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Today's Top Stories: Abbas says settlements block Mideast peace deal Chavez fights to keep control in legislative vote Bomb scare diverts plane; may have been a hoax 5 shot at party near Seton Hall in NJ; 1 killed Flood fight continues in parts of Minn., Wis. 8 shot, 3 stabbed, 1 dead at east LA house party AP Poll: Many think health overhaul should do more BP fund czar promises bigger, faster claims O'Donnell is first political target of SNL season Bama rallies to beat Arkansas, UCLA bounces Texas Chavez set to retain parliament in Venezuelan vote China repeats apology demand after Japan frees fisherman Regulators seize 3 corporate credit unions, to sell assets Republican econ proposals "disastrous" says Obama Britain's Labour elects Ed Miliband in cliffhanger U.S. seeks settlements compromise to save peace talks Games chief says all countries will take part Basque guerrillas say ready to prove truce real US races deadline as Mideast talks flounder Japan PM snubs China apology demand in island row Abbas says settlements block Mideast peace deal Sat, 25 Sep 2010 10:06 pm PDT AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday there will be no peace deal with Israel unless the Jewish state stops settlement construction in areas the Palestinians claim for their future state. Full Story Top Chavez fights to keep control in legislative vote Sat, 25 Sep 2010 10:07 pm PDT AP - Going into Sunday's legislative elections, President Hugo Chavez pitched his candidates like a salesman, promising Venezuelans he will give them low-interest credit cards and discounted appliances from washing machines to TV sets. Full Story Top Bomb scare diverts plane; may have been a hoax Sat, 25 Sep 2010 10:08 pm PDT AP - Canadian police are investigating whether a phoned-in hoax caused a Pakistani jet to be diverted to Stockholm for several hours Saturday for fear that one of its passengers was carrying explosives. Full Story Top 5 shot at party near Seton Hall in NJ; 1 killed Sat, 25 Sep 2010 10:08 pm PDT AP - A man who was denied access to a private party at an apartment near Seton Hall University left and returned with a handgun, then fatally shot a student and wounded four people, sending screaming partygoers rushing out the door and climbing out windows. Full Story Top Flood fight continues in parts of Minn., Wis. Sat, 25 Sep 2010 10:08 pm PDT AP - With 240 guests expected, Luke Fischer and Rachel Smith weren't about to let the widespread flooding in southern Minnesota get in the way of their wedding Saturday. Full Story Top 8 shot, 3 stabbed, 1 dead at east LA house party Sat, 25 Sep 2010 11:03 pm PDT AP - Eight people were shot — one fatally — and another three stabbed Saturday after a fight broke out at a birthday party, authorities said. Full Story Top AP Poll: Many think health overhaul should do more Sat, 25 Sep 2010 10:08 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama's health care overhaul has divided the nation, and Republicans believe their call for repeal will help them win elections in November. But the picture's not that clear cut. Full Story Top BP fund czar promises bigger, faster claims Sat, 25 Sep 2010 10:08 pm PDT AP - Victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill should start getting bigger payments faster, the administrator of the fund set up to help them said Saturday. Full Story Top O'Donnell is first political target of SNL season Sat, 25 Sep 2010 10:27 pm PDT AP - With the new season of "Saturday Night Live" comes a fresh batch of political satire — and Delaware Senate hopeful Christine O'Donnell is the first target. Full Story Top Bama rallies to beat Arkansas, UCLA bounces Texas Sat, 25 Sep 2010 10:50 pm PDT AP - The two teams that played for the national championship last season trailed by 10 at halftime Saturday. Full Story Top Chavez set to retain parliament in Venezuelan vote Sat, 25 Sep 2010 10:29 pm PDT Reuters - Venezuelans vote in a parliamentary election on Sunday with President Hugo Chavez expected to keep control of the National Assembly in a poll testing his support ahead of a presidential ballot in 2012. Full Story Top China repeats apology demand after Japan frees fisherman Sat, 25 Sep 2010 07:57 pm PDT Reuters - China pushed its demand for an apology from Japan for detaining a Chinese fishing trawler captain, showing no sign of an end to the row after Japan released the captain and said no apology was necessary. Full Story Top Regulators seize 3 corporate credit unions, to sell assets Fri, 24 Sep 2010 04:03 pm PDT Reuters - U.S. regulators seized three corporate credit unions on Friday and will repackage about $50 billion in troubled assets from these and previous seizures to sell on the open market. Full Story Top Republican econ proposals "disastrous" says Obama Sat, 25 Sep 2010 08:05 pm PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama hammered Republicans on Saturday over their newly unveiled campaign agenda, calling the opposition party's economic ideas "an echo of a disastrous decade we can't afford to relive." Full Story Top Britain's Labour elects Ed Miliband in cliffhanger Sat, 25 Sep 2010 02:13 pm PDT Reuters - Former cabinet minister Ed Miliband pipped his brother to win the leadership of Britain's opposition Labour Party on Saturday thanks to union backing and could take the party down a more left-wing path. Full Story Top U.S. seeks settlements compromise to save peace talks Sat, 25 Sep 2010 02:27 pm PDT Reuters - American, Israeli and Palestinian officials were engaged in "intensive" efforts on Saturday to find a compromise on a settlement moratorium whose impending expiration could doom nascent peace talks, officials said. Full Story Top Games chief says all countries will take part Sat, 25 Sep 2010 08:26 am PDT Reuters - The Commonwealth Games Federation chief said on Saturday there was a lot of work to be done amid security concerns before India's showcase event opens on October 3, but that all countries were expected to take part. Full Story Top Basque guerrillas say ready to prove truce real Sat, 25 Sep 2010 01:01 pm PDT Reuters - Basque separatists ETA said on Saturday they were prepared to make "permanent and verifiable" a truce called earlier this month, even though the gesture was dismissed at the time by the Spanish government. Full Story Top US races deadline as Mideast talks flounder Sat, 25 Sep 2010 07:59 pm PDT AFP - The United States launched a frantic bid to avert the collapse of Middle East talks ahead of a deadline Sunday, but Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said Israel must choose between settlements and peace. Full Story Top Japan PM snubs China apology demand in island row Sat, 25 Sep 2010 09:55 pm PDT AFP - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Sunday rejected China's call for an apology and compensation for the detention of a Chinese trawlerman, Jiji Press and Kyodo News reported. Full Story Top

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