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August 11, 2011

U.S. claims airstrike killed Taliban who downed copter

KABUL, Afghanistan – An airstrike by international forces has killed the Taliban insurgents responsible for the downing of a U.S. helicopter last weekend in which 38 U.S. and Afghan troops died, the military claimed Wednesday. The claim of success comes amid fears that as U.S. troops begin to leave Afghanistan, the country is far from […]
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August 11, 2011

American detained over missing tourist

ORANJESTAD, Aruba – A U.S. tourist who told authorities his friend disappeared while the two snorkeled in Aruba has been detained because police doubt aspects of his story, including whether the pair even went into the water together, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Gary V. Giordano’s account of the disappearance of his travel partner, 35-year-old Robyn […]
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August 11, 2011

NATO says airstrike in Libya killed 85 troops, not civilians

BENGHAZI, Libya – NATO and Libyan officials both rebutted damaging claims Wednesday in the 6-month-old civil war, with NATO insisting an airstrike killed soldiers and mercenaries, not 85 civilians, and state-run TV apparently showing Moammar Gadhafi’s youngest son alive to counter rebel claims of his death. NATO spokesman Col. Roland Lavoie said the Libyan claim […]
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August 11, 2011

Wisconsin GOP hangs on to Senate after recall vote

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Democrats brushed aside their failure to seize control of the state Senate through recall elections, instead insisting Wednesday that voters rejected the Republican vision for the state and country and vowing to press on with their plan to recall Gov. Scott Walker. The Democrats took control of two of the six […]
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August 11, 2011

Fugitive siblings caught after car chase

Police say shots were fired from the trio's vehicle at officers pursuing them on a Colorado interstate.

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August 11, 2011

Scientists create ‘assassin’ blood cells to stop leukemia

NEW YORK – Scientists are reporting the first clear success with a new approach for treating leukemia, turning the patients’ own blood cells into assassins that hunt and destroy their cancer cells. It has only been done in three patients so far, but the results were striking: Two appear cancer-free up to a year after […]
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August 11, 2011

GOP names ‘super committee’ members

The choices - six from the Senate and six from the House - are likely to hold the line against tax hikes.
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August 11, 2011

In Focus: Obama’s base: Pump up the volume

The president must get tough, Democrats say.
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August 11, 2011

Dispatches for Aug. 11, 2011

ALLENTOWN, Pa. Energy panel wants firms to reveal ‘fracking’ details A U.S. Department of Energy panel wants energy companies to reveal all the chemicals they use in a drilling technique that has allowed them to reach huge and previously inaccessible deposits of natural gas and paved the way for tens of thousands of new wells […]
Published
August 10, 2011

Syria faces pressure as death toll grows

Turkey calls on President Bashar Assad to stop killing protesters, and the U.S. may demand his departure.

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