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• Obama promotes clean energy; GOP hits Dem spending Oct 02, 2021 10:20 PM
  
  • WASHINGTON - Wind, solar and other clean energy technologies produce jobs and are essential for the country's environment and economy, President Barack Obama said in promoting his administration's efforts.
  • The president used his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday, a month away from congressional elections, to charge Republicans with wanting to scrap incentives for such projects.
  • "With projects like this one and others across this country, we are staking our claim to continued leadership in the new global economy," Obama said.

  • Free speech cases top Supreme Court docket Oct 02, 2021 09:54 PM
    
    • WASHINGTON - First Amendment cases top the Supreme Court's docket as it begins a new term with a new justice and three women on the bench for the first time.
    • These cases worry free speech advocates, who fear the court could limit First Amendment freedoms.
    • Under Chief Justice John Roberts, marking his fifth anniversary on the court, and with the replacement of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor by Justice Samuel Alito, the court has been more sympathetic to arguments that blur the line between government and religion, as long as one religion is not favored over another.

    • Details emerge on no-tax California budget pact Oct 02, 2021 09:53 PM
      
      • SACRAMENTO, Calif. - After a record-long impasse, California legislators are set to vote this week on a no-new-taxes budget that relies on a combination of spending cuts and optimistic financial projections to close a $19 billion deficit.
      • Details of the agreement between Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders began emerging Saturday ahead of a vote by rank-and-file lawmakers planned for Thursday.
      • Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, said last week that the leaders turned to some "creative" bookkeeping after Republicans refused to raise taxes and Democrats rejected deeper budget cuts.

      • GOP's Whitman blames opponent for housekeeper flap Oct 02, 2021 09:49 PM
        
        • FRESNO, Calif. - GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman accused Democratic rival Jerry Brown on Saturday of orchestrating a scandal over her former illegal immigrant housekeeper, a charge that prompted Brown to fire back and say Whitman won't take responsibility and is not fit to be governor.
        • The issue dominated the candidates' second debate, held in one of the most economically distressed regions of the state, after a week that has upended Whitman's campaign.
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        • US to tell US citizens to be vigilant in Europe Oct 02, 2021 09:22 PM
          
          • WASHINGTON - The Obama administration will warn U.S. citizens to be vigilant as they travel in Europe, providing updated guidance prompted by al-Qaida threats, American and European officials told The Associated Press on Saturday.
          • The State Department will issue a "travel alert" for Europe on Sunday morning that advises Americans to stay vigilant on the continent because of threat information, senior U.S. officials told the AP.
          • European and U.S. officials have not identified any specific targets that terrorists might be considering, the official said.

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