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Obama to announce more troops for Afghanistan next week to 'finish the job' _ expects support

2 plead guilty in Calif. freeway shootings

OAKLAND, Calif. - Two men have pleaded guilty to shooting high-powered pellet guns at dozens of cars on San Francisco Bay area freeways.

Paltry sale for once-proud dome in once-proud city

PONTIAC, Mich. - Talk about getting stuck with the cheap seats.

Recalls: boy's velour warm-up sets, gas ranges

The following recalls have been announced:

CPSC chief pledges swift action after crib recall

WASHINGTON - The head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission on Tuesday promised swift action to get dangerous products off the market, acknowledging that the agency didn't move quickly enough on a record recall of more than 2 million cribs linked to four deaths.

Jury issues death sentence in Pa. officer slaying

PHILADELPHIA - A baby-faced cop killer accepted a Philadelphia jury's death sentence Tuesday, vowing to take responsibility for shooting the veteran officer during a doughnut-store robbery.

Schwarzenegger calls red-zone parking a mistake

LOS ANGELES - Gov.

CDC warns: Holiday could bring more swine flu

ATLANTA - Let us give thanks _ and pass the Purell.

Salazar fires back at oil industry 'untruths'

WASHINGTON - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar lashed out at the oil and gas industry Tuesday, accusing some industry trade groups of acting like an arm of the Republican Party in criticizing the Obama administration's record on energy production.

NY dad pleads guilty to kidnapping superintendent

NEW CITY, N.Y. - A former New York City police officer has admitted he held a suburban school superintendent at gunpoint in June.

School bus collision injures 17 kids

LEBANON, Ohio - Two school buses have collided at a red light, sending 17 children to several Ohio hospitals.

Eligible people receiving food stamps by state

Estimated participation rates of citizens eligible for food stamps by state.

Astronaut says Mexico needs its own space program

MEXICO CITY - A NASA astronaut says he wants to help Mexican officials start the country's first space agency.

Former Hawaii publisher to sell historic envelope

HONOLULU - A New York gallery will auction off what is believed to be one of three known surviving historic envelopes postmarked on the first day of the Pony Express.

GOP opens probe into climate science e-mails

WASHINGTON - Congressional Republicans are investigating e-mails stolen from a British climate change research center that they say show scientists attempting to suppress data that does not support man-made global warming.

ACORN claims theft of trashed documents in Calif.

NATIONAL CITY, Calif. - A tempest in a trash can is brewing in San Diego County, where ACORN is trying to recover tens of thousands of documents taken from its garbage by a Republican activist.

Diplomats: Big powers prepare Iran resolution

VIENNA - Six world powers have readied a resolution critical of Iran's nuclear program, diplomats said Tuesday, as Tehran suggested it was still ready to discuss a U.N.-backed plan meant to delay the Islamic Republic's ability to make a nuclear weapon.

Obama hails US-India ties amid talks with Singh

Report: Iran lifts ban on popular newspaper

TEHRAN, Iran - An Iranian news agency reports that the judiciary has after just a day lifted its ban on a popular newspaper which ran a photo of a Baha'i temple.