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Obama defends plans for direct talks with Iran
(AP)
AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama defended his proposal to negotiate with Iran Wednesday and said he would use "big sticks and big carrots" to persuade the country's leaders not to develop nuclear weapons.
Poll: Economy top issue; energy worries grow most
(AP)
AP - What's rising faster than gas prices this summer? Americans' worries about them.
McCain has Berlin moment too — in little Berlins
(AP)
AP - John McCain can be a Berliner, too.
McCain credits Bush for drop in oil price
(AP)
AP - Republican John McCain on Wednesday credited the recent $10-a-barrel drop in the price of oil to President Bush's lifting of a presidential ban on offshore drilling, an action he has been advocating in his presidential campaign.
McCain to counterprogram Obama in Germany with visit to Gulf Coast oil rig
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Obama, McCain and their uneven gifts of gab
(AP)
AP - If the presidential election were decided by speeches alone, it would be over already.
AP - Quotes from John McCain, the Republican nominee-in-waiting.
House backs $8 billion for highway trust fund
(AP)
AP - The House on Wednesday approved an $8 billion infusion into the highway trust fund, restoring temporary solvency to the federal account essential to keeping the nation's roads and bridges safe, functional and in good repair.
Stretch of NY highway named for Russert
(AP)
AP - President Bush has signed a bill honoring the late NBC newsman Tim Russert by naming a stretch of highway in New York after him.
Louisiana asks court to reopen child rape case
(AP)
AP - Louisiana prosecutors asked the Supreme Court on Monday to revisit its recent decision outlawing the death penalty for people convicted of raping children.
EU proposes crackdown on seal hunt
(AP)
AP - The European Union proposed an import ban Wednesday on products derived from seals that are killed in a cruel way, a move that could hurt the annual seal hunt in Canada — the largest in the world.
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