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Leaked Afghan war files a 'dangerous' risk: Gates (AFP)
AFP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said leaked US documents on the Afghan war posed grave risks for Americans in battle and for US
Less oil on surface means less work for fishermen (AP)
AP - Even when the oily sheen starts fading from the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, it manages to become bad news for fishermen. ...
House rejects bill to aid sick 9/11 responders (AP)
AP - A bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust fell short in ...
Several held in tense Arizona immigration protests (AFP)
AFP - Several hundred activists have marched through central Phoenix as a toned down new Arizona immigration law went into effect, sparking a tense standoff ...
Mexican army kills kingpin in drug war coup (Reuters)
Reuters - Mexican soldiers killed drug boss Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel on Thursday, the first major triumph this year for President Felipe Calderon's war against drug ...
U.S. closes consulate in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. government has shut indefinitely its consulate in Mexico's most violent drug war city Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas, to ...
Arizona appeals immigrant law ruling amid protests (Reuters)
Reuters - Arizona on Thursday appealed a judge's decision to block key parts of the state's crackdown on illegal immigrants and police in Phoenix arrested ...
Four killed in Air Force plane crash in Alaska (Reuters)
Reuters - All four crew members were killed in a U.S. Air Force cargo plane that crashed in flames while practicing for an aviation show ...
Police: Cheeseburger found in SC woman's gas tank (AP)
AP - A South Carolina woman found out fast food won't make your car go fast. The Herald of Rock Hill reported Thursday a 30-year-old ...
Ousted USDA employee Sherrod plans to sue blogger (AP)
AP - Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday she will sue a conservative blogger who posted a video edited in a way that ...
Dems, GOP warily eye Arizona immigration ruling (AP)
AP - On the surface, a judge's decision to block tough provisions of Arizona's immigration law was a defeat for the state's Republican governor and ...
Ariz. files appeal as sheriff launches new sweep (AP)
AP - The showdown over Arizona's immigration law played out in court and on Phoenix's sun-splashed streets on Thursday, as the state sought to reinstate ...
Panel hits Rangel with 13 ethics charges (AP)
AP - House investigators accused veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of congressional ethics standards on Thursday, throwing a cloud over his ...
As many as 6,600 Arlington graves mixed up (AP)
AP - Estimates of the number of graves that might be affected by mix-ups at Arlington National Cemetery grew from hundreds to as many as ...
Top Mexican drug lord killed in clash with army (AP)
AP - One of the top three leaders of Mexico's most powerful drug cartel, Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel," was killed Thursday in a gunbattle with soldiers, ...
Pentagon: Leak investigaton may go beyond military (AP)
AP - A criminal investigation into the leak of tens of thousands of secret Afghanistan war logs could go beyond the military, Defense Secretary Robert ...
Ellen DeGeneres out as 'American Idol' judge (AP)
AP - Ellen DeGeneres is dancing off "American Idol" after one season, leaving Fox's hit show with two vacancies on its judging panel. ...
Oswalt traded to Phillies; Tejada, Cantu also move (AP)
AP - Roy Oswalt granted his own wish: He's now part of a pennant race. Miguel Tejada and Jorge Cantu joined the mix, too. ...
Pentagon: Leak investigaton may go beyond military (AP)
AP - A criminal investigation into the leak of tens of thousands of secret Afghanistan war logs could go beyond the military, Defense Secretary Robert ...
Dems, GOP warily eye Arizona immigration ruling (AP)
AP - On the surface, a judge's decision to block tough provisions of Arizona's immigration law was a defeat for the state's Republican governor and ...