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  • Lane, Cross join 'Stand Up To Cancer' telethon

    Diane Lane, Marcia Cross and Mark Harmon are set to join more than 100 celebrities for Friday's "Stand Up To Cancer" telethon.


  • Correction: ABC-Westin story

    In a story Sept. 7 about ABC seeking a news chief, The Associated Press erroneously identified Richard Wald as Columbia University president. He is a Columbia professor.


  • Pakistani lawyers burn a U.S. flag while rallying in reaction to a small American church's plan to burn copies of the Koran in Multan, Pakistan, on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)

    Safety concerns for Fla. officials over Koran burning

    As Florida officials worried about public safety surrounding a small church's plan to burn the Koran, President Obama added his voice to the chorus of opposition to the church's intention to burn copies of Islam's holiest text to mark the 9/11 terrorist attacks.


  • Rev. Terry Jones tells members of the media on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, that he plans to go forward with plans to burn copies of the Koran at the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla. on Sept. 11. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Stephen M. Dowell)

    Obama implores minister to call off Koran burning

    President Obama is exhorting a Florida minister to "listen to those better angels" and call off his plan to engage in a Koran-burning protest this weekend.


  • ** FILE ** In this Sept. 10, 2009, photo, actor Kelsey Grammer arrives at "The ABCs of Disney," a showcase of the network's upcoming fall lineup, in Anaheim, Calif. Grammer is an investor and public face supporting a new network that launched Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, with entertainment designed to appeal to political conservatives. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, file)

    Network for conservative entertainment launches

    Kelsey Grammer is an investor and public face supporting a new network that launched Wednesday with entertainment designed to appeal to political conservatives.


  • FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2009 file photo, actor Kelsey Grammer arrives at "The ABCs of Disney, a showcase of of the network's upcoming fall lineup, in Anaheim, Calif. Grammer is an investor and public face supporting a new network that launched Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010 with entertainment designed to appeal to political conservatives. RightNetwork, whose first series "Running" follows the fortunes of some Tea Party-backed candidates for public office, is also trying a new model to establish itself. It is initially making programming available through video-on-demand services, the Internet and through mobile phones, bypassing the approach of a traditional television network with a spot on channel lineups.  (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, file)

    Network for conservative entertainment launches

    Kelsey Grammer is an investor and public face supporting a new network that launched Wednesday with entertainment designed to appeal to political conservatives.


  • ** FILE ** Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell speaks during a town-hall-style meeting at the Bristol Public Library in Bristol, Va., on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. (AP Photo)

    EDITORIAL: Privatizing Virginia's liquor stores

    Gov. Robert F. McDonnell yesterday unveiled his plan to privatize Virginia's state-run liquor empire. It's a big business. Residents drank a healthy $322 million worth of distilled spirits last year, pouring $115 million in net profit into Richmond's coffers. Wresting this bottle from state lawmakers would represent a significant victory for Mr. McDonnell, but it comes at a cost to consumers.


  • President Obama speaks on the economy at the Milwaukee Laborfest in Milwaukee on Monday, Sept. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

    Obama says raise revenue; Boehner says lower spending

    Countering President Obama's call for tax rates to return to their past levels, House Minority Leader John A. Boehner said Wednesday morning that Congress should strike a bipartisan deal to lower spending to what it was in 2008.


  • Network launches TV programs for conservatives

    Kelsey Grammer is an investor and public face supporting a network that launched Wednesday with entertainment designed to appeal to political conservatives.


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