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Today's Top Stories: Israeli settlers to resume West Bank construction Officials say levee failing near Wis. park British aid worker kidnapped; push in Kandahar Witness describes 'hell' at NJ party shooting Ga. pastor: I'll fight like David battled Goliath Japan asks China to cover damage to patrol boats Calif measure shows state's conflicted link to pot PROMISES, PROMISES: Waiting for Abu Ghraib amends Computer attacks linked to wealthy group or nation Edwards' long TD helps Jets beat Dolphins 31-23 North Korea military appears to back Kim succession AIG, U.S. move closer to deal on bailout exit: sources Chavez wins parliament China: U.S. move on yuan bill "redundant" U.S. soldier faces murder charges from Afghan war Israeli settlement freeze ends with peace talks in doubt Democrats, Republicans duel over tax-cut vote Imam: NY Muslim center aims to prevent terror attack Israel settlement freeze ends, peace talks weaken China-Japan row shows no signs of easing Israeli settlers to resume West Bank construction Sun, 26 Sep 2010 11:40 pm PDT AP - Israeli settlers say they will slowly resume building new Jewish homes in West Bank settlements — just hours after a construction ban that helped jump-start Mideast peace talks expired. Full Story Top Officials say levee failing near Wis. park Sun, 26 Sep 2010 08:05 pm PDT AP - A levee along the Wisconsin River was failing Sunday, flooding the access road leading to a park area and cutting off any residents who did not heed daylong warnings to evacuate. Full Story Top British aid worker kidnapped; push in Kandahar Sun, 26 Sep 2010 11:06 pm PDT AP - British officials are in contact with the family of a British aid worker abducted in Afghanistan and are urgently trying to resolve the matter, they said Monday, as NATO forces stepped up pressure on insurgents in the Taliban heartland of Kandahar. Full Story Top Witness describes 'hell' at NJ party shooting Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:13 pm PDT AP - A Seton Hall University student who attended an off-campus house party at which five people were shot said the gunman stood on her back as she lay on the floor and didn't appear to be targeting anyone during the chaos she described as "hell." Full Story Top Ga. pastor: I'll fight like David battled Goliath Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:14 pm PDT AP - Casting himself as the Bible's ultimate underdog, Bishop Eddie Long went before thousands of faithful supporters at his megachurch Sunday and promised to fight accusations that he lured four young men into sexual relationships. Full Story Top Japan asks China to cover damage to patrol boats Sun, 26 Sep 2010 09:42 pm PDT AP - Japan asked China to pay for damage to Japanese patrol boats hit by a Chinese fishing vessel near disputed islands, as simmering tension between the two Asian neighbors showed no signs of easing Monday. Full Story Top Calif measure shows state's conflicted link to pot Sun, 26 Sep 2010 08:37 pm PDT AP - California has a long history of defying conventional wisdom on the issue of marijuana, including its embrace of the drug in the 1960s and its landmark medical pot law 14 years ago. So it may not be all that surprising that a November ballot measure to legalize the drug has created some odd alliances and scenarios. Full Story Top PROMISES, PROMISES: Waiting for Abu Ghraib amends Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:15 pm PDT AP - Fending off demands that he resign over the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, then-Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told Congress in 2004 that he had found a legal way to compensate Iraqi detainees who suffered "grievous and brutal abuse and cruelty at the hands of a few members of the United States armed forces." Full Story Top Computer attacks linked to wealthy group or nation Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:17 pm PDT AP - A powerful computer code attacking industrial facilities around the world, but mainly in Iran, probably was created by experts working for a country or a well-funded private group, according to an analysis by a leading computer security company. Full Story Top Edwards' long TD helps Jets beat Dolphins 31-23 Sun, 26 Sep 2010 09:15 pm PDT AP - Braylon Edwards spent the first quarter on the sideline. Soon enough, he was dancing in the end zone for the New York Jets. Full Story Top North Korea military appears to back Kim succession Sun, 26 Sep 2010 09:27 pm PDT Reuters - North Korea's military has nominated the third son of ailing leader Kim Jong-il as a delegate to a rare meeting of the ruling party, a South Korean newspaper said, supporting reports he is his father's chosen successor. Full Story Top AIG, U.S. move closer to deal on bailout exit: sources Sun, 26 Sep 2010 04:34 pm PDT Reuters - American International Group Inc and the U.S. government are moving closer to a deal on how the Treasury Department would exit its investment in the bailed-out insurer, sources familiar with the situation said on Sunday. Full Story Top Chavez wins parliament Sun, 26 Sep 2010 11:55 pm PDT Reuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's ruling Socialist Party won a majority in parliament, but the opposition surpassed the crucial one third of seats, electoral authorities said on Monday. Full Story Top China: U.S. move on yuan bill "redundant" Sun, 26 Sep 2010 11:29 pm PDT Reuters - A U.S. congressional panel's approval of a bill on China's currency is "redundant," China's vice commerce minister said on Monday, the latest salvo from China in the face of U.S. pressure on its currency policy. Full Story Top U.S. soldier faces murder charges from Afghan war Sun, 26 Sep 2010 09:35 pm PDT Reuters - The first of 12 U.S. soldiers charged with crimes in Afghanistan that range from killing civilians to keeping body parts as war trophies faces a military tribunal on Monday that will decide whether his case proceeds to court-martial. Full Story Top Israeli settlement freeze ends with peace talks in doubt Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:25 pm PDT Reuters - Israel allowed its halt in construction in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank to expire Monday, defying a U.S. call to extend the moratorium and risking a Palestinian withdrawal from peace talks. Full Story Top Democrats, Republicans duel over tax-cut vote Sun, 26 Sep 2010 11:34 am PDT Reuters - Top Republican and Democratic officials skirmished on Sunday over the timing of a vote on extending tax cuts, seeking an edge ahead of November congressional elections likely to be dominated by job anxiety. Full Story Top Imam: NY Muslim center aims to prevent terror attack Sun, 26 Sep 2010 04:35 pm PDT Reuters - The imam behind the controversial plan to build a Muslim culture center near the site of New York's September 11 attack said on Sunday the project is meant to prevent a similar attack. Full Story Top Israel settlement freeze ends, peace talks weaken Sun, 26 Sep 2010 07:12 pm PDT AFP - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fended off intense international pressure, allowing a settlement freeze to expire at midnight, but urged Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas not to abandon peace talks in protest. Full Story Top China-Japan row shows no signs of easing Sun, 26 Sep 2010 11:22 pm PDT AFP - A China-Japan row showed no sign of easing Monday as Tokyo said Beijing should pay for damage to its coastguard boats from the collisions that sparked their dispute almost three weeks ago. Full Story Top

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