Obama to tell students to take responsibility (AP)
Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:08:39 GMT
AP - Take responsibility for your education. Go to class and listen. Don't let failures define you.

Afghan recount ordered; Karzai nears outright win (AP)
Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:15:55 GMT
AP - A U.N.-backed commission Tuesday ordered a recount of tainted ballots from the Afghan presidential vote, saying it had "convincing evidence of fraud," even as President Hamid Karzai for the first time surpassed the threshold needed to avoid a run-off and win re-election.

Time running out for bipartisan health compromise (AP)
Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:01:35 GMT
AP - Time is running out for a two-party compromise on health care as a bipartisan group of six Finance Committee senators considers a new proposal that might be the last, best hope for an overhaul agreement.

SF bridge reopens after repairs completed (AP)
Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:24:06 GMT
AP - The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge reopened Tuesday just in time for the start of the work week after transit officials hastily announced that crews were able to make a crucial repair a day ahead of schedule.

Health care dominates as Congress returns (AP)
Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:12:38 GMT
AP - Debate over a national health care overhaul dominates the agenda as Congress returns from a summer break. Lawmakers also will work on other pressing issues, including energy policy and new rules for the financial industry.

Firefighters contain 60 percent of LA-area fire (AP)
Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:57:01 GMT
AP - Firefighters have contained 60 percent of the huge wildfire that has burned north of Los Angeles for 14 days.

China reverses death penalty in drunk driving case (AP)
Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:11:52 GMT
AP - An appeals court in China overturned the death penalty Tuesday in a drunk driving case, sentencing the defendant instead to life imprisonment.

Gold price rises over $1,000 (AP)
Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:12:54 GMT
AP - Gold prices rose above $1,000 per ounce on Tuesday to its highest since March 2008 — suggesting investors are wary of the U.S. dollar's weakness and expect international interest rates to remain low for some time.

Blige, Brown to perform at Vienna Jackson tribute (AP)
Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:35:25 GMT
AP - Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown and Natalie Cole will be among the top artists performing at a Sept. 26 Michael Jackson tribute concert in Vienna, organizers said Tuesday.

Melanie Oudin the star in a U.S. Open full of upsets (AP)
Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:43:29 GMT
AP - At any Grand Slam where Melanie Oudin wasn't becoming a star, any of these other women would make a fine story.