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Palin resignation leaves questions on 2012 run WASILLA, Alaska (AP) -- Even for a nonconformist, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has defied political logic with her sudden, stunning announcement to leave office more than a year early....
Powerful sedative found in Michael Jackson's home LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Questions about Michael Jackson's use of prescription drugs are intensifying after a powerful sedative was found inside his home....
SC serial killer conjures memory of 60s murderer GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) -- A terrified rural South Carolina community hunkered down over the Fourth of July after the sheriff said a serial killer was on the loose, and longtime residents were reminded of a murderer who terrorized the town in the 1960s....
AP Source: Detroit mayor firing police chief DETROIT (AP) -- The mayor of Detroit is firing the city's police chief, a person familiar with the situation said Friday....
Communities bug out over cuts to mosquito control Millions of mosquito eggs laid across southern Texas after Hurricane Ike hit the coast last summer are waiting for the little bit of rain and hot summer days they need to hatch. That's got the man whose job it is to fight the bugs worried - he's already running out of money....
4 decades later, freedom rider returns to Miss. JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Corey Carter could hear snippets of music in his head - a calm and subtle melody that hadn't found its shape. The 19-year-old college student simply needed a hero to visualize before he could finish his composition for wind ensemble....
SC residents mixed over fate of cheating gov COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- After a week that offered the world a glimpse into the conflicted mind of philandering South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, his constituents differed Friday on whether he should leave office....
Pachyderms outdo people in cross-species chow bout NEW YORK (AP) -- In the fight of pachyderms vs. people - the pachyderms now have the upper trunk....
Job seekers seek solace with fellow faithful BEVERLY, Mass. (AP) -- Her fellow job seekers offer knowing groans as Diane Castro recalls the day she was laid off: The fear of being summoned to the front office. The phones in nearby cubicles going off like grenades. Finally, a ring at her desk....
Abortion doc murder suspect advocates via mail WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- A man charged with shooting a prominent Kansas doctor who performed late-term abortions has been advocating through mailings from his jail cell that such killings are justifiable and communicating with individuals on the fringes of the anti-abortion movement, weeks after suggesting others might be planning similar attacks....
 
 
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2 US troops die in attack on base in Afghanistan KABUL (AP) -- Militants exploded a vehicle outside the gates of a U.S. coalition base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, sparking a two-hour gunbattle that ended when American troops called in airstrikes, officials said. Two U.S. troops were killed and four were wounded....
Iranian hardliner calls opposition leader US agent TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- A top aide of Iran's supreme leader called the country's main opposition figure a U.S. agent and accused him of committing crimes against the nation in an editorial Saturday....
SKorea says North fires 6 missiles off east coast SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea fired six ballistic missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, a violation of U.N. resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day....
Michelle Obama bringing glamor to Moscow MOSCOW (AP) -- Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamor to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband on his summit with the Russian president....
Officials say 16 killed in clashes in NW Pakistan PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Clashes between tribesmen and Taliban militants left 16 people dead in Pakistan's northwest on Saturday, officials said, in the latest violence between pro-government tribal militias and insurgents....
Honduras refuses to restore president; snubs OAS TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- Honduras' refusal to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya despite an appeal by the top envoy for the Americas has put the impoverished nation on a collision course with the world community that could lead to its isolation....
VP Biden urges Iraqis to make political progress BAGHDAD (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden pressed Iraqi leaders Friday to do more to foster national reconciliation and offered U.S. assistance in achieving that, as concerns grow that a lack of political progress is fueling violence in Iraq....
Myanmar denies UN chief's request to see Suu Kyi YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Saturday he was "deeply disappointed" after Myanmar's military ruler rejected his second and final request to meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi....
Mexico wins praise for swine flu response CANCUN, Mexico (AP) -- As swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to take forceful measures to protect public health....
Russia to allow US arms shipments to Afghanistan MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia said Friday it will allow the United States to ship weapons across its territory to Afghanistan, a long-sought move that bolsters U.S. military operations but potentially gives the Kremlin leverage over critical American supplies....
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