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Two of President Barack Obama?s public appearances Friday provided a study in his starkly?contrasting attitudes toward two very different constituencies: the scientific community and the United States military. First, the president?fulfilled his campaign promise to pull U.S. forces from Iraq by announcing the withdrawal of all troops by the end of 2011. His subdued briefing [...]

VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (AP) ? AmeriGas will buy the propane operations of Energy Transfer Partners for about $2.9 billion, the company said Monday. The Valley Forge, Pa. propane retailer is paying $1.5 billion in cash and about $1.3 billion in AmeriGas common stock. It also will assume $71 million in Energy Transfer’s debt. Energy Transfer [...]

BUCHAREST (Reuters) ? A Romanian mayor has begun a hunger strike to protest against cuts in heating subsidies imposed under a government austerity drive, reawakening memories of the harsh final years of communism. Mayor Florin Cazacu said 10,000 residents in the central Romanian town of Brad were braving low temperatures at home because his town [...]

Charlie Sheen is back to bashing his old show, “Two and a Half Men.” By Ree Hines Sometime after Charlie Sheen’s memorable “Two and a Half Men” meltdown, the actor seemed to have a change of heart about his old show. Gone were rants about the show’s creator, Chuck Lorre,?and Sheen’s frequent predictions of gloom [...]

WASHINGTON ? The Republican-run House has passed a bill that critics say would emasculate protections for the air, workplace safety, children’s toys and many other concerns. Friday’s 253-167 vote sends the bill to the Democratic Senate, which is unlikely to act on it. Republicans insist the legislation would simply let the government seek lower-cost regulations. [...]