Biden arrives in Charlotte, NC for Dem convention

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• Biden arrives in Charlotte, NC for Dem convention
• Analysis: Obama has little choice but to persuade
• Prices of Facebook stock since long-awaited IPO
• DNC protesters continue march after standoff
• Global manufacturing weakness hurts US factories
• Romney campaign, RNC raise $100 million in August
• 8 NDSU players charged with petition fraud
• Tide makes a statement; Buckeyes get Urban bump
• Police tear gas activists attacking Syrian embassy in Cairo
• More than 100,000 Syrians fled country in August
• In 'H+' a possible blueprint for digital series
• UN chief: Both sides in Syria violating rights
• Young QBs taking over most important position
• Packers still atop AP Pro32 as season begins
• Insider book details Komen-Planned Parenthood rift
• US auto sales jump 20 percent in August
• Judge rules for students in immigrant-tuition suit
• Stocks end mixed on weak US economic reports
• 'Anna Karenina' premieres in London
• Quebec separatist party may return to power
• Islamists installed in Egypt state institutions
• Islam and sensuality: Muslim fashion designer covers up
• Defense: Evidence against Drew Peterson 'garbage'
• Exclusive: Libor probe claims Barclays executive and a trader
• Ban Ki-moon says arms suppliers to Syria spreading misery
• Snedeker to make US Ryder Cup debut as rookie
• McDonald's to open vegetarian restaurants in India
• Marines detain alleged Gulf drug cartel leader
• Oil slides on economic concerns
• Azarenka outlasts Stosur in US Open quarterfinals
• Wal-Mart lowers fee for holiday layaway program
• Iran: West launches sanctions war against Iran
• Villella leaves Miami ballet sooner than expected
• Germany, Pakistan commit to dialogue on security issues
• Pentagon says ex-SEAL book contains secrets
• Opening night convention spotlight on first lady
• Mexico captures Gulf Cartel leader: navy
• SEAL book on Bin Laden raid exposes state secrets: US
• Lufthansa strike grounds hundreds of flights

Biden arrives in Charlotte, NC for Dem convention Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:35 PM PDT Vice President Joe Biden has arrived in Charlotte, N.C., for his Democratic Party's national convention.

Analysis: Obama has little choice but to persuade Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:33 PM PDT Remembered for soaring speeches at the last two Democratic conventions, President Barack Obama faces much tougher constraints Thursday when he accepts his party's nomination for a second time.

Prices of Facebook stock since long-awaited IPO Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:30 PM PDT Facebook's stock has been down on 45 trading days, up on 28 and unchanged on two since its initial public offering.

DNC protesters continue march after standoff Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:29 PM PDT Protesters blocked an intersection near the Democratic National Convention for about two hours on Tuesday, attracting hundreds of police officers, in the tensest demonstration yet outside either political convention.

Global manufacturing weakness hurts US factories Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:28 PM PDT Manufacturing is weakening around the globe, a trend that is weighing on U.S. growth just as the presidential campaign enters its final stretch.

Romney campaign, RNC raise $100 million in August Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:26 PM PDT Mitt Romney's presidential campaign has raised at least $100 million in August, The Associated Press has learned, hitting that mark for a third consecutive month with a fundraising prowess that has let him outraise President Barack Obama so far this summer.

8 NDSU players charged with petition fraud Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:26 PM PDT Eight North Dakota State University football players, including four starters, will remain on the roster while criminal charges against them for forging signatures on ballot initiative petitions are resolved, their coach said Tuesday.

Tide makes a statement; Buckeyes get Urban bump Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:25 PM PDT Breaking down the AP college football poll after Week 1 of the regular season.

Police tear gas activists attacking Syrian embassy in Cairo Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:24 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police fired tear gas to scatter about 100 activists who tried to storm the Syrian embassy in Cairo on Tuesday to replace the national flag there with a Syrian rebel one, a Reuters journalist said. Activists and police also threw stones at each other, inflicting minor injuries on both sides, a security source said. Security forces arrested about five of the demonstrators. ...

More than 100,000 Syrians fled country in August Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:19 PM PDT More than 100,000 Syrians fled their country in August, the highest monthly total since the crisis began in March 2011, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday.

In 'H+' a possible blueprint for digital series Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:19 PM PDT How much does a good Web series cost?

UN chief: Both sides in Syria violating rights Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:18 PM PDT U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is accusing both the Syrian government and the opposition of large-scale human rights violations, including torturing and reportedly executing prisoners and failing to protect civilians who are fleeing the country in record numbers.

Young QBs taking over most important position Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:17 PM PDT Youth and inexperience have taken over the most important position in the NFL.

Packers still atop AP Pro32 as season begins Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:16 PM PDT The Green Bay Packers remained the top-rated team in The Associated Press NFL power rankings heading into the regular season, while the Indianapolis Colts escaped the bottom spot in the AP Pro32.

Insider book details Komen-Planned Parenthood rift Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:16 PM PDT Criticizing major players on both sides, former Susan G. Komen for the Cure vice president Karen Handel has written a blistering insider's account of the prominent cancer charity's decision to halt grants to Planned Parenthood and its swift retreat in the face of an intense, widespread backlash.

US auto sales jump 20 percent in August Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:14 PM PDT US auto sales jumped 20 percent in August to the best performance in three years even as higher gas prices drove a shift towards smaller and more fuel efficient vehicles, industry data showed Tuesday.

Judge rules for students in immigrant-tuition suit Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:13 PM PDT Students at Florida's public colleges and universities cannot be charged higher out-of-state tuition simply because their parents are in the U.S. illegally, a federal judge ruled.

Stocks end mixed on weak US economic reports Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:12 PM PDT Stocks are ending mixed after reports that the U.S. economy is weakening at a time when China and Europe are also slowing.

'Anna Karenina' premieres in London Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:10 PM PDT Keira Knightley and Jude Law swept along a red carpet, complete with chandeliers, at the world premiere of their new movie "Anna Karenina."

Quebec separatist party may return to power Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:09 PM PDT Voters in Quebec weighed returning a separatist party to power as polls opened Tuesday in the French-speaking province, which could edge toward another referendum to break away from Canada if the Parti Quebecois ends nearly a decade of Liberal rule as expected.

Islamists installed in Egypt state institutions Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:07 PM PDT Egypt's Islamist leadership took a new move Tuesday to put its stamp on the country's government, appointing members of the fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood as provincial governors and installing ultraconservatives and other Islamists in the state's top human rights body and a powerful media council.

Islam and sensuality: Muslim fashion designer covers up Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:06 PM PDT Designers love to push boundaries in the search for that sexy catwalk look, but Nzinga Knight, an American Muslim, takes an even more daring tack: covering her models up.

Defense: Evidence against Drew Peterson 'garbage' Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:05 PM PDT A defense lawyer at Drew Peterson's murder trial has told jurors that the state presented "garbage evidence."

Exclusive: Libor probe claims Barclays executive and a trader Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:05 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - The fallout from an investigation into the attempted manipulation of global benchmark interest rates has again rocked Barclays Plc, as the bank recently ousted a top executive and a trader in New York for their roles in the scandal, according to regulatory filings obtained on Tuesday. ...

Ban Ki-moon says arms suppliers to Syria spreading misery Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:02 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria's conflict has taken a brutal turn with states providing arms to both sides spreading misery and risking "unintended consequences as the fighting intensifies and spreads," U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon told the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. The United Nations and Western officials have accused Iran of supplying weapons to Syria's pro-government forces, while Damascus has blamed Qatar and Saudi Arabia for arming rebels determined to topple President Bashar al-Assad. "This conflict has taken a particularly brutal turn," Ban said. ...

Snedeker to make US Ryder Cup debut as rookie Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:02 PM PDT Brandt Snedeker had nothing more than big hopes and another strong finish when he left the TPC Boston, expecting to wait deep into the night for a phone call from Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III that would determine if he was on the U.S. team.

McDonald's to open vegetarian restaurants in India Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:01 PM PDT McDonald's Corp., the fast food chain that brought the beef hamburger to the world, is opening what may be its first vegetarian-only restaurants.

Marines detain alleged Gulf drug cartel leader Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:01 PM PDT The Mexican Navy says it has detained a top leader of the Gulf drug cartel.

Oil slides on economic concerns Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:00 PM PDT The price of oil slipped Tuesday after a weak report on U.S. manufacturing suggested demand for oil would fall.

Azarenka outlasts Stosur in US Open quarterfinals Posted: 04 Sep 2012 12:56 PM PDT Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka was pushed to the limit by defending champion Sam Stosur before winning in a third-set tiebreaker at the U.S. Open quarterfinals on Tuesday.

Wal-Mart lowers fee for holiday layaway program Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:34 PM PDT Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is lowering its fee that shoppers pay for its interest-free pay-over-time program for the winter holidays.

Iran: West launches sanctions war against Iran Posted: 04 Sep 2012 12:55 PM PDT Iran's president says the West has launched an "all-out ... war" against Iran by imposing oil and banking sanctions on his country.

Villella leaves Miami ballet sooner than expected Posted: 04 Sep 2012 12:54 PM PDT Edward Villella, the artistic director who founded the Miami City Ballet and built it into an internationally recognized company, has left sooner than expected, the company announced Tuesday.

Germany, Pakistan commit to dialogue on security issues Posted: 04 Sep 2012 12:54 PM PDT The foreign ministers of Germany and Pakistan signed an agreement Tuesday in which the two countries committed to a "strategic dialogue" on security issues, particularly regarding Afghanistan.

Pentagon says ex-SEAL book contains secrets Posted: 04 Sep 2012 12:53 PM PDT A former Navy SEAL's insider account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden contains classified information, the Pentagon said Tuesday, and the admiral who heads the Naval Special Warfare Command said details in the book may provide enemies with dangerous insight into secretive U.S. operations.

Opening night convention spotlight on first lady Posted: 04 Sep 2012 12:47 PM PDT In a tight race for the White House, President Barack Obama exhorted college students not to forget him despite difficult times on Tuesday as Democrats shone the spotlight on his wife at the opening of their national convention.

Mexico captures Gulf Cartel leader: navy Posted: 04 Sep 2012 12:47 PM PDT Mexican marines have captured Mario Cardenas Guillen, a major leader of the Gulf Cartel, one of Mexico's notorious drug trafficking organizations, the navy said Tuesday.

SEAL book on Bin Laden raid exposes state secrets: US Posted: 04 Sep 2012 12:46 PM PDT The Pentagon said Tuesday a new book by a former Navy SEAL on the raid that killed Osama bin Laden contains "sensitive and classified information," opening the way to possible criminal charges against the author.

Lufthansa strike grounds hundreds of flights Posted: 04 Sep 2012 12:43 PM PDT German flag carrier Lufthansa on Tuesday cancelled over 200 flights at its Frankfurt hub, Europe's third busiest, as a union chief threatened to hit every German airport with a 24-hour strike on Friday.

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