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Thousands rally on anniversary of invasion of Iraq Mar 20 2010 10:37AM
Thousands are protesting in the nation's
capital on the seventh anniversary of the invasion of Iraq,
carrying signs reading "Indict Bush Now" and flag-draped
cardboard coffins.
Protesters gathered at Lafayette Park across from the White
House a
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| Obama lobbies Congress...Fed chief wants bank oversight...Bad new... Mar 20 2010 7:56AM
President Barack Obama heads to Capitol Hill
this afternoon to rally House Democrats ahead of tomorrow's vote on
a health care overhaul bill. Obama's lobbying efforts are focused
on two groups of Democrats: those who voted against an earlier
House bi
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| Thousands expected in DC for antiwar protest Mar 20 2010 5:43AM
Organizers say thousands of people are headed
to the nation's capital to protest on the seventh anniversary of
the invasion of Iraq.
A coalition of anti-war groups, led by military veterans as well
as activists Ralph Nader and Cindy Sheehan, are
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| Targeting the undecided...Pakistan criticized...Crest will be... Mar 19 2010 12:08PM
Undecided Democratic House members are the
most closely watched people in Washington today being urged by
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others to give their support to the
health care legislation that's expected to come to a vote Sunday.
Ohio's J
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| Former envoy says Pakistan arrests halt UN contacts with Taliban... Mar 19 2010 11:47AM
Pakistan's government is hearing criticism from a
former U.N. envoy to Afghanistan, over its arrest of top Taliban
figures.
He says the arrests put a stop to secret U.N. contacts with the
insurgency just when the talks were starting to gather m
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| Pakistan arrests halt UN contacts with Taliban Mar 19 2010 1:45AM
Pakistan's recent arrests of top Taliban leaders
have put the brakes on the United Nation's secret talks with the
insurgency.
A Norwegian diplomat who just stepped down from the U.N. post in
Kabul tells the BBC that discussions with senior Talib
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Mar 19 2010 1:45AM
A California college says one of its
teachers ran afoul of campus regulations prohibiting religious
indoctrination "by assigning readings from the Bible, reading the
Bible in class, and otherwise relying on the Bible as an authority
in the assigned s
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| Health care push...Taliban talks end...Convenience store tragedy... Mar 18 2010 11:55PM
Democratic leaders, including President Barack
Obama, are still lobbying hard for their health care bill even
though it appears they'll have the votes to pass it Sunday.
Incentives are being added to attract more House members, including
insurance
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| Official defends alleged offthebooks spy program Mar 18 2010 1:18PM
A Defense Department official under
investigation for allegedly running an off-the-books spy program
says the operation was authorized and saved lives in Afghanistan
and Pakistan.
In an interview published Thursday, Michael D. Furlong told the
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| UN calls for Afghans to take charge of future Mar 18 2010 12:29PM
The U.N. peacekeeping chief says it's time
for the international community to take "concrete steps" to allow
Afghans to take charge of their future and to ensure that
"Afghanization" becomes more than a slogan.
Alain Le Roy told the Security Co
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| VA seeks to make benefits easier for vets to get Mar 18 2010 10:23AM
The Veterans Affairs Department is taking
steps for the first time to make it easier for veterans of the Iraq
or Afghanistan wars to get disability benefits for malaria, West
Nile Virus and other diseases.
The VA has proposed a regulation change
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 18 2010 1:03AM
Lt. Gov. Dennis Daugaard (DOO'-gahrd) says
if he becomes South Dakota's next governor, he will work to improve
the state's business climate, educate workers for modern jobs and
make state government more responsive.
Daugaard says he believes Gov
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| Health care overhaul...Drone strikes...Red River rising... Mar 17 2010 9:56PM
President Barack Obama's sweeping health care
legislation is picking up more support. Rep. Dennis Kucinich is a
longtime liberal who voted against the health care overhaul because
it did not include a public option. The Ohio Democrat announced his
su
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| Gaining support...Targeting alQaida...Madoff's computer guys... Mar 17 2010 8:53PM
A retired Catholic bishop is announcing his
support for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Retired
Bishop John E. McCarthy of Austin tells The Associated Press that
he opposes abortion like other bishops, but the bill before
Congress woul
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| Panetta: alQaida on run...Not final yet...Fargo's million... Mar 17 2010 7:57PM
CIA director Leon Panetta says the stepped-up
attacks by the U.S. has driven Osama bin Laden and other al-Qaida
leaders deeper into hiding. Panetta tells The Washington Post: "we
really do have them on the run." One leader believed to have been
invol
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 17 2010 7:15PM
A Pennsylvania lawmaker whose parents recently
died of cancer is denouncing a TV ad that questions her interest in
preventing cancer.
Democratic Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper said she was outraged by the
ad, which is running in 18 Democratic congression
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| Report alleges Afghan contractor shot Ind. Marine Mar 17 2010 5:58PM
The U.S. Marine Corps' investigation of the
February death of an Indiana Marine in Afghanistan concludes he was
fatally shot when an Afghan security contractor fired at a group of
Marines.
The Marine Corps' report says 24-year-old Lance Cpl. Jos
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| Obama: no crisis with Israel...Final wording...More Toyota... Mar 17 2010 5:58PM
President Barack Obama says the U.S.-Israeli
relationship is not in crisis. The president tells the Fox News
Channel that the construction of new Jewish settlements in east
Jerusalem aren't helping his administration's efforts toward
Israeli-Palestin
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| AlQaida leader reportedly hit...Support building...Jobs bill... Mar 17 2010 4:55PM
A senior U.S. counterterrorism official says
it looks like an American missile strike in Pakistan's border
region last week killed an al-Qaida leader believed to have played
a key role in the bombing of a CIA post in Afghanistan. Hussein
al-Yemeni is
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| Dow at 18month high...Wary lawmakers...alQaida death... Mar 17 2010 2:56PM
The Dow is now at its highest point in 18
months, after a seventh straight advance today. Investors are
growing more confident that interest rates will stay at their
current low levels. One reason for that confidence is today's
report on wholesale pr
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| AP source: AlQaida leader believed killed Mar 17 2010 2:49PM
A senior U.S. official says an al-Qaida leader
who is believed to have played a key role in the bombing of a CIA
post in Afghanistan last December was apparently killed in a
missile strike last week.
The counterterrorism official says Hussein al
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| More support...Prius yields data...Students fill sandbags... Mar 17 2010 2:07PM
The health care overhaul bill is gaining a
couple of votes in the House. A liberal Democrat who voted against
the House bill in November, Dennis Kucinich (koo-SIN'-ich), now
says he will vote for the Senate bill. So does an anti-abortion
Democrat who
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| He'd be taken alive...Suspect cooperating...Jobs bill passes... Mar 17 2010 1:04PM
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan says
U.S. troops would try to capture Osama bin Laden alive and "bring
him to justice," if the opportunity presents itself. The comment
by Gen. Stanley McChrystal is in contrast to remarks yesterday by
Attorney G
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| Kyrgyzstan unveils US military training base plan Mar 17 2010 1:04PM
Officials in the impoverished Central
Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan say the United States plans to build a
$5 million military base for training local troops to assist in the
fight against international terrorism.
Kyrgyzstan already hosts a U.S. mi
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| Obama praises switch...Paterson's denial...Stocks gain... Mar 17 2010 11:05AM
President Barack Obama says it's a "good
sign." He's reacting to the decision of Ohio Congressman Dennis
Kucinich (koo-SIN'-ich) who voted "no" on health care reform
last time to switch his vote to "yes" this time. Kucinich says
it's the best chanc
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| Administration announces Afghanistan debt deal Mar 17 2010 10:23AM
The Obama administration says that the United
States has reached an agreement with other countries to cancel $1.6
billion in foreign debt owed by Afghanistan to creditor nations and
international lending organizations.
Deputy U.S. Treasury Secre
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 17 2010 9:55AM
Roads closed because of flooding are
causing headaches for motorists in southeastern South Dakota.
Turner County Emergency Manager Tom Gillespie says for example
that the 10-mile trip from Centerville to Davis requires a 23-mile
detour. He says
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| Afghanistan duty nears for SD Guard unit Mar 17 2010 8:03AM
A South Dakota Army National Guard unit
is gearing up for a year of duty in Afghanistan.
The Sioux Falls-based 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
received its mobilization orders last fall. The soldiers earlier
this month went through a process
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 17 2010 7:14AM
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer is declining
to say if Democrats have the votes to pass a health care overhaul
bill, indicating they're likely to use an arcane parliamentary
process to avoid a direct up-or-down vote.
Hoyer's Republican counter
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| Down to the wire on health care...Senate to pass jobs bill... Mar 17 2010 3:51AM
Democratic Party chairman Tim Kaine says the
full-court press to pass health care is on. President Barack Obama
is making calls and having private chats with House Democrats who
voted no last time on health care reform. He's also touching base
with t
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| Dozens killed in bus accident in Afghan mountains Mar 17 2010 3:30AM
At least 30 people are dead after a bus plunged off
a road near the Salang Pass, a major route through the Hindu Kush
mountains in Afghanistan.
Dr. Sanim Rasouli, health director in Baghlan province, says the
bus picked up speed, struck other ve
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| 1 wounded as attackers hit southern Afghan town Mar 17 2010 3:23AM
Would-be suicide attackers targeted the offices of
a charity in a southern Afghanistan city Wednesday morning but were
killed by security guards before they could finish the job.
Officials say one foreign employee was wounded in the attack on
th
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| Counting the health care votes...Suicide attack blocked... Mar 17 2010 3:03AM
House Democrats still appear to be short of the
216 votes they need to pass health care legislation. But Health
Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (seh-BEEL'-yuhs) says she's confident
they'll get them. President Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy
Pelosi
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| Missile strikes in Pakistan...US, Israel step back...Weekend vote?... Mar 16 2010 10:59PM
Pakistani officials are reporting more
suspected U.S. missile strikes in the country's northwest. They say
two attacks in separate areas killed at least seven militants. The
CIA has repeatedly targeted militant positions in Pakistan's tribal
regions
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 16 2010 3:03PM
Gov. Brian Schweitzer has ordered state and
national flags to be flown at half-staff on Friday and Saturday in
honor of a soldier from Hungry Horse who was killed in Afghanistan.
Private First Class Nicholas S. Cook died on March 7 after his
Arm
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| Flags to be flown at halfstaff for fallen soldier Mar 16 2010 2:21PM
Gov. Brian Schweitzer has ordered state and
national flags to be flown at half-staff on Friday and Saturday in
honor of a soldier from Hungry Horse who was killed in Afghanistan.
Private First Class Nicholas S. Cook died on March 7 after his
Arm
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| Tricky tactic?...No crisis...Under NATO's command Mar 16 2010 11:05AM
Republicans are portraying it as the latest
Democratic trick on health care but Democrats say it's been used
by both parties to put some distance between lawmakers and
unpopular votes. They're considering letting the health care bill
pass the House
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| Most US forces in Afghanistan to be under NATO Mar 16 2010 9:55AM
A top U.S. military official in Afghanistan says
a major restructuring is under way to bring virtually all American
forces in that country under NATO command.
Vice Adm. Greg Smith says the move will integrate almost all of
the 20,000 U.S. troops
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| Petraeus: 'Time has come' to rethink gay policy Mar 16 2010 8:59AM
The four-star Army general who is managing the
wars in Iraq and Afghanistan says "the time has come" for the
military to rethink its policy toward gays.
Gen. David Petraeus (peh-TRAY'-us) stopped short of saying
whether he personally believed if
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| Crews still at work...Flood warning...Pressure is on... Mar 16 2010 8:59AM
Utility crews in the Northeast
continue to chip away at the leftover power outages from the
weekend storm. A New Jersey utility says the storm caused more
outages than any storm in its history affecting more than
400,000 homes and businesses.
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| Petraeus warns of tough year ahead on Afghanistan Mar 16 2010 8:24AM
The man who oversees U.S. forces in both the
Iraq and Afghan wars says the fighting in Afghanistan will "likely
get harder before it gets easier" and predicts 2010 will be a
difficult year.
On Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus (peh-TRAY'-us) said he exp
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| Doordie on health care...Will the Fed drop a hint? Mar 16 2010 5:50AM
The make-or-break vote this week on health
care is expected to be tight and the president is trying to woo
freshman Democrats in the Oval Office. Aides to two lawmakers
invited say the one-on-one sessions in the past few days never
appeared on his of
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 16 2010 4:19AM
The end could be in sight for rainy weather
that's plagued the Northeastern U.S.
A low pressure system lingering off the East Coast is expected
to continue pushing moisture over New England and the Northeast in
the form of showers. Less than a q
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| Army drops bayonets, busts abs in training revamp Mar 16 2010 3:23AM
The Army is revamping basic training
for the first time in three decades in response to feedback from
veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Gone are the five-mile runs and bayonet drills. In their place
are the kinds of stretches, body t
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| Flood fears...Northeast saturated Mar 16 2010 1:31AM
Residents in Fargo, in eastern North Dakota
and neighboring Moorhead, Minn., are waiting to see what Saturday
brings from the rising Red River. Palates of sandbags have been
trucked in and the stacking operation to protect neighborhoods will
be start
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| Momentum shift on health care...PalinMcCain again...Musharraf... Mar 15 2010 10:03PM
Momentum among Democratic lawmakers appears to
be shifting slowly in favor of President Barack Obama's health care
overhaul. There are signs of progress in winning over crucial
anti-abortion Democrats. And one of the bill's sharpest opponents,
Republ
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| ExPakistan leader opposes plan for Afghan pullout Mar 15 2010 7:43PM
The former president of Pakistan is
criticizing U.S. plans to start pulling troops out of Afghanistan
in just over a year.
At a speaking tour stop in Portland, Pervez Musharraf (PARE-vez
Moo-SHAR-uff) on Monday praised President Barack Obama for
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| Pressure is on...Fatal attack...Mistress talks Mar 15 2010 11:05AM
The pressure is on wavering Democratic House
members, as party leaders push for a vote within days on health
care overhaul. Advisers said over the weekend they're confident of
passage, even though a top House Democrats says the votes aren't
there yet
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| (Following Advance for Use Saturday, March 27) Mar 15 2010 8:31AM
Today in History
Today is Saturday, March 27, the 86th day of 2010. There are 279
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On March 27, 1977, 583 people were killed when a KLM Boeing 747,
attempting to take off, cr
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| Sikorsky Aircraft builds 1st Black Hawk in Poland Mar 15 2010 7:42AM
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. says it has built
its first Black Hawk helicopter at a Polish facility that once
helped arm the Soviet bloc.
The Stratford, Connecticut-based helicopter-maker and military
contractor said Monday it has completed assembly
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| Bin Laden's son calls on Iran to free his siblings Mar 15 2010 7:00AM
A letter purportedly from one of Osama bin Laden's
sons is calling on Iran's supreme leader to release members of his
family believed to be under house arrest there since they fled
Afghanistan in 2001.
Khalid bin Laden's statement was posted on
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| US military: Drone crashes in southern Afghanistan Mar 15 2010 2:34AM
The U.S. Air Force says a remote-piloted drone
crashed on takeoff in southern Afghanistan on Monday.
The U.S. Air Forces Central Command said the aircraft an MQ-1
Predator was not shot down by hostile fire. An air force
statement released Tues
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| Paper: Defense official ran private spy operation Mar 14 2010 11:20PM
A published report says a Defense Department
official is under investigation for hiring private contractors to
gather intelligence on suspected insurgents in Afghanistan and
Pakistan.
The New York Times reports the information was then supplied
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| Counting votes...Backing down...Sending a warning Mar 14 2010 12:01PM
Heading into a make-or-break week for health
care reform, the House's chief Democratic headcounter says he
hasn't rounded up enough votes yet to pass it. But James Clyburn
tells NBC that he's confident it'll pass. White House spokesman
Robert Gibbs i
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| Boehner says they can...Littered with storm debris...Alice rules... Mar 14 2010 10:02AM
He knows the Republicans can't do it on their
own, but House Republican leader John Boehner (BAY'-nur) says
they'll do all they can to keep the House from passing health care
legislation. He tells CNN that the measure can be defeated.
Meanwhile, a
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| GOP says it can defeat health bill...Taliban warning...New doubts... Mar 14 2010 8:59AM
The top House Republican says the GOP can
defeat the Democratic health care bill that may reach the House
floor this coming week. John Boehner (BAY'-nur) says Republicans
will do all they can to "make it difficult for them, if not
impossible, to pass
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| URGENT Mar 14 2010 8:31AM
The Taliban say deadly bomb attacks
in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar were a warning to NATO's
top general as he plans a major offensive against the insurgents in
the region.
Taliban spokesman Qari Yousef Ahmadi said Sunday by telephone
t
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| (Following Advance for Use Saturday, March 27) Mar 14 2010 8:10AM
Today in History
Today is Saturday, March 27, the 86th day of 2010. There are 279
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On March 27, 1977, 583 people were killed when a KLM Boeing 747,
attempting to take off, cr
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| KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) Taliban call deadly Kandahar... Mar 14 2010 8:03AM
Taliban call deadly Kandahar
bombings a 'warning' to NATO forces planning new offensive.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
APNP 03-14-10 0855CDT
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| Afghan gov wants more troops after Kandahar attack Mar 14 2010 7:42AM
Afghanistan's Interior Ministry
says it's considering the request from the governor of Kandahar for
additional security forces.
The request came after a series of bombing attacks in the
southern Afghan city that killed at least 35 people last ni
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| Effort to blow up oil truck fails Mar 14 2010 6:32AM
An effort to blow up a NATO oil tanker
truck in Pakistan has failed.
Police say suspected militants tried to blow up the truck in a
southwestern town near the Afghan border. But a bomb that was
planted in the truck's undercarriage misfired, caus
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| Standing by the story...Search continues...Teen remembered... Mar 14 2010 6:04AM
Patty Sikes says her husband Jim stands by his
story that his Toyota Prius raced out of control on a California
freeway, the gas pedal stuck to the floor, as he stepped on the
brake. But according to a memo drafted for a congressional panel,
investi
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 14 2010 3:51AM
Utility crews in the Northeast are
back at what's become a familiar task lately, pushing through
fallen trees and windblown debris to reach downed power lines.
For the second time in two weeks, they're working to restore
electricity to more than
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| Strong weather in the Northeast again...Checking Boeing 737s... Mar 14 2010 1:52AM
Trees and power lines are down
throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut after
strong winds and heavy rain in the Northeast. The New York City
area and southern New Jersey were among the hardest hit, with wind
gusts of up to 67 mp
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| Kandahar governor calls for reinforcements after attacks... Mar 14 2010 1:10AM
The governor of southern
Afghanistan's Kandahar province is calling for reinforcements after
dozens of people died in a series of explosions.
The governor says he is talking to the central government in
Kabul about getting more Afghan military t
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| Runaway Prius doubts...Northeast slammed again Mar 14 2010 12:42AM
There's new doubt about the tale of the runaway
Toyota Prius. A memo obtained by The Associated Press says
investigators with Toyota and the federal government were unable to
make a Toyota Prius speed out of control as its owner said it did
on a Cali
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| KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) Kandahar governor demands more... Mar 13 2010 10:59PM
Kandahar governor demands more
Afghan forces, NATO help after 12 explosions kill dozens.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
APNP 03-13-10 2254CST
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| Storm strands hundreds on commuter train...Boeing 737 tail... Mar 13 2010 10:45PM
The wind, rain and flooding in the
Northeast have knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of
customers and trapped 500 passengers on a commuter train. The New
Jersey Transit northbound train has been stuck for hours because of
flooding on the trac
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| Power outages...American freed in Ireland...Sergeant booted... Mar 13 2010 7:50PM
The nasty weather lashing the
Northeast has knocked out power to almost 400,000 customers. The
New York City area and southern New Jersey are among the hardest
hit by strong winds and heavy rain. A crane toppled in New Jersey.
LEADVILLE, Colo.
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| CORRECTS 18th NewsMinute Mar 13 2010 5:51PM
Suicide bombings at several
locations in a key Afghan city have killed at least 30 people and
wounded dozens more, including many civilians. The key target in
Kandahar was a prison, but officials say no inmates escaped.
ATLANTA (AP) President
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| American released...Bombs hit Kandahar...Israeli probe... Mar 13 2010 5:51PM
Irish police say an American woman who'd been
arrested in an alleged plot to assassinate a Swedish artist has
been released without charge. Three other people were released
earlier, but three more remain in custody. A Colorado woman says
the American
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| Afghan attacks...Obama and education...9/11 fallout?... Mar 13 2010 4:55PM
Suicide bombings at several
locations in a key Afghan city have killed at least 30 people and
wounded dozens more, including many civilians. The key target in
Kandahar was a prison, but officials say no inmates escaped.
ATLANTA (AP) President
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| Afghan casualties...Tougher checks needed?...Boost from Catholic... Mar 13 2010 3:59PM
An official in the southern Afghan
city of Kandahar says there are "a lot of civilian casualties"
after suicide bombers attacked a prison and other locations there.
At least 30 people are reported dead. A member of the council in
Kandahar says one
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| At least 30 dead...Contact with 'Jihad Jane'...Reid's wife... Mar 13 2010 3:03PM
At least 30 people are dead after a
series of suicide bomb attacks in the southern Afghan city of
Kandahar including one outside the city's newly-fortified
prison. A bombing attack there two years ago freed hundreds of
prisoners, but this time nobod
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| Afghanistan bombings...Pakistan attack...New approach... Mar 13 2010 1:53PM
At least 30 deaths are reported
after suicide bombers struck the southern Afghanistan city of
Kandahar. One attack targeted a prison, but no prisoners escaped. A
second attacker struck police headquarters. Two blasts occurred
near the home of Afghan
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| Suicide attackers hit Afghan city; at least 30 die Mar 13 2010 1:39PM
It's the same Afghan prison where
two years ago, a suicide attack blew apart the gates, freeing
hundreds of criminals and suspected insurgents.
But an attack outside the prison today failed to achieve the
same result.
It was one of four su
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| At least 30 dead...American held in Ireland...Utah resignation... Mar 13 2010 1:04PM
An official in the Afghan city of
Kandahar says at least 30 people have died and dozens more are hurt
after four suicide attacks in the southern city. The official a
half-brother of Afghanistan's president says a main target of
the attacks was a pr
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| KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) Afghan president's halfbrother... Mar 13 2010 12:01PM
Afghan president's half-brother
says four suicide attackers kill at least 30 in Kandahar.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
APNP 03-13-10 1157CST
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| Afghan suicide attacks...'Jihad Jane' link...Support for health... Mar 13 2010 11:54AM
Afghan officials say four suicide
attackers have struck different parts of the dangerous southern
city of Kandahar, and casualties are being reported. A police
official says the explosions occurred near a hotel, a prison, a
mosque and at an intersect
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| Stocks mixed...Fed meeting...Cable systems setback Mar 13 2010 11:40AM
Stocks finished mixed yesterday. The Dow gained
nearly 13 points to finish the week at 10,625. Both the Nasdaq and
S&P fell less than a point.
[[kxtopic:washington:t[Washington]:t]] (AP) The Federal Reserve meets on interest rates
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