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Lockerbie families still seek answers from Libya
Sunday, May 20, 2012 3:31:53 PM CST
For relatives of the people who died in the Lockerbie bombing, the death Sunday of the only man who was convicted stirred up questions once again about his guilt and whether others went unpunished.
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Afghan Karzai: Thanks for ‘your taxpayers’ money’
Sunday, May 20, 2012 12:29:25 PM CST
Looking to a day when "the Afghan war as we understand it is over," President Barack Obama met Sunday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to discuss NATO's withdrawal from that strife-torn country by the end of 2014. Obama, who has put the draw-down of combat troops at the heart of his foreign policy, declared that "the [...]
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Booker slams Obama ad attacking Romney’s Bain record
Sunday, May 20, 2012 2:00:58 PM CST
Newark Mayor Cory Booker slammed the Obama campaign's ad criticizing Mitt Romney's record as the head of Bain Capital, and called for an end to"nauseating" attacks from both sides. "I have to just say from a very personal level, I'm not about to sit here and indict private equity," Booker, a Democrat, said in an [...]
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NATO protesters engaged in police confrontation
Sunday, May 20, 2012 4:16:19 PM CST
A group of demonstrators are engaging in a confrontation with Chicago police at end of NATO protest march, pushing against a line of officers who are trying to keep them from the meeting site.
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U.S. commander: Americans in Afghanistan to fight through 2014
Sunday, May 20, 2012 4:38:00 PM CST
The commander of NATO-led forces in Afghanistan bluntly warned Sunday that American soldiers will face combat in that war-torn country right up to the time they leave, December 31, 2014. General John Allen told reporters not to buy into a "narrative" that the handover of security responsibilities to Afghan forces next year means US troops will be out of harm's way. ...
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Lockerbie bomber dies in Libya hospital
Sunday, May 20, 2012 9:16:47 AM CST
Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, the former Libyan intelligence official who was sentenced to life in prison in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, has died, the Libyan government said on Sunday. He was 60. The bombing of the Dec. 21, 1988 Pan Am transatlantic flight to New York from London as it flew over [...]
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Earthquake kills at least seven in Italy
Sunday, May 20, 2012 9:46:34 AM CST
At least seven people died and 50 were injured after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck northern Italy early Sunday, authorities there said. According to CNN, two ceramic factory workers were killed in Sant'Agostino di Ferrara, another in a shed collapse in Ponte Rodoni di Bondeno, and three others in under rubble in various locations. Among the [...]
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White House: Megrahi death closes ‘unfortunate chapter’
Sunday, May 20, 2012 12:48:08 PM CST
The White House said Sunday that the death of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi closed "an unfortunate chapter" that opened when Scotland freed the former Libyan intelligence officer on humanitarian grounds in 2009. "We have received confirmation from the Libyan government that Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi died earlier today," National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor [...]
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For N.Y. farmers, fracking could mean salvation -- or ruin
Sunday, May 20, 2012 11:33:08 AM CST
When Dan Fitzsimmons looks across the Susquehanna River and sees the flares of Pennsylvania gas wells, he thinks bitterly of the riches beneath his own land locked up by the heated debate that has kept ...
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Tropical Storm Alberto hovers off Carolina coast
Sunday, May 20, 2012 1:35:46 PM CST
Tropical Storm Alberto weakened slightly off the South Carolina coast on Sunday, canceling tourist cruises, producing showers along the coast and serving as a reminder that the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is just around the corner.
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U.N. nuclear agency chief heads to Tehran
Sunday, May 20, 2012 3:15:37 PM CST
The head of the U.N. nuclear agency flew to Tehran on Sunday on a delicate mission that — if successful — could finally lift the veil on whether Iran is seeking atomic arms while strengthening the Islamic ...
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4 people found dead after boat crash on Iowa river
Sunday, May 20, 2012 4:44:02 PM CST
The bodies of four people missing after a boat crash on the Mississippi River in Iowa were found Sunday within 100 yards of the crash site, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. None was wearing a life vest.
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Pelosi defends Dems' Rev. Wright fundraising appeal
Sunday, May 20, 2012 6:47:44 AM CST
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi defended the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on "This Week" for sending a fundraising email that attempted to capitalize on the apparently dead advertising plan to link President Obama to Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
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U.S. trainer shot in Yemen, army advances on militants
Sunday, May 20, 2012 4:15:40 PM CST
SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - Islamist militants shot and seriously wounded a U.S. military instructor in Yemen on Sunday, while the army closed in on a town controlled by al Qaeda-linked fighters in heavy fighting that killed at least 27 people, local officials said. A U.S. special forces commander toured the frontline in southern Yemen in a visit that highlighted the extent of Washington's support to a government fighting militants it sees as a threat not just the region but also to U.S. soil. ...
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Sleep apnea linked to higher cancer death risk
Sunday, May 20, 2012 5:12:22 PM CST
SUNDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep apnea has already been linked to a host of adverse health problems, such as high blood pressure and heart disease. Now, new research suggests that in people who already have cancer, the sleep disorder may raise their risk of dying from cancer.
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Facebook stock limps into Monday: What's next after IPO?
Sunday, May 20, 2012 9:05:43 AM CST
Facebook resumes trading on Wall Street on Monday with shares being closely watched to see how well they stand on their own after stumbling out of the gate in a historic but lackluster debut.
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Two more activists hit with charges related to NATO summit
Sunday, May 20, 2012 1:56:47 PM CST
Prosecutors charged two more activists Sunday with crimes tied to the two-day NATO summit, accusing one of saying he wanted to blow up a downtown Chicago bridge and a second with seeking to build pipe bombs.
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Former Israeli PM: Jerusalem must be partitioned
Sunday, May 20, 2012 11:43:51 AM CST
Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday urged Israeli leaders to relinquish the idea of a unified Jerusalem if they truly want peace, contending in a pair of interviews that years of government neglect have kept the Jewish and Arab sectors irreparably divided.
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Three charged in carjacking of pastor Marvin Winans
Sunday, May 20, 2012 5:59:48 PM CST
Three young men were arraigned Sunday in the assault and carjacking of popular Detroit pastor and gospel singing icon Marvin Winans.
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North Korea releases detained Chinese fishermen
Sunday, May 20, 2012 10:00:41 AM CST
BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea released a number of Chinese fishermen and boats on Sunday two weeks after seizing them, ending a rare public dispute between the two allies, Chinese state media reported. The boats were taken in the Yellow Sea between China and North Korea on May 8 - although it remains unclear whether the action was authorised by the North Korean government. The North Koreans who took the boats had demanded 1.2 million yuan ($189,800) for releasing the fishermen, then cut their price to 900,000 yuan, the owner of one of the captured vessels said last week. ...
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Iran MP jibes: Ahmadinejad should 'open nightclubs'
Sunday, May 20, 2012 10:37:48 AM CST
A hardline Iranian MP on Saturday took a jibe at President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for failing to support an Islamic dress code for women, suggesting the president should now move to open "nightclubs" in the Islamic republic.