Obama relies on some special interests, assails others in fight over his health care overhaulWASHINGTON — As public pitchman, President Barack Obama accuses special interests of fighting to block his health care overhaul. “They run their ads. And let’s face it, they scare people,” he told one weekend audience. Former ACORN field director in Las Vegas to testify against group in voter fraud probeLAS VEGAS — A former Las Vegas director for a political advocacy group accused of illegally paying canvassers to register voters during last year’s presidential campaign has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and agreed to testify against the group and another employee. Shares of homebuilders rise as pace of single-family home construction edges up for 5th monthNEW YORK — Shares of homebuilders advanced Tuesday after a report showed construction of new homes rose for the fifth straight month, while shareholders approved a takeover of Centex Corp. by rival homebuilder Pulte Homes Inc. Confusion causes millions in stimulus dollars for weatherization to go unspent in many statesLINCOLN, Neb. — Jackie Harpst expected a busy summer at her nonprofit housing agency, as work crews backed by Nebraska’s share of $5 billion in federal stimulus money headed out to seal windows and spread insulation. Foes of Venezuela’s Chavez charge proposed education bill aims to indoctrinating youngstersCARACAS, Venezuela — Hundreds protested outside Venezuela’s legislature Tuesday against an education bill that they charge will open the way for President Hugo Chavez’s government to indoctrinate children with socialist ideology. FACT CHECK: No ‘death panel’, but gov’t would pay for voluntary sessions on end-of-life careWASHINGTON — Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin says the health care overhaul bill would set up a “death panel.” Federal bureaucrats would play God, ruling on whether ailing seniors are worth enough to society to deserve life-sustaining medical care. Palin and other critics are wrong. Medicare would pay for voluntary counseling sessions on end-of-life careWASHINGTON —Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin says the health care overhaul bill would set up a “death panel.” Federal bureaucrats would play God, ruling on whether ailing seniors are worth enough to society to deserve life-sustaining medical care. Palin and other critics are wrong. ACORN, ACLU file federal lawsuit to strike down Pa. law regulating voter-registration workersPITTSBURGH — The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now and the American Civil Liberties Union have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to strike down a state law used to prosecute voter-registration workers who allegedly employed a quota system in the Pittsburgh area. American Medical Association endorses House Democrats’ bill to overhaul health careCHICAGO — The American Medical Association on Thursday endorsed a liberal health overhaul bill that includes a public insurance option, a bold step for a traditionally conservative group with a checkered past on health reforms. Starting a home-based business? Be aware of some income tax and insurance pitfallsNEW YORK — For many of the people laid off during the recession, the next career move is a home-based business. It’s an ideal solution for many, but these new entrepreneurs need to be aware of some caveats in running a company from home. Free speech vs. cultural sensitivity: Missouri campus program seeks balance when views collideCOLUMBIA, Mo. — They call it Speakers’ Circle, a First Amendment gathering spot at the University of Missouri where just about anything goes. American Bar Association finds Sotomayor well qualified to serve on Supreme CourtWASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor earned a “well-qualified” rating from the American Bar Association on Tuesday as she prepared for Senate hearings next week. Inspectors weed out toxin-laced fish from Southern California’s Asian communitiesWESTMINSTER, Calif. — John Fallan’s trained eye scans rows of iceboxes brimming with tiger fish and shrimp in a Vietnamese supermarket, searching for one pesky fish that threatens the health of seafood lovers. Big prizefight payday could help ‘Money’ Mayweather parry $6M haymaker from IRSLAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather Jr. has said rumblings about his financial troubles are nothing more than rumors, but public records obtained by The Associated Press show the boxer nicknamed “Money” owes about $6.4 million to the Internal Revenue Service and others. Antioch University OKs transfer of Ohio’s Antioch College to alumni group for $6 millionDAYTON, Ohio — Antioch University agreed Tuesday to transfer the campus of financially strapped Antioch College to an alumni group that plans to turn it into an independent school. Alumni group to pay $6M to separate Antioch College in Ohio from parent universityDAYTON, Ohio — Antioch University agreed Tuesday to transfer the campus of financially strapped Antioch College to an alumni group that plans to turn it into an independent school. Cities seek to stem rising tide of vacant properties caught up in nation’s housing downturnLOUISVILLE, Ky. — David Brown Kinloch could have lived elsewhere, but he chose to move into an abandoned home in a distressed Louisville neighborhood that others were leaving in droves. Big Brothers Big Sisters partnering with 3 black fraternities to increase black male mentorsATLANTA — Three of the country’s largest black fraternities are joining forces with Big Brothers Big Sisters to help woo black men into the mentoring program. Obama urges health care system overhaul, says too many remain uncovered, system too complexCHICAGO — President Barack Obama has made another strong pitch for overhauling the U.S. health care system, calling it “a ticking bomb for the federal budget.” Homeowners are threatened with foreclosure for not paying their homeowner association duesIRVING, Texas — Thousands of Americans who have generally kept up with their mortgages are still in danger of losing their homes because they made a fateful trade-off in this shaky economy — they let their homeowner association dues slide. News Corp. responds to New York Post Obama-chimp cartoon by forming diversity councilNews Corp. has agreed to form an external diversity council after meeting with civil rights groups about a New York Post cartoon that critics said likened President Barack Obama to a dead chimpanzee. AP News in BriefObama says he’ll accept Nobel Peace Prize as ‘call to action’ toward peace and prosperity Chinese security out in force in Tiananmen Square on 20th anniversary of crackdownBEIJING — A massive police presence ringed China’s iconic Tiananmen Square on Thursday, the 20th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy activists, as the government continued an overwhelming drive to muzzle dissent and block commemorations. Tiananmen protest leader says Macau denies him entry ahead of crackdown anniversaryHONG KONG — The second most-wanted student leader from the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests was denied entry to the southern Chinese territory of Macau on Wednesday, a day before the 20th anniversary of China’s crackdown. He said he was being detained at the airport. Tiananmen leader seeks entry in Macau, says he’ll turn self in ahead of crackdown anniversaryHONG KONG — The second most-wanted student leader from the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests arrived in the southern Chinese territory of Macau to turn himself in Wednesday, a day before the 20th anniversary of China’s brutal crackdown. Prominent Tiananmen leader says he’s arrived in Macau, seeking entry before anniversaryHONG KONG — A prominent student leader from the 1989 pro-democracy protests at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square says he’s arrived in the Chinese gambling enclave of Macau to turn himself in. AP IMPACT: More foreclosures in hurricane-prone communities mean more danger if storm strikesLEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Mike Manikchand points toward his neighbors — a half-dozen empty, foreclosed-upon homes, sitting on weed-strewn yards — and he wonders: What will happen if a hurricane slams into southwest Florida this year? This hurricane season, who will secure all of the foreclosed homes if a storm blows ashore?LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Mike Manikchand points toward his neighbors — a half-dozen empty, foreclosed-upon homes, sitting on weed-strewn yards — and he wonders: What will happen if a hurricane slams into southwest Florida this year? ‘Old South’ fraternity again facing complaints over Confederate flags, uniforms on campusBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A white fraternity that traces its roots to the Civil War and Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee is again facing complaints over its antebellum-themed events. 7 ACORN workers accused of voter-registration irregularities in western Pa.PITTSBURGH — Authorities in western Pennsylvania have accused seven people who worked for the community group ACORN of falsifying voter-registration forms. |
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