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The Republican presidential candidate says he favors keeping all of the Bush-era tax cuts and then adding some more. To pay for these cuts, he would reduce or eliminate some of the tax deductions that many Americans have come to rely on. Economists support that plan, but Mitt Romney must win over Americans who benefit from them.

Sixteen members of an Ohio Amish sect are set to go on trial in federal court Monday, in Cleveland. The defendants are accused of violating U.S. hate crime laws by cutting the hair and beards of detractors. One of the accused says the police are interfering with the private affairs of his church.

A doctors group has revised its recommendation after concluding that circumcision helps protect the health of baby boys. Circumcised males are far less likely to get infected with a long list of sexually transmitted diseases, they say. But critics of the procedure are still not convinced.

Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it churns through the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. While its exact track is still uncertain, parts of Florida are being hit by the storms outer bands. Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana are preparing as well.

WNYT's Paul Caiano delivers his morning forecast.

The East-leading Yankees picked up a series win in Cleveland with a 4-2 victory over the stumbling Indians. New York's Curtis Granderson hit his 33rd…

The Caregiver Canines program visits the elderly and those with Alzheimer's disease.

ANALYSIS: The last surviving purpose of the convention is to reach a vast audience and make an impression. Perhaps the special circumstances of this week will give the Republican presidential contender a unique way to do that.

Happy retirement wishes to Ron Akana. After flying over the Pacific Ocean about 10,000 times, he made his final trip as a United Airlines flight attendant on a flight from Denver to Honolulu Sunday.

The developer/reality TV star/sort-of politician still insists that what he calls the "issue" of where the president was born is a serious subject.