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Shootings further dent Americans' support for war

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:27
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The weekend massacre of Afghan civilians, allegedly carried out by a U.S. soldier, newly undermines the rationale for a war that a majority of Americans already thought wasn't worth fighting. But the Obama administration and its allies insisted Monday the horrific episode would not speed up plans to pull out foreign forces....
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Love letters reveal Nixon's sensitive side

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:27
YORBA LINDA, Calif. (AP) -- When Richard Nixon first met his future bride, he was so smitten he pined for her night and day, he schemed of romantic getaways and he put it all down in writing....
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Shootings further dent Americans' support for war

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:27
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The weekend massacre of Afghan civilians, allegedly carried out by a U.S. soldier, newly undermines the rationale for a war that a majority of Americans already thought wasn't worth fighting. But the Obama administration and its allies insisted Monday the horrific episode would not speed up plans to pull out foreign forces....
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AP Source: US brings new trade case against China

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:27
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Aiming to level the playing field for U.S. companies, the Obama administration on Tuesday will bring a new trade case against China that seeks to pressure the rising economic power to end its export restrictions on key materials used to manufacture hybrid car batteries, flat-screen televisions and other high-tech goods....
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AP Source: US brings new trade case against China

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:27
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Aiming to level the playing field for U.S. companies, the Obama administration on Tuesday will bring a new trade case against China that seeks to pressure the rising economic power to end its export restrictions on key materials used to manufacture hybrid car batteries, flat-screen televisions and other high-tech goods....
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Suit: NASA specialist axed over intelligent design

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:27
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A computer specialist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is going to court over allegations that he was wrongfully terminated because of his belief in intelligent design....
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Defendant doesn't testify in NJ webcam spy trial

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:27
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) -- Jurors in the trial of a former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another will not hear directly from the defendant....
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AP source: Afghan shooter was from Stryker brigade

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:27
SEATTLE (AP) -- A U.S. soldier suspected of killing at least 16 Afghan civilians in a nighttime assault is from a brigade that was the first in the Army to use the Stryker, a nimble eight-wheeled, light infantry vehicle built for a post-Cold War era....
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AP source: Afghan shooter was from Stryker brigade

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:27
SEATTLE (AP) -- A U.S. soldier suspected of killing at least 16 Afghan civilians in a nighttime assault is from a brigade that was the first in the Army to use the Stryker, a nimble eight-wheeled, light infantry vehicle built for a post-Cold War era....
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AP source: Afghan shooter was from Stryker brigade

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:27
SEATTLE (AP) -- A U.S. soldier suspected of killing at least 16 Afghan civilians in a nighttime assault is from a brigade that was the first in the Army to use the Stryker, a nimble eight-wheeled, light infantry vehicle built for a post-Cold War era....
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Sentence struck down in millennium bomb plot

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:27
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A terrorist who plotted to blow up Los Angeles International Airport on the eve of the millennium, now halfway through his 22-year sentence, will have to serve longer after an appeals court ruled Monday that the original punishment did not fit a crime that a judge said could have rivaled Sept. 11....
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Sentence struck down in millennium bomb plot

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:27
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A terrorist who plotted to blow up Los Angeles International Airport on the eve of the millennium, now halfway through his 22-year sentence, will have to serve longer after an appeals court ruled Monday that the original punishment did not fit a crime that a judge said could have rivaled Sept. 11....
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Sentence struck down in millennium bomb plot

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:27
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A terrorist who plotted to blow up Los Angeles International Airport on the eve of the millennium, now halfway through his 22-year sentence, will have to serve longer after an appeals court ruled Monday that the original punishment did not fit a crime that a judge said could have rivaled Sept. 11....
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Girlfriend won't testify against Boston mobster

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:27
BOSTON (AP) -- The longtime girlfriend of reputed mobster James "Whitey" Bulger will plead guilty to helping him evade capture but won't testify against him at his trial, prosecutors and relatives of people he's accused of killing said Monday....
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Girlfriend won't testify against Boston mobster

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:27
BOSTON (AP) -- The longtime girlfriend of reputed mobster James "Whitey" Bulger will plead guilty to helping him evade capture but won't testify against him at his trial, prosecutors and relatives of people he's accused of killing said Monday....
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Justice Dept opposes a 2nd voter ID law, in Texas

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:27
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A photo ID requirement for voters in Texas could disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of registered Hispanics, the Justice Department declared Monday in its latest move against Republican-led voting changes in many states that have drawn protests from minorities, poor people and students....
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PSU: Paterno's firing over 'failure of leadership'

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:27
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Penn State trustees, faced with continued alumni and student criticism for firing football coach Joe Paterno, released a statement Monday intended to underscore their rationale for his ouster: "failure of leadership" for his actions following a reported sex assault involving former assistant Jerry Sandusky....
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Obama: Afghan shooting is 'heartbreaking'

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:27
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is calling the alleged slaying of 16 Afghan civilians by a U.S. soldier "absolutely tragic and heartbreaking" and that he is still "proud generally" of what U.S. troops have achieved in Afghanistan while working under "enormous strain."...
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Obama: Afghan shooting is 'heartbreaking'

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:27
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is calling the alleged slaying of 16 Afghan civilians by a U.S. soldier "absolutely tragic and heartbreaking" and that he is still "proud generally" of what U.S. troops have achieved in Afghanistan while working under "enormous strain."...
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PSU: Paterno's firing over 'failure of leadership'

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:27
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Penn State trustees, faced with continued alumni and student criticism for firing football coach Joe Paterno, released a statement Monday intended to underscore their rationale for his ouster: "failure of leadership" for his actions following a reported sex assault involving former assistant Jerry Sandusky....
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