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News - Latest News & Headlines: Republicans put off vote on debt limit Economy growing at slowest pace since recession Delaware man executed for woman's 1992 ax slaying Army: AWOL soldier admits to Fort Hood attack plan Bachmann says she, not husband, running for office Polygamist leader represents himself; says nothing NYPD pioneers new dirty bomb detection system J&J cuts maximum Tylenol dose to prevent overdoses 16 killed in Ukraine mine blast Ochocinco, Haynesworth to Pats; Bush, Kolb traded Republicans race to revive debt plan Moody's places Spain on negative review Libyan rebels say military chief killed Exxon profit up 41 percent, misses Street Police say arrest of soldier foiled "terror plot" BSkyB spends $1.6 billion to calm hacked off investors S&P: Deficit cuts of $4 trillion a good start Strauss-Kahn maid makes appeal as civil suit looms Bush explains slow reaction to September 11 attacks EADS sees higher profit in 2012 as Airbus shines Two Fed officials see growth but divided on stimulus Screening has little impact on breast cancer deaths: study Former Yankees pitcher Irabu dead in apparent suicide Libyan rebels say their military chief shot dead Vote delayed on debt bill as default date looms Republicans put off vote on debt limit Thu,28 Jul 2011 08:52 PM PDT AP - An intensive endgame at hand, Republican leaders abruptly postponed a vote Thursday night on legislation to avert a threatened government default and slice federal spending by nearly $1 trillion. Full Story Top Economy growing at slowest pace since recession Thu,28 Jul 2011 09:33 PM PDT AP - The economy likely grew in the first half of the year at the slowest pace since the recession ended, and the second half isn't looking much better. Full Story Top Delaware man executed for woman's 1992 ax slaying Thu,28 Jul 2011 11:27 PM PDT AP - A man convicted of killing a woman with an ax during a burglary nearly two decades ago was executed early Friday morning, Delaware's first execution since 2005. Full Story Top Army: AWOL soldier admits to Fort Hood attack plan Thu,28 Jul 2011 12:43 PM PDT AP - An AWOL soldier who had weapons stashed in a motel room near Fort Hood admitted planning an attack on the Texas post, where 13 people died in 2009 in the worst mass shooting ever on a U.S. military installation, the Army said in an alert issued Thursday. Full Story Top Bachmann says she, not husband, running for office Thu,28 Jul 2011 02:51 PM PDT AP - Rep. Michele Bachmann steadfastly refused Thursday to answer questions about her family's business and finances, saying that she — not her husband — was the one seeking the White House. Full Story Top Polygamist leader represents himself; says nothing Thu,28 Jul 2011 06:27 PM PDT AP - A Texas prosecutor told jurors Thursday he would present an audio recording of Warren Jeffs raping a 12-year-old girl and DNA evidence showing he also impregnated a 15-year-old, providing the first hint of the state's case against the polygamist sect leader. Full Story Top NYPD pioneers new dirty bomb detection system Thu,28 Jul 2011 04:48 PM PDT AP - The New York Police Department is testing ground-breaking counterterror technology expected to dramatically increase its ability to detect and thwart a potential radiation attack, officials said Thursday. Full Story Top J&J cuts maximum Tylenol dose to prevent overdoses Thu,28 Jul 2011 12:59 PM PDT AP - Johnson & Johnson said Thursday that it's reducing the maximum daily dose of its Extra Strength Tylenol pain reliever to lower risk of accidental overdose from acetaminophen, its active ingredient and the top cause of liver failure. Full Story Top 16 killed in Ukraine mine blast Thu,28 Jul 2011 09:55 PM PDT AP - A powerful explosion rocked a mine in eastern Ukraine early Friday, killing 16 workers, emergency officials said. Full Story Top Ochocinco, Haynesworth to Pats; Bush, Kolb traded Thu,28 Jul 2011 11:00 PM PDT AP - where he'll be joined by New England's other big pickup Thursday: Chad Ochocinco. Full Story Top Republicans race to revive debt plan Thu,28 Jul 2011 11:47 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican leaders will scramble to rescue their budget deficit-cutting plan on Friday after conservatives mounted a rebellion that heaped uncertainty on efforts to avert a catastrophic debt default. Full Story Top Moody's places Spain on negative review Thu,28 Jul 2011 11:23 PM PDT Reuters - MADRID (Reuters) - Rating agency Moody's Friday placed Spain on review for a possible downgrade, citing weak growth and funding pressures, hitting the euro on concerns a Greek rescue package has not laid contagion fears to rest. Full Story Top Libyan rebels say military chief killed Thu,28 Jul 2011 06:29 PM PDT Reuters - NALUT/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libya's rebels say their military chief was shot dead in an incident that remains shrouded in mystery and may point to deep divisions within the movement trying to oust Muammar Gaddafi. Full Story Top Exxon profit up 41 percent, misses Street Thu,28 Jul 2011 01:08 PM PDT Reuters - HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp reported a higher quarterly profit that missed Wall Street estimates as maintenance slowed its international refining and production, and its shares closed down 2 percent. Full Story Top Police say arrest of soldier foiled "terror plot" Thu,28 Jul 2011 04:45 PM PDT Reuters - KILLEEN, Texas (Reuters) - An Army soldier arrested with suspected bomb-making materials near Fort Hood, Texas, was hatching a "terror plot" to attack military personnel, police said on Thursday. Full Story Top BSkyB spends $1.6 billion to calm hacked off investors Thu,28 Jul 2011 11:22 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - BSkyB will spend 1 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) to placate investors who lost out after News Corp bowed to public fury over a hacking scandal and dropped a bid to take full control of the satellite broadcaster. Full Story Top S&P: Deficit cuts of $4 trillion a good start Thu,28 Jul 2011 02:59 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cutting the U.S. deficit by some $4 trillion over 10 years would be a good start, but more savings would be needed over time to bring the country's finances under control, ratings agency Standard & Poor's said on Thursday. Full Story Top Strauss-Kahn maid makes appeal as civil suit looms Thu,28 Jul 2011 11:53 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The hotel maid who accused ex-IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexually assaulting her made an emotional public appeal on Thursday for people to believe her story as her lawyer threatened a civil lawsuit. Full Story Top Bush explains slow reaction to September 11 attacks Thu,28 Jul 2011 04:28 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former President George W. Bush says his apparent lack of reaction to the first news of the September 11 2001 attacks was a conscious decision to project an aura of calm in a crisis. Full Story Top EADS sees higher profit in 2012 as Airbus shines Thu,28 Jul 2011 11:49 PM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - European aerospace and defense group EADS forecast a significant improvement in operating profit next year after stable earnings this year as a pickup in demand leads to a surge in orders for Airbus planes. Full Story Top Two Fed officials see growth but divided on stimulus Thu,28 Jul 2011 01:39 PM PDT Reuters - SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Two top Federal Reserve officials diverged on the possible need for further stimulus on Thursday, even as they both forecast a pick-up in growth this year. Full Story Top Screening has little impact on breast cancer deaths: study Thu,28 Jul 2011 04:03 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Falling breast cancer death rates have little to do with breast screening but are down to better treatment and health systems, scientists said on Friday, in a study likely to fuel a long-running row over the merits of mammograms. Full Story Top Former Yankees pitcher Irabu dead in apparent suicide Thu,28 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former Major League Baseball pitcher Hideki Irabu, who started for the New York Yankees for three seasons in the late 1990s, was found dead at his Los Angeles-area home in an apparent suicide, the coroner's office said on Thursday. Full Story Top Libyan rebels say their military chief shot dead Thu,28 Jul 2011 03:38 PM PDT Reuters - BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - The head of the Libyan rebels' military campaign against Muammar Gaddafi was shot dead by assailants on Thursday, the top rebel leader said. Full Story Top Vote delayed on debt bill as default date looms Thu,28 Jul 2011 04:19 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican plan to cut the budget deficit stumbled toward a vote in Congress on Thursday and its expected demise could force a compromise to avert an imminent and unprecedented debt default by the world's largest economy. 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