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LONDON (AP) -- British lawmakers granted a reprieve Wednesday to the embattled culture minister, ruling that he should not be investigated over allegations that he favored the bid by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. to take control of a satellite broadcaster....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans have reserved more than $18 million in ad time in districts from California to Massachusetts as they look to protect their majority....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans have reserved more than $18 million in ad time in districts from California to Massachusetts as they look to protect their majority....

MILAN (AP) -- Italian Premier Mario Monti saw nearly seven months of confidence-building by his government wiped out by Wednesday, when the country's borrowing rates in a bond auction skyrocketed back near levels last seen in December....

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- The man who has called himself the "mastermind" of the Sept. 11 attacks wants to wear military-style clothing at his upcoming war crimes trial in Guantanamo....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday that automatic, across-the-board defense cuts would be a disaster, with widespread jobs losses and problems for the Pentagon as it tries to pay for health care for military personnel....

LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) -- Smoke from a massive wildfire in northern Colorado was blowing into southeast Wyoming and smudging the skies above Cheyenne on Wednesday....

BAGHDAD (AP) -- A coordinated wave of car bombs struck Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad and several other cities Wednesday, killing at least 66 people and wounding more than 200 in one of the deadliest days in Iraq since U.S. troops withdrew from the country....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Michelle Obama is up on Pinterest....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Michelle Obama is up on Pinterest....

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A gunman who held a pharmacy owner hostage at his store in rural western Nebraska is dead after a 14-hour standoff, the Nebraska State Patrol said early Wednesday....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans are reserving more than $18 million in ad time as they look to protect their majority....

PHOENIX (AP) -- Ron Barber, who almost lost his life in the Arizona shooting rampage that wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, won a special election to succeed her, giving Democrats a psychological boost after last week's failed effort to recall Wisconsin's Republican governor....

PHOENIX (AP) -- Ron Barber, who almost lost his life in the Arizona shooting rampage that wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, won a special election to succeed her, giving Democrats a psychological boost after last week's failed effort to recall Wisconsin's Republican governor....

PHOENIX (AP) -- Ron Barber, who almost lost his life in the Arizona shooting rampage that wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, won a special election to succeed her, giving Democrats a psychological boost after last week's failed effort to recall Wisconsin's Republican governor....

PHOENIX (AP) -- Ron Barber, who almost lost his life in the Arizona shooting rampage that wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, won a special election to succeed her, giving Democrats a psychological boost after last week's failed effort to recall Wisconsin's Republican governor....

PHOENIX (AP) -- Ron Barber, who almost lost his life in the Arizona shooting rampage that wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, won a special election to succeed her, giving Democrats a psychological boost after last week's failed effort to recall Wisconsin's Republican governor....

PHOENIX (AP) -- Ron Barber, who almost lost his life in the Arizona shooting rampage that wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, won a special election to succeed her, giving Democrats a psychological boost after last week's failed effort to recall Wisconsin's Republican governor....

WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Warsaw's mayor apologized Wednesday to visitors for soccer hooligan violence that left dozens injured and caused others to feel unsafe, a day after Poland and Russia fans clashed with each other and police before and as their teams met in a tense European Championship game....

BEIJING (AP) -- Tibet is seeing a boom in Chinese visitors, meaning that the government's latest ban on foreigners following self-immolation protests against Beijing's rule has barely dented the region's tourism industry....