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• Judge: Mass. must pay for killer’s sex change

  September 4, 2012 BOSTON (AP) — State prison officials must provide taxpayer-funded sex-reassignment surgery to a transgender inmate serving life in prison for murder, because it is the only way to treat her …

• National debt hits $16T; GOP critical

  September 4, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department said Tuesday that the national debt has topped $16 trillion, the result of chronic government deficits that have poured more than $50,000 worth of … 1

• Plea changes set for 3 in Ohio bridge bomb plot

  September 4, 2012 CLEVELAND (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday scheduled change-of-plea hearings for three of the four remaining defendants charged with plotting to bomb a highway bridge in Ohio — a …

• Judge grants sex change for Mass. murder convict

  September 4, 2012 BOSTON (AP) — State prison officials must provide taxpayer-funded sex-reassignment surgery to a transgender inmate serving life in prison for murder, because it is the only way to treat her …

• DNC protesters continue march after standoff

  September 4, 2012 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Dozens of protesters clogged streets and blocked traffic Tuesday outside the Democratic National Convention on its opening day, making for some tense moments that ultimately brought …

• Insider book details Komen-Planned Parenthood rift

  September 4, 2012 in Health NEW YORK (AP) — Criticizing major players on both sides, former Susan G. Komen for the Cure vice president Karen Handel has written a blistering insider’s account of the prominent … 2

• Opening night convention spotlight on first lady

  September 4, 2012 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — In a tight race for the White House, President Barack Obama exhorted college students not to forget him despite difficult times on Tuesday as Democrats shone …

• Judge rules for students in immigrant-tuition suit

  September 4, 2012 MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Florida college students cannot be charged higher out-of-state tuition simply because their parents may be in the U.S. illegally. The lawsuit …

• Dems see Latino-based future as union clout wanes

  September 4, 2012 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — On a precarious political bridge, Democrats are desperately trying to reach a promising future before their old foundation crumbles behind them. Union clout has eroded. But …

• Romney campaign, RNC raise $100 million in August

  September 4, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign has raised at least $100 million in August, The Associated Press has learned, hitting that mark for a third consecutive month with a …

• Pentagon says ex-SEAL book contains secrets

  September 4, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Navy SEAL’s insider account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden contains classified information, the Pentagon said Tuesday, and the admiral who heads the …

• Peru villagers allege neglect after toxic spill

  September 4, 2012 in Health LIMA, Peru (AP) — More than a month after toxic slurry from a major copper mine sickened scores of people in one of Peru’s highland communities, villagers complain that the … 1

• Michelle Obama out to rev up enthusiasm for Obama

  September 4, 2012 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Democrats open their national convention Tuesday offering President Barack Obama as America’s best chance to revive the ragged U.S. economy and asking voters to be patient …

• Judge orders sex change for Mass. murder convict

  September 4, 2012 BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered state prison officials to provide a taxpayer-funded sex-reassignment surgery to a transgender inmate serving life in prison for murder. U.S. District … 1

• Ryan says Obama’s record worse than Carter’s

  September 4, 2012 WESTLAKE, Ohio (AP) — Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan pressed the GOP argument Tuesday that the country isn’t better off after nearly four years under President Barack Obama, comparing … 1

• Dems try to rev up Obama enthusiasm at convention

  September 4, 2012 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Democrats open their national convention Tuesday offering President Barack Obama as America’s best chance to revive the ragged U.S. economy and asking voters to be patient …

• Democrats eye rainy weather as Obama speech nears

  September 4, 2012 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Democrats are closely watching the forecasts as a rainy week unfolds ahead of President Barack Obama’s speech accepting his party’s nomination. With Obama set to address …

• Weight loss groups back NYC’s sugary drinks plan

  September 4, 2012 in Health NEW YORK (AP) — The city’s planned crackdown on super-sized sugary drinks got prominent backing Tuesday from Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig and other diet companies, who added their influence to …

• Clinton seeks Chinese accord on South China Sea

  September 4, 2012 BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sat down Wednesday with Chinese President Hu Jintao to press Beijing to agree to peacefully resolve territorial disputes with its …

• Dems open convention playing defense of Obama

  September 4, 2012 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Democrats open their national convention Tuesday offering President Barack Obama as America’s best chance to revive the ragged U.S. economy and asking voters to be patient …

• Dems: “Better off” question needs context

  September 4, 2012 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Democrats say answering the question of whether Americans are better off now than they were four years ago requires some context. Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren … 1

• Charlotte mayor rising as Dems’ convention begins

  September 4, 2012 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Anthony Foxx had been mayor for barely a year when he got the news: Charlotte was chosen to host the Democratic National Convention. He had spent …

• Why does Social Security need 174,000 bullets?

  September 4, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — It didn’t take long for the Internet to start buzzing with conspiracy theories after the Social Security Administration posted a notice that it was purchasing 174,000 hollow-point …

• Dems open convention in push for tested president

  September 3, 2012 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Four years later Democrats have gathered again, this time in support of a president who carries the power and the burden of incumbency, both in evidence …

• Clinton urges ASEAN unity on South China Sea

  September 3, 2012 JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Southeast Asian states must present a united front to the Chinese in dealing with territorial disputes in the South China Sea to “literally calm the waters,” …

• Convention eve: Obama consoles storm victims

  September 3, 2012 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — President Barack Obama consoled victims of Hurricane Isaac along the Gulf Coast on Monday and stoked the enthusiasm of union voters in the industrial heartland, blending …

• Obama: Help is on the way to hurricane zone

  September 3, 2012 LaPLACE, La. (AP) — President Barack Obama insisted on Monday that the federal government can help Americans in crisis, whether they’re autoworkers fearful that their company will disappear or Gulf …

• Analysis: 4-year progress query puts Obama in box

  September 3, 2012 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — It’s a question that aides to any president seeking re-election should be ready to handle: Are Americans better off now than before he took office? This …

• Labor Day marked with parades, political speeches

  September 3, 2012 TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Parades, picnics and politicians celebrated the American worker on Labor Day, with President Barack Obama seeking votes from Ohio union members and rivals for Senate seats …

• Study questions how much better organic food is

  September 3, 2012 in Health WASHINGTON (AP) — Patient after patient asked: Is eating organic food, which costs more, really better for me? Unsure, Stanford University doctors dug through reams of research to find out …

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