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Nation & World

Published
March 27, 2010

U.S., Russia agree to slash nuclear arsenals

The two countries' first major arms pact in nearly 20 years, if ratified, would reduce stores by one-third.
Published
March 26, 2010

Iraqi election results too close for comfort

Rival voting blocs are likely to be in a virtual tie, which could trigger political feuds and eruptions of violence.
Published
March 26, 2010

Researchers: Diet, exercise key to cutting breast cancer

BARCELONA, Spain — Up to a third of breast cancer cases in Western countries could be avoided if women ate less and exercised more, researchers at a conference said Thursday, renewing a sensitive debate about how lifestyle factors affect the disease. Better treatments, early diagnosis and mammogram screenings have dramatically slowed breast cancer, but experts […]
Published
March 26, 2010

NASA shows expensive taste, report says

WASHINGTON — The nation’s space agency paid the out-of-this-world price of $66 a person a day for bagels, cookies and juice at a conference, a new report found. The subject of the NASA conference? It was a training session for its procurement officials – the people who do the buying with taxpayer funds. During the […]
Published
March 26, 2010

Congress OKs bill to expand college aid, ease debt

The sweeping legislation strips banks of their role as middlemen in handling federal student loans.

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Published
March 26, 2010

Bin Laden threatens deaths if 9/11 ringleader is executed

U.S. officials dismiss the threat, saying it's been clear Americans captured by al-Qaida won't live.
Published
March 26, 2010

Man says priest abuse was like ‘walking into a trap’

Arthur Budzinski was one of about 200 boys at a school for the deaf who say they were molested.
Published
March 26, 2010

Pentagon unveils policies to reduce expulsion of gays

The changes represent the first step in determining what needs to be done to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell.'
Published
March 25, 2010

Military easing of gay rules expected today

Relaxing of the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy is seen as temporary until Congress takes permanent action.
Published
March 25, 2010

French police detain alleged Twitter hacker

– Dispatches NAIROBI, Kenya Private security guards kill Somali pirate in gunfight In the first killing of its kind, private security contractors shot dead a Somali pirate in a clash that left two skiffs riddled with bullet holes, officials said Wednesday. The killing raises questions over who has jurisdiction over a growing army of armed […]