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Today's Front Page News: Obama: US combat in Iraq over, 'time to turn page' Palestinian kills 4 Israelis on eve of peace talks FACT CHECK: Is Iraq combat really over for U.S.? Earl could force US evacuations ahead of Labor Day Lehman, Wachovia CEOs coming before panel Murkowski concedes Alaska primary race AP Interview: Maine man says NY bomber was partyer Cops: Calif doctor gets stuck in chimney, dies Michael Douglas optimistic about cancer recovery Yankees beat A's take over first place in AL East Obama: Time to turn the page in Iraq Hurricane Earl could sideswipe East Coast Obama's Mideast push clouded by West Bank attack Alaska Sen Murkowski upset by Tea Party-backed rival Obama administration appeals stem cell injunction Pakistan army cancels U.S. talks over security checks Amazon eyes subscription Web TV service Pakistan raid kills 45 militants and their families Obama declares an end to Iraq combat mission US readies bold bid for Mideast peace Obama: US combat in Iraq over, 'time to turn page' Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:20 pm PDT AP - Claiming no victory, President Barack Obama formally ended the U.S. combat role in Iraq after seven long years of bloodshed, declaring firmly Tuesday night: "It's time to turn the page." Now, he said, the nation's most urgent priority is fixing its own sickly economy. Full Story Top Palestinian kills 4 Israelis on eve of peace talks Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:17 pm PDT AP - Palestinian gunmen opened fire Tuesday on an Israeli car in the West Bank and killed four passengers on the eve of a new round of Mideast peace talks in Washington. The Islamic militant group Hamas claimed responsibility. Full Story Top FACT CHECK: Is Iraq combat really over for U.S.? Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:17 pm PDT AP - Despite President Barack Obama's declaration Tuesday of an end to the combat mission in Iraq, combat almost certainly lies ahead. Full Story Top Earl could force US evacuations ahead of Labor Day Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:35 pm PDT AP - A powerful Hurricane Earl threatened to sideswipe much of the East Coast just ahead of Labor Day, worrying countless vacationers who planned to spend the traditional last week of summer at the beach. Full Story Top Lehman, Wachovia CEOs coming before panel Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:57 pm PDT AP - An inquiry panel is hearing from former CEOs of two big banks that succumbed to the financial crisis, Lehman Brothers and Wachovia Corp., as it delves into the "too big too fail" predicament and potential systemwide risk from financial institutions. Full Story Top Murkowski concedes Alaska primary race Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:19 pm PDT AP - Sen. Lisa Murkowski was booted from office in the Republican primary Tuesday by a little-known conservative lawyer in arguably the biggest political upset of the year. Full Story Top AP Interview: Maine man says NY bomber was partyer Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:46 pm PDT AP - A Pakistani man detained during an investigation of a botched car bombing in New York City's Times Square says he knew the plotter years ago as a partying college student — not as the radical Muslim who later said he received explosives training from the Pakistani Taliban. Full Story Top Cops: Calif doctor gets stuck in chimney, dies Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:39 pm PDT AP - A doctor involved in an "on-again, off-again" relationship apparently tried to force her way into her boyfriend's home by sliding down the chimney, police said Tuesday. Her decomposing body was found there three days later. Full Story Top Michael Douglas optimistic about cancer recovery Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:30 pm PDT AP - Michael Douglas says he faces an "eight-week struggle" against throat cancer but is optimistic about his chances for recovery. Full Story Top Yankees beat A's take over first place in AL East Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:14 pm PDT AP - Mark Teixeira hit a three-run homer and Curtis Granderson and Nick Swisher also went deep for the Yankees, who beat up on Oakland again in a 9-3 win over the Athletics on Tuesday night. Full Story Top Obama: Time to turn the page in Iraq Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:53 pm PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama declared an end to the seven-year U.S. combat mission in Iraq on Tuesday and promised recession-weary Americans "my central responsibility" now is to repair the U.S. economy. Full Story Top Hurricane Earl could sideswipe East Coast Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:24 pm PDT Reuters - Powerful Hurricane Earl churned toward the eastern U.S. seaboard on Tuesday and looked to sideswipe the densely populated coast from North Carolina to New England, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Full Story Top Obama's Mideast push clouded by West Bank attack Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:48 pm PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama was poised on Wednesday to launch a new U.S. push for Middle East peace even as a flare-up of Hamas violence and a deadlock over Israeli settlements loomed as potential deal-breakers. Full Story Top Alaska Sen Murkowski upset by Tea Party-backed rival Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:28 pm PDT Reuters - Senator Lisa Murkowski dropped out of the Republican Senate primary in Alaska on Tuesday, conceding to a Tea Party-backed insurgent in a stunning upset fueled by conservative supporters. Full Story Top Obama administration appeals stem cell injunction Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:21 pm PDT Reuters - The Obama administration asked a federal judge on Tuesday to lift an injunction halting human embryonic stem cell research, saying it would irreparably harm research and cost more than 1,300 jobs. Full Story Top Pakistan army cancels U.S. talks over security checks Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:30 pm PDT Reuters - Pakistan's army on Wednesday said it scrapped talks with U.S. military officials after a military delegation sent to Washington had to go through "unwarranted" airport security checks. Full Story Top Amazon eyes subscription Web TV service Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:46 pm PDT Reuters - Amazon.com Inc has approached media companies with a proposal for a subscription service that gives users unlimited access to some television shows and movies over the Internet in a bid to rival Netflix Inc, two people familiar with the talks said on Tuesday. Full Story Top Pakistan raid kills 45 militants and their families Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:06 pm PDT Reuters - Pakistani government air raids have killed up to 45 militants and their family members in hideouts in the northwestern Khyber region on the Afghan border, security officials said on Wednesday. Full Story Top Obama declares an end to Iraq combat mission Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:55 pm PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama formally declared an end to America's seven-year combat mission in Iraq, saying it was time to turn the page on a war which has cost thousands of Iraqi and US lives. Full Story Top US readies bold bid for Mideast peace Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:07 pm PDT AFP - The Obama administration geared up for a bold bid to relaunch direct Palestinian-Israeli peace talks and clinch a peace deal within a year as Middle East leaders gathered in Washington. Full Story Top

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