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Report: Obama would let top tax cut expire
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is set to reject any compromise on extending 2001 tax cuts that would apply to the wealthiest taxpayers, White House officials said.
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2 GIs killed in Iraq
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Two U.S. soldiers killed by a man in an Iraqi uniform Tuesday were the first killed since the United States ended combat operations in Iraq, officials said.
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GOP, Dems tied in Gallup generic poll
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PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Republicans and Democrats are tied in Gallup's weekly poll of congressional preferences, one week after Republicans held a 10-point lead in the generic poll.
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HP suing ex-CEO Hurd
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Mark Hurd was sued by his former employer, Hewlett-Packard, Tuesday, the day after he was hired as co-president of rival Oracle Corp., an HP spokeswoman said.
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Chicago's Mayor Daley won't run
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CHICAGO, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Longtime Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley shocked political observers Tuesday by saying he will not seek re-election to a seventh term.
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Death row inmate sues victims' family
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TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- A Florida death row inmate lost his lawsuit claiming the pickup truck for which he killed his victims is rightfully his.
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Mom says 5-year-old assaulted in school
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NEW YORK, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- A New York City woman says her 5-year-old son was sexually molested by four classmates at the school where he was attending kindergarten.
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Armored trucks saving soldiers' lives
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The armored vehicles that U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates made a top priority are reducing roadside deaths in Afghanistan, statistics indicate.
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Labor to form new Australian government
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CANBERRA, Australia, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Following 2 1/2 weeks of political deal-making, Labor leader Julia Gillard will remain prime minister of Australia, an official said Tuesday.
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Former soldier held in hostage standoff
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SAVANNAH, Ga., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- A former soldier was in custody after an early-morning hostage-taking incident Monday at a Fort Stewart, Ga., military hospital, an Army spokesman says.
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New U.S. tactical missile is tested
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PHOENIX, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Two aerospace giants teamed up to test a tactical missile, hoping to land a $5 billion contract to build it for the U.S. Army, Navy and Marines, officials said.
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Labor unions join to back candidates
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DETROIT, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. unions are increasing fundraising and campaign spending for what they say are the most important elections for the labor movement in decades.
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Poll: GOP pulls further ahead of Democrats
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- The Republicans' advantage over Democrats in the battle for control of the U.S. Congress is on the rise, a CNN poll released Monday indicates.
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Claims against Michael Moore thrown out
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TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- A federal magistrate in Washington state threw out major portions of a lawsuit filed against filmmaker Michael Moore and his documentary "Sicko."
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Attacks across Iraq kill six, injure 21
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BAGHDAD, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Bombings and shootings in Iraq killed a high-ranking Iraqi military officer and five civilians and injured at least 21 people, officials said.
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