Obama: Americans agree with my approach on deficit
By ANDREW TAYLOR and JULIE PACE
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama, laying down his marker for grueling "fiscal cliff" negotiations, said Friday he won't accept any approach to federal deficit reduction that doesn't ask the wealthy to pay more in taxes.
"This was a central question during the election," Obama said in his first
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Illegal gold mining in South Africa brings hope
Associated Press
ROODEPOORT, South Africa (AP) - Julius Mthembu's mud-spattered face lit up as he held a tin pan and pointed to the glimmering flecks of hope lying among sand and water: gold. The find meant the 48-year-old would eat that week.
"It's difficult. I don't make a lot of money here," Mthembu said as
...Feds drop sex abuse case against Syracuse's Fine
Associated Press
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Federal authorities have dropped their investigation into sexual abuse claims that cost a Syracuse University assistant basketball coach his job, threw a top-ranked team into turmoil and threatened the career of Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim.
After a probe spanning nearly a
...Rebel capture security posts in northern Syria
Associated Press
BEIRUT (AP) - Activists say Syrian rebels have killed more than 20 soldiers and captured three security compounds in a northern town near the border with Turkey.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the capture of the compounds and the deaths on Friday came during intense
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