was donated some 130 years ago to house veterans who need care after traumatic military experiences.

60 in Kan. indicted on federal drug trafficking Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:40 PM PDT Sixty people in Kansas are facing federal drug trafficking charges in five separate indictments that were unsealed after several arrest warrants were served.

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Lightning strike diverts flight to Rockford, Ill. Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:40 PM PDT A Chicago-bound United Airlines flight carrying 50 passengers from Madison, Wis., has been struck by lightning and diverted to Rockford, Ill.

Correction: Pawlenty-Economy Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:34 PM PDT In a June 7 story about former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's economic proposals, The Associated Press erroneously reported the Center for American Progress' analysis. The liberal Washington think tank said Pawlenty's plan would cost $7.8 trillion over a decade.

Montana town floods for second time in 2 weeks Posted: 08 Jun 2011 10:51 AM PDT One of the hardest-hit towns in flood-soaked Montana took another blow Wednesday as record flooding struck the small agricultural community for the second time in two weeks, forcing dozens of residents from homes that they had just started to clean up.

Construction begins to replace burned Jesus statue Posted: 08 Jun 2011 10:51 AM PDT Construction has started on a giant Jesus statue to replace one destroyed by lightning in southwest Ohio. And this time, it will have some defense against Mother Nature.

Woman has baby after husband, a deputy, is slain Posted: 08 Jun 2011 10:40 AM PDT A New York sheriff says the wife of a deputy gave birth to their second child within hours of a gunfight that took her husband's life.

FBI director tells Congress of al-Qaida threat Posted: 08 Jun 2011 10:22 AM PDT FBI Director Robert Mueller has told Congress that one of the early assessments from the intelligence gathered at Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan is that al-Qaida remains committed to attacking the United States.

Michelle Obama visits Washington DC preschool Posted: 08 Jun 2011 10:22 AM PDT It was back-to-school day for Michelle Obama on Wednesday. The first lady dropped in for lunch and circle time at a preschool at a multicultural center in Washington to announce that 1,600 child care centers nationwide will commit to encouraging healthy eating, exercise and limited time in front of TV, computer and other screens.

Ohio governor spares condemned killer of 2 Posted: 08 Jun 2011 08:50 AM PDT Gov. John Kasich on Wednesday spared a condemned killer, saying he had no doubt the man was involved in a double killing but that the details of his participation were "frustratingly unclear."

Tweet costs Pa. development agency worker her job Posted: 08 Jun 2011 08:49 AM PDT An economic development agency has let one of its employees go over a Twitter post that suggested her colleagues knock off work early to play golf.

Rep. Filner getting set to run for San Diego mayor Posted: 08 Jun 2011 08:41 AM PDT U.S. Rep. Bob Filner of California is taking a big step toward running for mayor of San Diego.

Solar flare erupts, creating spectacular images Posted: 08 Jun 2011 08:30 AM PDT A solar flare erupted from the sun in an impressive display captured by NASA cameras, but scientists say the medium-sized event will have a minimal impact, if any, on Earth.

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