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Published
March 30, 2010

Source: NATO to begin Kandahar offensive in June

– The Associated Press WASHINGTON – NATO forces in June will make a long-planned assault on the Taliban’s spiritual home in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, a senior military official said Monday. The goal is to rid the city of Taliban forces before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins in August, according to […]
Published
March 30, 2010

U.S. likely paying contractors millions for unnecessary work

– The Washington Post WASHINGTON – The U.S. government is likely paying contractors millions of dollars for unnecessary work in Iraq because the military is not giving companies clear enough guidance about reducing their employees, officials on the Commission on Wartime Contracting said Monday. There are roughly 102,000 contractors in Iraq, and each contracted worker […]
Published
March 30, 2010

Insurers agree to mend kids’ coverage gap

WASHINGTON – After battling President Obama’s health care overhaul for the better part of a year, the insurance industry said Monday it won’t try to block his efforts to fix a potentially embarrassing glitch in the new law. In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, the industry’s top lobbyist said insurers […]
Published
March 30, 2010

Terror case returned to court for arguments

A judge is ordered to hear why the PLO should not have to pay for an attack that killed two people.
Published
March 29, 2010

Police seeking masked bandits who stormed, robbed casino

BASEL, Switzerland — An armed gang of masked men raided a casino packed with about 600 guests early Sunday and made off with hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to Swiss prosecutors. In a statement, prosecutors in Basel described a scene like an action-film heist: About 10 men dressed in black arrived in two cars […]

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Published
March 29, 2010

To some Russians’ distress, the time zones are a-changin’

President Medvedev eliminates two of the country's 11 zones.
Published
March 29, 2010

Pope opens Holy Week amid church crisis

Protesters demand that Benedict resign over the scandal that has spread to his native Germany.
Published
March 29, 2010

GOP former congressman Parris dies

Stanford Parris was one of the first Republicans to gain political traction in modern-day Virginia.
Published
March 29, 2010

Voodoo ceremony honors quake victims

Haiti's earthquake roused religious tensions as some aid has been funneled through Christian groups.
Published
March 29, 2010

Federal agents arrest three people in raids

The target of at least one raid is a Christian militia group, according to a Michigan militia leader.