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Yahoo! News: Most Viewed: Fla. pastor, imam at odds over Quran-burning deal (AP)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:27:20 -0500

AP - Two religious leaders are at odds about whether a deal was struck to stop a Quran-burning at a tiny church in exchange for moving the location of a mosque planned near ground zero, with the church's pastor leaving the door open to still go through with his plan.

Yahoo! News: Most Viewed: Wash. executes man convicted of woman's murder (AP)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:09:44 -0500

AP - Convicted killer Cal Coburn Brown was executed early Friday by lethal injection for the rape, torture and murder of a Seattle-area woman, in Washington state's first use of capital punishment in nine years.

Yahoo! News: Most Viewed: US court lifts ban on state-funding for stem cell research (AFP)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:54:50 -0500

AFP - A US appeals court suspended Thursday a ban on state-funding for embryonic stem cell research pending a full appeal of the case, in a major boost to President Barack Obama's administration.

Yahoo! News: Most Viewed: Moms of US hikers held in Iran get some good news (AP)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:42:38 -0500

AP - Three U.S. mothers who have pleaded with Iranian authorities for more than a year to free their sons and daughter from a Tehran prison finally received a piece of the news they've been longing for.

Yahoo! News: Most Viewed: Report: US must deal with domestic radical problem (AP)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:41:40 -0500

AP - The U.S. was slow to take seriously the threat posed by homegrown radicals and the government has failed to put systems in place to deal with the growing phenomenon, according to a new report compiled by the former heads of the Sept. 11 Commission.

Yahoo! News: Most Viewed: Pastor puts Koran-burning on hold, eyes NY mosque deal (AFP)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:26:08 -0500

AFP - A Florida pastor has put on hold plans to burn hundreds of Korans and says he will cancel the provocative event if a controversial mosque project near Ground Zero in New York is relocated.

Yahoo! News: Most Viewed: Sen. Scott Brown showing a more moderate face (AP)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:24:28 -0500

AP - Sen. Scott Brown, once celebrated by tea partiers, has pulled the political equivalent of knocking over the china: He's displayed a moderate streak.

Yahoo! News: Most Viewed: Nokia replaces CEO with Microsoft exec (AP)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:22:02 -0500

AP - Nokia Corp. will replace CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo with Stephen Elop from Microsoft on Sept. 21, the world's largest handset maker said Friday, as it struggles to keep pace with smaller and more innovative rivals, particularly in the smartphone market.

Yahoo! News: Most Viewed: 1 dead, 53 homes destroyed in California fire (AP)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:19:52 -0500

AP - A massive explosion on Thursday sent flames roaring through a neighborhood in the hills south of San Francisco, destroying more than 50 homes and leaving at least one person dead.

Yahoo! News: Most Viewed: 2 shot dead at Kraft cookie plant in Pa., 1 hurt (AP)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:48:04 -0500

AP - A woman who had just been suspended from her job and escorted from a Kraft Foods Inc. facility returned with a handgun and opened fire Thursday, killing two people and critically injuring a third before being taken into custody about an hour later, police said.