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A Christian minister vows to go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Quran despite warnings from the White House and the top U.S. general in Afghanistan that doing so would endanger American troops overseas.

Pressure rises on pastor who wants to burn Quran

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Attorney General Eric Holder calls the planned burning of the Quran at a Florida church "idiotic and dangerous." Pastor says the Sept. 11 protest is on, but he's praying about it.

Holder calls Quran-burning plan 'idiotic'

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Oil giant BP said in an internal report on Wednesday that multiple companies and work teams contributed to the massive Gulf of Mexico spill that fouled waters and shorelines for months.

BP probe spreads blame for Gulf oil spill

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Crews are searching for eight people who didn't leave their homes as a wildfire tore through a canyon in the foothills near Boulder, Sheriff's Cmdr. Rich Brough said Wednesday.

8 missing, 54 homes burned in Colo. wildfire

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President Barack Obama strongly defended his opposition to extending Bush-era tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans on Wednesday and delivered a searing attack on Republicans  for advocating "the same philosophy that led to this mess in the first place."

Obama defends tax stance, slams GOP

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Fidel Castro said Cuba's economic model no longer works, a U.S.-based journalist reports following interviews with the former president last week.

Fidel Castro: Cuban model no longer works

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President Barack Obama said in an interview Thursday that the Quran-burning plan by a Florida pastor was "destructive" a "recruitment bonanza for al-Qaida."

Obama: Quran-burning a 'bonanza for al-Qaida'

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The owner of the Olde Salty restaurant in Carolina Beach, N.C., has posted signs that say: "Screaming children will NOT be tolerated!" She says business has improved, but some parents — including the mother of an autistic child — think the policy is unfair.

Restaurant to parents: No screaming kids allowed

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The Florida pastor whose plan to burn Qurans on Sept. 11 generated worldwide outrage among Muslims and pressure by the U.S. government to relent now says he might not cancel the protest after all.

Quran burning on again? Pastor says maybe

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A massive explosion sent flames roaring through a residential neighborhood outside San Francisco Thursday night, destroying 53 homes and damaging 120, officials said. One person was confirmed dead.

Homes ablaze after explosion near San Francisco