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BP: Crews lifting device from Gulf face delay
(AP)
AP - A crane hoisted a key piece of oil spill evidence to the surface of the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, giving investigators their first chance to personally scrutinize the blowout preventer, the massive piece of equipment that failed to stop the gusher four months ago.
Craigslist strikes adult services under pressure
(AP)
AP - Craigslist appears to have surrendered in a legal fight over erotic ads posted on its website, shutting down its adult services section Saturday and replacing it with a black bar that simply says "censored."
JetBlue: Flight attendant's big exit was for good
(AP)
AP - Sometimes there's no going back.
Outgoing NATO deputy rues early optimism on Marjah
(AP)
AP - NATO commanders were overly optimistic when they predicted quick success taking the key Taliban-held town of Marjah last winter, the outgoing deputy commander said.
Dems' prospects threatened by economic woes
(AP)
AP - Frustrated, discouraged and just plain mad, a lot of people who have lost jobs — or know someone who has — now want to see the names of Democrats on pink slips. And that's jeopardizing the party's chances in Ohio and all across the country in November's elections.
Earl's biggest damage in Northeast: business
(AP)
AP - In the end, Earl's worst damage in New England was to seasonal businesses hoping to end their summer on a high note.
For US Muslims, a 9/11 anniversary like no other
(AP)
AP - American Muslims are boosting security at mosques, seeking help from leaders of other faiths and airing ads underscoring their loyalty to the United States — all ahead of a 9/11 anniversary they fear could bring more trouble for their communities.
Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Paul Conrad dies at 86
(AP)
AP - Paul Conrad used his pencil like a weapon. His long lines and jagged angles seemed to point directly at the leaders he deemed charlatans and fools in need of deflating.
Kanye West: 'I bled hard' over Swift debacle
(AP)
AP - Hip-hop star Kanye West is still feeling the pain over his ambush of Taylor Swift last year — and he's expressing his pain all over Twitter.
LSU holds on against short-handed Heels 30-24
(AP)
AP - Against all odds, undermanned North Carolina nearly rallied from a 20-point halftime deficit before losing 30-24 to LSU on Saturday night.
Obama says his economic policies halted "bleeding"
(Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama, previewing a big push on the U.S. economy next week, on Saturday defended policies that he said "have stopped the bleeding" and put the middle class on the road to recovery.
Earl fizzles as it sweeps through Maritime Canada
(Reuters)
Reuters - Hurricane Earl made landfall in Canada on Saturday and fizzled after a series of scares along the U.S. East Coast, flooding roads, felling trees and cutting power to tens of thousands in the Atlantic province of Nova Scotia.
Taxpayers likely to face initial loss on GM IPO: sources
(Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. government is likely to take a loss on General Motors Co in the first offering of the automaker's stock, six people familiar with preparations for the landmark IPO said.
Thousands protest French clampdown against Roma
(Reuters)
Reuters - Tens of thousands protested across France on Saturday against a clampdown on immigrants, launching a week of action over policies on which President Nicolas Sarkozy has staked his political reputation.
Venezuela OKs payment for French retailer Casino
(Reuters)
Reuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has approved a $690 million payment to French retailer Casino and other owners of a supermarket chain nationalized earlier this year, state media said on Saturday.
