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Economists say shaky economy may last for a while
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A growing number of economists believe the country is on the brink of - or already in - its first recession since 2001 and that it will be longer lasting....
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Europe governments scramble to protect deposits
LONDON (AP) -- European governments struggled to find a coordinated approach to the crisis sweeping financial markets, as Denmark became the latest country to guarantee bank deposits, putting more pressure on Britain and other countries to follow....
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Lawmaker's home bombed in Pakistan; 15 dead
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- A suicide bomber attacked a lawmaker's house in eastern Pakistan Monday, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 50, officials and a witness said....
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Taliban, Afghan officials met in Saudi Arabia
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Taliban representatives met with Afghan government officials last month in Saudi Arabia, a former high-level Taliban ambassador said Monday, but he denied the meeting could be construed as peace talks....
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Local News
Monday is Pa. voter registration deadline
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Monday is the deadline for Pennsylvanians to register to vote in the Nov. 4 election....
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Western Pa. diocese to announce church closings
GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A western Pennsylvania diocese is expected to announce several church closings at a news conference....
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Pa. man in court for having gun at Obama rally
INDUSTRY, Pa. (AP) -- A western Pennsylvania man who says he wore a gun and carried a Bible outside a Barack Obama rally to prove a point in August will have his day in court....
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2 boys killed in Pittsburgh fire; mother burned
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Two young brothers are dead after they were trapped in a bedroom during an overnight fire in Pittsburgh....
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Philly tour guides challenge licensing requirement
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Philadelphia tour guides will be in court to challenge a city testing and licensing requirement that they say violates their free speech rights....
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Murder retrial for Pa. man serving life terms
UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- A murder trial is set to begin for a western Pennsylvania man who successfully appealed his guilty pleas to killing his common-law wife and her mother in 1984....
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Philly won't make Oct. goal to install 250 cameras
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Philadelphia officials say they won't reach their goal of installing 250 anti-crime surveillance cameras in the city by the end of October....
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Pa. woman, 72, loses $16K in sweepstakes scam
STAHLSTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- State police say a 72-year-old western Pennsylvania woman has lost more than $16,000 in a scam in which she was told she won a $1 million Publisher's Clearinghouse sweepstakes....
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Older voters key bloc in swing states
GLEN MILLS, Pa. (AP) -- Like any good political operative, 80-year-old Frank Elwood checked a "street list" that broke down the party registration for members of his retirement complex, and found that Republicans outnumbered Democrats and independents 2-to-1....
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