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Today's Top Stories: Bernanke testifying to crisis inquiry panel Obama cautiously hopeful as Mideast talks begin Police kill gunman who held 3 at Discovery Channel Island evacuations start as Earl nears East Coast US forces still in fight at end of combat mission Is the tea party becoming the new Grand Old Party? John Walker Lindh seeks Ind. prison prayer ruling Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation Dead suspect may be linked to 4 slayings in Calif. Roddick upset by Tipsarevic in 2nd round of Open Obama brings Mideast leaders together for peace push GM roadshow to begin after elections: sources Police end hostage drama at Discovery Channel Stronger Hurricane Earl nears East Coast China digs for ways to stymie BHP's Potash Corp bid Judge rules against U.S. government on oil drilling Obama: Time to turn the page in Iraq Apple TV takes aim at Web-connected living room Netanyahu sparks 'cautious hope' at peace talks US charges Pakistan Taliban chief over CIA killings Bernanke testifying to crisis inquiry panel Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:39 pm PDT AP - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is set to appear before a panel investigating the financial crisis to give his take on the meltdown and his views on potential systemwide risks posed by large financial institutions. Full Story Top Obama cautiously hopeful as Mideast talks begin Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:39 pm PDT AP - Under the shadow of fresh violence, President Barack Obama solemnly convened the first direct Israeli-Palestinian talks in two years Wednesday, challenging Mideast leaders to seize a fleeting opportunity to deliver peace to a region haunted by decades of hostility. Full Story Top Police kill gunman who held 3 at Discovery Channel Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:39 pm PDT AP - A man who railed against the Discovery Channel's environmental programming for years burst into the company's headquarters with at least one explosive device strapped to his body Wednesday and took three people hostage at gunpoint before police shot him to death, officials said. Full Story Top Island evacuations start as Earl nears East Coast Wed, 1 Sep 2010 11:06 pm PDT AP - Hurricane Earl steamed toward the Eastern Seaboard early Thursday as communities from North Carolina to New England kept a close eye on the forecast, worried that even a slight shift in the storm's predicted offshore track could put millions of people in the most densely populated part of the country in harm's way. Full Story Top US forces still in fight at end of combat mission Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:42 pm PDT AP - Even as President Barack Obama was announcing the end of combat in Iraq, American soldiers were sealing off a northern village early Wednesday as their Iraqi partners raided houses and arrested dozens of suspected insurgents. Full Story Top Is the tea party becoming the new Grand Old Party? Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:42 pm PDT AP - Is the tea party the new Republican Party? The grass-roots network of fed-up conservative-libertarian voters displayed its power in its biggest triumph of the election year: the toppling of Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska's GOP primary. Political novice Joe Miller is the fifth tea party insurgent to win a GOP Senate nominating contest, an upset that few, if any, saw coming. Full Story Top John Walker Lindh seeks Ind. prison prayer ruling Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:42 pm PDT AP - American-born Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh and another Muslim inmate have asked a judge to order a federal prison to allow them and other Muslims in their highly restricted cell block to pray as a group, in accordance with their beliefs. Full Story Top Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:47 pm PDT AP - Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug. Full Story Top Dead suspect may be linked to 4 slayings in Calif. Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:43 pm PDT AP - A murder suspect who led officers on a high-speed chase with his dead girlfriend in the passenger seat is a central figure in the investigation of at least four killings, authorities said Wednesday. Full Story Top Roddick upset by Tipsarevic in 2nd round of Open Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:32 pm PDT AP - Andy Roddick found it infuriating that a lineswoman who called him for a foot fault was wrong about which of his shoes touched the line. Full Story Top Obama brings Mideast leaders together for peace push Wed, 1 Sep 2010 06:25 pm PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Wednesday not to let the chance for peace slip away, bringing them together for ceremonial handshakes at the White House on the eve of relaunching direct talks. Full Story Top GM roadshow to begin after elections: sources Wed, 1 Sep 2010 07:16 pm PDT Reuters - Automaker General Motors Co plans to begin courting investors for its initial public offering immediately after the November 2 U.S. midterm congressional elections, two sources familiar with the plans said on Wednesday. Full Story Top Police end hostage drama at Discovery Channel Wed, 1 Sep 2010 04:31 pm PDT Reuters - Police shot and killed a man who took three people hostage, waving a gun and apparently fitted out with explosives, in the headquarters of the Discovery Channel near Washington Wednesday. Full Story Top Stronger Hurricane Earl nears East Coast Wed, 1 Sep 2010 05:52 pm PDT Reuters - Hurricane Earl strengthened on Wednesday, churning up dangerous swells, forcing evacuations on some of North Carolina's barrier islands and prompting storm alerts along much of the U.S. East Coast. Full Story Top China digs for ways to stymie BHP's Potash Corp bid Wed, 1 Sep 2010 09:19 pm PDT Reuters - China is stepping up attempts to hamper BHP Billiton's $39 billion hostile offer for Potash Corp, amid worries about future supplies of fertilizer it needs to rapidly boost food production. Full Story Top Judge rules against U.S. government on oil drilling Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:50 pm PDT Reuters - A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the U.S. government's request to dismiss an industry lawsuit challenging its deepwater oil and gas drilling moratorium, dealing another blow to the Obama administration. Full Story Top Obama: Time to turn the page in Iraq Wed, 1 Sep 2010 04:27 am 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 Apple TV takes aim at Web-connected living room Wed, 1 Sep 2010 05:28 pm PDT Reuters - Apple Inc unveiled a smaller, cheaper version of its Web-to-TV device on Wednesday, stepping up a battle with Google Inc and Microsoft Corp for control of the digital living room. Full Story Top Netanyahu sparks 'cautious hope' at peace talks Wed, 1 Sep 2010 06:52 pm PDT AFP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to forge a "historic" peace with the Palestinians Wednesday, injecting cautious hope into US President Barack Obama's long-odds Middle East talks. Full Story Top US charges Pakistan Taliban chief over CIA killings Wed, 1 Sep 2010 11:27 pm PDT AFP - The United States slapped Pakistani Taliban chief, Hakimullah Mehsud, with terrorism charges for his alleged role in the murder of seven Americans at a CIA base in Afghanistan. Full Story Top

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