Archive for August, 2010

Murkowski concedes Alaska primary race (AP)

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski gives her concession speech on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, at her campaign headquarters in Anchorage, Alaska. Murkowski has conceded her Senate primary race to Joe Miller. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)AP – Sen. Lisa Murkowski was booted from office in the Republican primary Tuesday by a little-known conservative lawyer in arguably the biggest political upset of the year.


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Hughes wins as Swish, Tex, Grandy go deep

For the second straight night the Yankees pounded one of the Oakland A’s heralded young pitchers, this time emerging with a 9-3 victory before 44,575 at the Stadium. The win puts the Bombers back atop the AL East.

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FACT CHECK: Is Iraq combat really over for U.S.? (AP)

Iraqi policemen stand guard at a check point in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said the end of American combat operations Tuesday leaves his country independent and an equal to the United States and he assured his people their own security forces will protect them. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP – Despite President Barack Obama’s declaration Tuesday of an end to the combat mission in Iraq, combat almost certainly lies ahead.


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Man sued for drunkenly losing $1.35M painting

A Manhattan man is being sued for losing a $1.35million painting.

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Obama: US combat in Iraq over, ‘time to turn page’ (AP)

In this image from video, President Barack Obama speaks from the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, about the end of the U.S. combat role in Iraq. (AP Photo/APTN)AP – Claiming no victory, President Barack Obama formally ended the U.S. combat role in Iraq after seven long years of bloodshed, declaring firmly Tuesday night: “It is time to turn the page.” Now, he said, the nation’s most urgent priority must be fixing its own sickly economy.


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Obama’s Iraq address: ‘Time to turn the page’

Barack Obama tonight addresses Americans with a message loud on clear: “The American combat mission in Iraq has ended,” he will say, according to remarks released by the White House. “Now, it is time to turn the page.”

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House GOP leader jabs at Iraq war surge critics (AP)

House Republican leader John Boehner speaks at the American Legion convention Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)AP – Congressional leaders who opposed the troop surge in Iraq are now taking credit for it, and President Barack Obama is more worried about ending the war than winning it, House Republican leader John Boehner said Tuesday.


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