Posts Tagged ‘casts’

Conservative revolt casts doubt on House GOP plan (AP)

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, right, accompanied by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., gestures while speaking at The Republican National Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 26, 2011.  (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP – The White House threatened Tuesday to veto legislation pending in the House to avert a threatened default, a pre-emptive strike issued as Speaker John Boehner labored to line up enough votes to pass the measure.


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Grim jobs report casts shadow over debt talks (AP)

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. gestures while speaking on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, July 8, 2011, to discuss the debt ceiling. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP – President Barack Obama used a bleak jobs report Friday to prod Congress toward a swift agreement on deficits and the national debt. But the higher unemployment numbers hardened partisan views that a weak economy can’t tolerate added taxes or cuts in spending, both key to the grand deal Obama seeks.


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Weak hiring casts doubts on strength of rebound (AP)

A sign looking to hire drivers, is placed on a roadway in Berlin, Vt. on Thursday, July 7, 2011. Unemployment rises to 9.2 pct. in June, employers add only 18,000 jobs. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)AP – Hiring slowed to a near-standstill last month, raising doubts that the economy will rebound in the second half of the year.


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DNA test casts doubt on executed Texas man’s guilt (AP)

FILE - This June 29, 2010 file photo shows convicted murderer Claude Jones in family snapshots taken at Texas' death row visitors' room the day before he was was executed for capital murder in late 2000.  A DNA test on a single strand of hair has cast doubt on the guilt of Jones who was executed  for a liquor-store robbery and murder.  (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)AP – A DNA test on a strand of hair has cast doubt on the guilt of a Texas man who was executed 10 years ago during George W. Bush’s final months as governor for a liquor-store robbery and murder.


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Toyota casts doubt on man’s speeding Prius claim (AP)

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 9, 2010 file photo, driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon in El Cajon, Calif. A law firm for the driver who says his Toyota Prius sped out of control in California doesn't plan to sue the Japanese automaker. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)AP – Toyota cast doubt Monday on a California man’s claim that his Prius sped out of control, saying the report is inconsistent with the findings of the company’s preliminary investigation.


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Cancer society casts more doubt on prostate tests (AP)

Graphic shows incidence rates for prostate cancer between 1975 and 2006 and highest death rates from prostate cancer by race between 2001 andAP – Months after experts discounted the importance of routine mammograms and Pap smears for many women, the American Cancer Society is warning more explicitly than ever that regular testing for prostate cancer is of questionable value too, and can do men more harm than good.


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