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Saturday, September 4

  • Senate panel investigates Blackwater  (UPI / 12:14AM CDT on 09/04) WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Blackwater Worldwide had a large network of subsidiaries vying for military contracts, a U.S. Senate committee said this week.

    Friday, September 3

  • Ex-treasurer admits stealing from GOP  (UPI / 11:54PM CDT on 09/03) WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A former Republican Party financial official and consultant pleaded guilty Friday in Washington to embezzling $850,000 from party committees.
  • Pa. man to get Medal of Honor posthumously  (UPI / 9:54PM CDT on 09/03) WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- An Air Force sergeant from Pennsylvania killed in combat in Laos during the Vietnam War will receive the Medal of Honor, the White House said Friday.
  • Brewer still forecast a winner in Arizona  (UPI / 9:14PM CDT on 09/03) PHOENIX, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, awkward in a debate this week, still is a likely winner against Democrat Terry Goddard, The New York Times said Friday.
  • Ohio officials get formal complaint on Fox  (UPI / 8:34PM CDT on 09/03) COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The Democratic Governors Association has filed a complaint with the Ohio Elections Commission accusing Fox News Channel of illegal campaign contributions.
  • Colo.: Top GOP candidates split  (UPI / 8:04PM CDT on 09/03) DENVER, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Colorado's Republican U.S. Senate nominee said Friday he is joining other key Republicans in withdrawing support for the GOP nominee for governor, Dan Maes.
  • Court: Calif. need not defend Prop 8  (UPI / 7:24PM CDT on 09/03) SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Same-sex marriage opponents say they will appeal a court ruling that California officials need not defend a constitutional amendment banning the practice.
  • 'Fake' Mich. Tea Party tossed off ballot  (UPI / 6:44PM CDT on 09/03) DETROIT, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The allegedly fake Michigan Tea Party will not appear on the state's November ballot, the Michigan Supreme Court said in a 5-2 ruling Friday.
  • Iran: Peace talk participants 'traitors'  (UPI / 6:05PM CDT on 09/03) CAIRO, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Egypt says it has canceled a meeting with Iran's foreign minister after he called participants in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks "traitors."
  • U.S., China hold 'backdoor' military talk  (UPI / 3:34PM CDT on 09/03) BEIJING, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Chinese and U.S. defense experts discussed military ties between the two countries despite a freeze on military exchanges since January, officials said.
  • U.S., South Korea schedule more war drills  (UPI / 3:24PM CDT on 09/03) SEOUL, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- South Korean and U.S. forces will hold another joint drill as a show of force against North Korea, officials said, as North Korea again threatened retaliation.
  • France: No action in friendly fire case  (UPI / 3:14PM CDT on 09/03) PARIS, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- No disciplinary action will be taken in a friendly fire incident involving French soldiers in Afghanistan last week, Defense Ministry officials said.
  • Gates buoyed by progress in Afghanistan  (UPI / 3:14PM CDT on 09/03) KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates visited with American troops in Afghanistan Friday, saying he sees progress in the war against insurgents there.
  • 25 suspects killed in Mexico shootout  (UPI / 8:05AM CDT on 09/03) MEXICO CITY, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A gunbattle between Mexican soldiers and a group of suspected drug dealers in northeast Mexico left 25 of the suspects dead, military officials said.

    Thursday, September 2

  • 2 arrested in deadly West Bank shootings  (UPI / 6:44PM CDT on 09/02) HEBRON, West Bank, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Palestinian police arrested two suspects in the killing of four West Bank Israelis on the eve of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, officials said Thursday.
  • Democrats slam Fox support of GOP  (UPI / 6:14PM CDT on 09/02) WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A statement by the Democratic Governors Association says a $1 million contribution to Republicans by the parent company of Fox News "crosses a bright line."
  • Fla. billionaire sues 2 papers for libel  (UPI / 5:34PM CDT on 09/02) MIAMI, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A Florida billionaire and defeated primary candidate for the U.S. Senate filed a lawsuit accusing two newspapers of trying to destroy his candidacy.
  • Japan's Kan, Ozawa trade barbs in debate  (UPI / 4:24PM CDT on 09/02) TOKYO, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan accused challenger Ichiro Ozawa of backing money-driven politics Thursday while Ozawa rapped Kan for a bloated bureaucracy.
  • Justice Department sues Sheriff Joe Arpaio  (UPI / 3:14PM CDT on 09/02) PHOENIX, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department sued controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Thursday, saying he has refused to cooperate in a discrimination investigation.
  • 3 U.S. Senate seats could swing control  (UPI / 3:05PM CDT on 09/02) WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The ballot fates of U.S. senators in California, Washington and Wisconsin may determine if Senate power swings to Republicans, a political writer says.

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