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Good Morning Omss, WED 08 Sep 2010    BP shifts U.S. oil spill blame onto contractors Obama pitches road spending, tax incentives in Ohio U.S. religious leaders condemn "anti-Muslim" frenzy Special Report: The Tea Party goes to school U.S. says not considering NATO Afghan troop request China-U.S. ties improving, Hu tells White House team Judge refuses to lift ban on government stem cell funds U.S. team to discuss North Korea in Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing Thai plane searched in L.A. after bomb threat Pressure mounts in U.S. against Koran-burning plan Clinton condems Koran burning plan US officials meet Chinese President New Zealand quake emergency remains BP shifts U.S. oil spill blame onto contractors September 08, 2010 08:51 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - BP shifted much of the blame for a rig blast that led to the United States' worst-ever oil spill onto its contractors Transocean and Halliburton. Full Article Obama pitches road spending, tax incentives in Ohio September 08, 2010 09:23 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will push billions of dollars in new business tax incentives and spending on big construction projects on Wednesday, as he tries to convince a balky Congress to pass measures intended to spur the economy and create jobs. Full Article U.S. religious leaders condemn "anti-Muslim" frenzy September 08, 2010 09:26 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. religious leaders on Tuesday condemned an "anti-Muslim frenzy" in the United States, including plans by a Florida church to burn a Koran on September 11, an act a top general said could endanger American troops abroad. Full Article Special Report: The Tea Party goes to school September 08, 2010 08:46 AM ET HANNIBAL, Missouri (Reuters) - Some Tea Partiers admit mistakes were made. Others are quick to describe the movement's recent efforts in the political arena as not quite ready for prime time. Full Article U.S. says not considering NATO Afghan troop request September 07, 2010 09:32 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States does not plan to contribute to a NATO request for 2,000 troops for the Afghan war, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, even as the head of the alliance held out the possibility of U.S. participation. Full Article China-U.S. ties improving, Hu tells White House team September 08, 2010 07:28 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United States said on Wednesday that their sometimes rocky relationship is sounder after talks in Beijing, with both putting an optimistic face on ties that have been jolted by economic and security tensions. Full Article Judge refuses to lift ban on government stem cell funds September 08, 2010 07:42 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge refused on Tuesday to lift a ban on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research despite Obama administration warnings it would set back key research and cost more than a thousand jobs. Full Article U.S. team to discuss North Korea in Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing September 08, 2010 12:34 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. government team will travel to Seoul, Tokyo and Beijing next week to discuss North Korea but has no plans to visit the poor, isolated state or meet its officials, the State Department said Tuesday. Full Article Thai plane searched in L.A. after bomb threat September 08, 2010 04:06 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Investigators found no evidence of a bomb aboard a Thai Airways flight on Tuesday after a written threat was discovered in a lavatory shortly before its arrival in Los Angeles, officials said. Full Article Pressure mounts in U.S. against Koran-burning plan September 08, 2010 06:41 AM ET MIAMI (Reuters) - Civil and military leaders stepped up calls on Tuesday for an obscure U.S. pastor to drop his plans to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, as fears grew it would fan religious hatred. Full Article

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