Nation & World
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2012
Peace Corps volunteers pulled from Honduras
A wave of violence and drug-related crime in the troubled country may have led to the decision.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2012
Civilians, troops killed in Kabul suicide bombing
KABUL, Afghanistan – Dozens of civilians, NATO coalition troops and Afghan security forces were killed and wounded Wednesday when a suicide attacker blew himself up in a bazaar, according to the top commander of international troops in Afghanistan. The commander alleged that the Taliban’s leader had “lost all control” of his footsoldiers. U.S. Gen. John […]
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2012
Famine deaths linked to slow response
Aid agencies say the international community ignored early signs of the hunger crisis in East Africa.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2012
Nation Dispatches
WASHINGTON Pentagon plans changes to curb military sexual assaults The Pentagon is preparing a series of new initiatives to try to curb sexual assaults in the military, the defense chief said Wednesday, calling the problem a stain on the honor of the armed forces. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said there were 3,191 sexual assaults reported […]
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2012
House votes to protest hike in debt limit
WASHINGTON – The GOP-controlled House on Wednesday kicked off another session with a protest vote against raising the government’s borrowing cap by $1.2 trillion, but the maneuver amounted to political theater under a process stacked on purpose in President Barack Obama’s favor. The nearly party-line 239-176 vote puts the House on record against Obama’s use […]
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2012
Report: Air controller nearly caused crash
'It was a miracle no one died,' said a manager after the near collision last June at a Mississippi airport.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2012
Northwest walloped by wind, snow
OLYMPIA, Wash. – A winter storm that packed winds of 100 mph and dumped more than a foot of snow in the Pacific Northwest could soon give way to another threat: warmer weather and the potential for flooding. On Wednesday, at least, some residents in Washington state’s capital tried to find a way to enjoy […]
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2012
Romney dodges furor over his 15 percent tax rate
Another controversy rises when his staff confirms he has money invested in the Cayman Islands.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2012
Search suspended with 21 missing
Costa Concordia's captain is quoted as saying he tripped and fell off the listing cruise ship.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2012
Canada accuses naval officer of being Russian spy
Police didn't reveal details about what information was allegedly stolen or to whom it was disclosed. But Canadian television said it was Russia.
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