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Kerry says he mishandled furor over yacht taxes (AP)

AP - Sen. John Kerry says he always intended to pay taxes in Massachusetts on his $7 million yacht but concedes he mishandled the public furor over his decision to dock the vessel in tax-free Rhode Island.

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Japan braces for gridlock after ruling party loss (AP)

AP - Japan’s ruling party faced the prospect of political gridlock Monday as bad losses in weekend parliamentary elections undermine its attempts to reduce the second-largest economy’s ballooning deficit and revive growth.

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Obama makes case for voting Democratic in November (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama says the economy is moving in the right direction and that now is the time to keep moving the country forward, not backward. In other words, vote Democratic in November.

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UN experts: Congo rebels illegally impose taxes (AP)

AP - Rebel groups in eastern Congo are illegally imposing taxes on trucks and pedestrians and receiving local, regional and international support in violation of U.N. sanctions, U.N

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Gulf leak eclipses Exxon Valdez as worst US spill (AP)

AP - As BP labored for a second day Thursday to choke off the leak at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, dire new government estimates showed the disaster has easily eclipsed the Exxon Valdez as the biggest oil spill in U.S.

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Wall Street flies on China comment, Microsoft upgrade (Reuters)

Reuters - Stocks rallied on Thursday as investor worry was eased after China refuted a report that it was reviewing its euro-zone bond holdings due to the region’s debt crisis.

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Obama security doctrine stresses diplomacy (Reuters)

Reuters - The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a new national security doctrine that would join diplomatic engagement and economic discipline with military power to bolster America’s standing in the world.

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Bill aims to expand benefits for the unemployed (AP)

AP - People who are out of work for long stretches would get expanded unemployment benefits through the end of the year under a bill Democratic lawmakers plan to pass next week.

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Japan central bank keeps interest rates unchanged (AP)

AP - Japan’s central bank kept its key interest rate near zero Friday and outlined a new lending program intended to help bolster the economy.

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Abortion foes capitalize on health care law (AP)

AP - Abortion opponents fought passage of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul to the bitter end, and now that it’s the law, they’re using it to limit coverage by private insurers.

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