MANILA, Philippines — President Barack Obama was “deeply saddened” by the death of Corazon C. Aquino, saying the former Philippine president exemplified the best in the Filipino nation. A statement read by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs in Washington D.C. and issued by the US embassy …

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Local dealerships may continue seeing a boom in the auto industry if the Senate approves a bill that would dump an additional $2 billion into the nearly depleted Cash for Clunkers program. The House voted 316-109 Friday to rush the funds into the car purchase program within hours of learning from …

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In the wake of spring’s bail outs, the automobile industry could be getting a boost with the government’s “cash for clunkers” program. According to the government’s Web site for the program, the Car Allowance Rebate System, or CARS, is a $1 billion government program designed to help consumers trade …

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DENVER (AP) — A Texas man who pleaded guilty to threatening President Barack Obama and the Mall of America in suburban Minneapolis was sentenced Friday to four years of probation and home detention. U.S. District Judge Christine Arguello sentenced 21-year-old Timothy Ryan Gutierrez to serve the …

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SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq: The US State Department said Friday it was investigating reports that three American tourists have been detained by Iranians while hiking near the border in the self-ruled Kurdish region in northern Iraq. Two Kurdish officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they …

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says former Philippines President Corazon Aquino “helped bring democracy back” to her country after years of authoritarian rule. Clinton says Aquino showed “extraordinary courage” following the assassination of her husband, Benigno “Ninoy …

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WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says former Philippines President Corazon Aquino “helped bring democracy back” to her country after years of authoritarian rule. Clinton says Aquino showed “extraordinary courage” following the assassination of her husband, Benigno “Ninoy …

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says former Philippines President Corazon Aquino “helped bring democracy back” to her country after years of authoritarian rule. Clinton says Aquino showed “extraordinary courage” following the assassination of her husband, Benigno “Ninoy …

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WASHINGTON — The House Energy and Commerce Committee raced Friday to pass a health-care bill before lawmakers adjourned for summer recess, following weeks of debate on a proposed overhaul of the U.S. health system. Top Democrats hoped a series of changes to the bill, aimed at satisfying moderate …

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Car dealerships across the country said the “cash-for-clunkers” program has been wildly popular but poorly managed, even as lawmakers rushed Friday to pump in $2 billion more to triple the size of the program. With unexpectedly high demand threatening to drain the Car Allowance Rebate System months …

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