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document.write('<p class="rss_title"><a class="rss_title" href="http://hosted.ap.org/">AP Top Political News At 8:31 p.m. EDT</a><br /><span class="rss_item">AP Top Political News At 8:31 p.m. EDT</span></p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GULF_OIL_SPILL_WHAT_NOW?SITE=CAACS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT"  target="feed">What now for Gulf? Fire complicates drill debate</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><div class=\"hnews hentry item\"> By <span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn\">MATTHEW DALY         </span></span> <span class=\"updated\" title=\"2010-09-03T23:26:52Z\">2010-09-03T23:26:52Z</span> <div class=\"entry-content\">WASHINGTON     (AP) -- What now for the Gulf? News of another oil rig fire in the Gulf of Mexico, so soon after the BP oil spill, has set off a wave of anxiety along the Gulf Coast and prompted calls for the government to extend its six-month ban on deepwater drilling....</div> </div>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_US_MIDEAST_TALKS?SITE=CAACS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT"  target="feed">Clinton: Time is now for Mideast peace</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><div class=\"hnews hentry item\"> By <span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn\">MATTHEW LEE         </span></span> <span class=\"updated\" title=\"2010-09-03T23:07:42Z\">2010-09-03T23:07:42Z</span> <div class=\"entry-content\">WASHINGTON     (AP) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to inject urgency into Israeli-Palestinian peace talks Friday, warning the negotiations may be \"the last chance for a very long time\" to reach an agreement....</div> </div>');
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document.write('<br /><div class=\"hnews hentry item\"> By <span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn\">ANNE GEARAN         </span></span> <span class=\"updated\" title=\"2010-09-03T15:07:30Z\">2010-09-03T15:07:30Z</span> <div class=\"entry-content\">COMBAT OUTPOST SENJERAY, Afghanistan     (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he saw and heard evidence that the U.S. counterinsurgency strategy is taking hold in critical Kandahar province....</div> </div>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GULF_OIL_SPILL_SAFETY_RULE?SITE=CAACS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT"  target="feed">AP Exclusive: Mariner opposed federal safety rule</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><div class=\"hnews hentry item\"> By <span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn\">FREDERIC J. FROMMER         </span></span> <span class=\"updated\" title=\"2010-09-03T19:33:34Z\">2010-09-03T19:33:34Z</span> <div class=\"entry-content\">WASHINGTON     (AP) -- The company whose Gulf of Mexico oil platform erupted in flames this week cited the industry\'s \"excellent safety record\" when it opposed a proposed federal rule last year that would require offshore oil and gas operators to have safety systems aimed at reducing workers\' mistakes....</div> </div>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MIDEAST_TALKS_QA?SITE=CAACS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT"  target="feed">Fast-track Mideast peace talks face big obstacles</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><div class=\"hnews hentry item\"> By <span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn\">ROBERT BURNS         </span></span> <span class=\"updated\" title=\"2010-09-03T18:04:19Z\">2010-09-03T18:04:19Z</span> <div class=\"entry-content\">WASHINGTON     (AP) -- Israel and the Palestinians have set a goal of reaching a final peace settlement within one year, a highly ambitious aim given past failures and future obstacles....</div> </div>');
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