| Republicans aim to delay Obamacare, making government shutdown more likely Posted: 28 Sep 2013 03:45 PM PDT  The White House says President Obama would veto the Republican spending bill.
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| U.S. nuke commander suspended amid casino probe Posted: 28 Sep 2013 03:11 PM PDT  The No. 2 officer at the military command in charge of all U.S. nuclear war-fighting forces is suspected in a case involving counterfeit gambling chips at a western Iowa casino and has been suspended from his duties, officials said.
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| Assad's future not up for discussion: Syria FM Posted: 28 Sep 2013 12:13 PM PDT  Syria is "comfortable" with a UN Security Council resolution on destroying its chemical weapons and will not discuss the future of President Bashar al-Assad, the country's foreign minister said Saturday.
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| Syria's FM: No transition plan without Assad Posted: 28 Sep 2013 02:16 PM PDT  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Syria's government will not accept any transition peace plan that excludes President Bashar Assad, Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem told The Associated Press in an interview Saturday.
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| Berlusconi ministers resign; Italy gov't in crisis Posted: 28 Sep 2013 12:23 PM PDT  MILAN (AP) — Italy's fragile coalition government was pushed into a full-fledged crisis Saturday after five ministers from former Premier Silvio Berlusconi's political party announced their resignations.
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| Radio problems cited in deaths of 19 firefighters Posted: 28 Sep 2013 03:57 PM PDT  PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — A three-month investigation into the June deaths of 19 Arizona firefighters found that the men ceased radio communication for a half hour before they were killed in a wildfire blaze, but did not assign fault. Some family members say that reluctance could put other lives in danger.
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| Greek far-right leader, other legislators arrested Posted: 28 Sep 2013 01:15 PM PDT  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The leader of Greece's extreme-right Golden Dawn party and four other of its parliamentarians were formally charged Saturday with membership in a criminal organization with intent to commit crimes, in an escalation of a government crackdown after a fatal stabbing blamed on a supporter.
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| US-Iran: Breakthrough after decades of silence Posted: 28 Sep 2013 12:09 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was ending his visit to the United States and inching through New York's notorious traffic when the call came from President Barack Obama in the Oval Office.
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| Sudan police fire on funeral march, protesters say Posted: 28 Sep 2013 01:57 PM PDT  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudanese security forces in pickup trucks opened fire on Saturday on hundreds of mourners marching after the funeral of a protester killed a day earlier, the latest violence in a week of demonstrations calling for the ouster of longtime President Omar al-Bashir.
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| 1 week later, a nervous time in Nairobi Posted: 28 Sep 2013 10:14 AM PDT  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Someone has dropped a shopping bag just outside the Nakumatt supermarket, and a bottle of juice has shattered. Cranberry, it looks like, or maybe cherry. The liquid leaks from the plastic bag and across the tile floor, puddling in fist-sized splotches of red.
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| Analysis: Iran outreach to US faces tests at home Posted: 28 Sep 2013 07:27 AM PDT  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Before leaving for the United Nations, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said he hoped to open a new era in dialogue with Washington. He returned to Tehran on Saturday with more in hand than even the most optimistic predictions.
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| New House GOP bill delays health law by 1 year Posted: 28 Sep 2013 10:45 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Saturday pushed the government to the edge of a partial shutdown next week, insisting that President Barack Obama's health care law be delayed a year in defiance of White House and the Democratic-controlled Senate.
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| Miss Philippines wins Miss World in Indonesia Posted: 28 Sep 2013 08:47 AM PDT  BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Miss Philippines, Megan Young, was crowned Miss World on Saturday amid tight security on Indonesia's resort island of Bali, where the contest's final round was moved following protests by Muslim hardliner groups.
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| Tunisia's governing Islamists to step down Posted: 28 Sep 2013 10:31 AM PDT  TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's governing Islamist party has agreed to resign in favor of a caretaker government in an attempt to resolve a political crisis that has paralyzed the country, officials said Saturday.
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| UN votes to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons Posted: 27 Sep 2013 07:10 PM PDT  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday night to secure and destroy Syria's chemical weapons stockpile, a landmark decision aimed at taking poison gas off the battlefield in the escalating 2 1/2-year conflict.
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| Greek far-right leader, others arrested Posted: 28 Sep 2013 06:08 AM PDT  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police arrested the leader of Greece's extreme-right Golden Dawn party and other top members on Saturday, in an escalation of a government crackdown after a fatal stabbing allegedly committed by a supporter.
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