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A wall mural depicting Gaddafi government propaganda is pocked with bullet holes after Libyan rebel fighters pushed pro-Gaddafi soldiers out of the center of the strategic coastal city of Zawiyah

Gunshots Heard in Tripoli After Daybreak

Explosions and gunfire rang out in Tripoli after dawn as opponents of Muammar Gaddafi rose up in the capital, declaring a final push to topple the Libyan leader after a six-month war reached the city's outskirts.
Rick Perry

Rick Perry Perryisms: 10 Things RP Might Say If Elected President

Republican presidential candidate and Texas governor Rick Perry has shown a flair for putting his foot in his mouth -- or someone else's mouth. He suggested Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is treasonous. He once suggested the BP oil spill might have been an act of God instead of corporate errors. Here's 10 things Perry might say if elected President.
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U.S. President Obama waves alongside his bus in Cannon Falls

Obama to Unveil Economic Plan in September Speech

The White House on Wednesday said President Barack Obama would unveil fresh ideas to jump-start the economy and cut deficits, but details offered so far appeared to be a compilation of old proposals.
Rick Perry

White House Denounces Perry as Republicans Target Fed

The White House denounced Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry on Tuesday for his threatening remarks toward the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve that represented some of the most inflammatory rhetoric of the 2012 election campaign.
One-hundred Yuan notes are seen in this picture illustration in Beijing

China Paper Prods U.S. to Act on Debt Situation

As Biden arrives in Beijing, China warns the United States must shoulder its responsibilities and take steps to soothe China's concerns over the security of its U.S. government debt holdings.
U.S. President Obama waves alongside his bus in Cannon Falls

On Bus Tour, Obama Shifts Blame to Republicans

President Barack Obama sought on Tuesday to turn voter anger over the economy toward Republicans in the U.S. Congress as he courted rural Americans in a campaign-style bus tour through a key election state.
At Issue: 2012 U.S. Election

White House Rebukes Perry for Threatening Remarks About Fed

The White House denounced Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry on Tuesday for his threatening remarks about U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that represented some of the most inflammatory rhetoric of the 2012 election campaign.
Rick Perry

Perry Blasts Fed, Obama in Noisy Start to Race

Texas Governor Rick Perry has only been a presidential candidate since Saturday, but the Republican hopeful has already produced some of the most inflammatory rhetoric of the early 2012 campaign.
U.S. President Obama speaks during a town hall-style event in Decorah

Obama to Unveil Measures to Boost Rural Jobs

President Barack Obama will on Tuesday announce fresh steps to boost rural hiring on the second day of a bus tour through the heartland to explain his economic and job policies to anxious voters.

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