Senate report: Bin Laden was 'within our grasp'
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Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of U.S. troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when American military leaders made the crucial and costly decision not to pursue the terrorist leader with massive force, a...
Biden to Iraq leaders: Settle election law dispute
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Vice President Joe Biden is encouraging Iraq's leaders to resolve differences and agree to legislation allowing a national vote to take place next year. Biden spoke with Iraqi leaders on Saturday. Biden's office says...
Saddam was telling truth in missing Gulf War pilot
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Saddam Hussein was telling the truth, this time. The United States just didn't believe him. So it took the most powerful military in the world 18 years to find the remains of the only U.S. Navy pilot shot down in an...
Dinner crashers shook hands with President Obama
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This time, the picture is the story. After the Secret Service insisted that President Barack Obama was never endangered by a security breach that allowed a reality TV hopeful and her husband to crash his first state...
Big challenge for Obama: retain Hispanic support
10:44
Barack Obama has erased George W. Bush's inroads among Hispanics, with these influential voters consistently giving the president exceptionally strong marks and the White House employing an aggressive strategy to keep...
Military divorces increasing from war stress
4:54
The divorce rate in the armed forces continues to edge higher, despite efforts by the military to help struggling couples. There were an estimated 27,312 divorces among roughly 765,000 married members of the...
Nader noncommittal to Conn. Senate run
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Consumer activist and Connecticut native Ralph Nader said Friday he is "absorbing" the reaction he's receiving about a possible bid for the U.S. Senate, saying he wants to first gauge the level of grassroots support...
White House says uninvited dinner couple met Obama
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A White House official says the Virginia couple who attended a state dinner without an invitation met President Barack Obama in the receiving line. Michaele and Tareq Salahi were admitted into Tuesday's dinner for...
The nation's weather
5:35
Areas from the West Coast to the Midwest were bracing for snow Sunday. A large low pressure system was on track to move through Southern California and into northern Mexico, and could produce high elevation snow in the...
Family: Slain public defender didn't speak of fear
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An assistant federal public defender found strangled in her Oregon home was strong and athletic and would not have been easily overpowered, family members say. Nancy Bergeson, 57, of Portland, was found dead Tuesday....
Cops: 4 die in Calif. crash as car runs red light
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Authorities say four members of a family, including two children, were killed when their minivan was hit broadside by a car that ran a red light in west-central California. The Highway Patrol says a Mini Cooper driven...
Shootings leave 3 dead, 1 wounded in eastern Kan.
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A search is on in eastern Kansas for a man authorities want to question after a shooting that left three people dead and another wounded. The violence was reported around 6 p.m. Saturday in Osage County, Kan. The...
Fla. police eye Mich. in holiday killings probe
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Investigators in Florida alerted Michigan authorities to be on the lookout Saturday for a man accused of shooting four relatives to death after a Thanksgiving dinner in South Florida. The suspect, Paul Michael Merhige,...
LA stylist learns modern meaning of 'pay phone'
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When a Los Angeles hairstylist accepted a collect call from a customer, she had no idea it would run more than $45. And no idea that's just what collect calls from pay phones cost in the mobile age. Barbara James...
SC WWII vet's battle ends in gunshot at VA clinic
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On the last day of his long, troubled life, Grover Cleveland Chapman packed a black duffel bag, washed out his coffee cup, put it in the dish rack and fetched his Smith & Wesson. He threw away his favorite slippers...
Wis. police report 4 shot in Madison duplex
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Four people, including two children, were wounded early Saturday at a duplex in what investigators described as domestic shootings. Madison police said they didn't know what prompted the shootings and were waiting...
Ex-rebel likely to be Uruguay presidential winner
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A plain-talking former leftist guerrilla is heavily favored to win Uruguay's presidential run-off election Sunday and keep the country's popular center-left coalition in power for another five years. Jose Mujica's...
Swiss vote on anti-Islam move to ban new minarets
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Swiss voters are deciding in a referendum Sunday whether to accept a ban on the construction of minarets, which right-wing parties regard as symbols of militant Islam. The move _ led by the Swiss People's Party, which...
Pope urges prayer, action to comfort AIDS patients
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Pope Benedict XVI is calling for prayers and concrete action to comfort all those who are suffering from AIDS. Benedict issued the appeal during his weekly Sunday blessing ahead of World AIDS Day on Tuesday. He said...
Police: moose a suspect in Swedish death
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Swedish police say they've cleared a man who was arrested for allegedly murdering his wife after deciding the culprit was most likely a moose. Police spokesman Ulf Karlsson says "the improbable has become probable" in...
Pakistan opposition urges prez to give up powers
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Pakistan's main opposition party demanded Sunday that the president immediately relinquish much of his power amid calls for the unpopular leader to assume a ceremonial role or resign. The political turmoil threatens to...
Iran earmarks $20 million to support militants
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Iran's parliament passed a law on Sunday earmarking $20 million to support militant groups opposing the West and investigate alleged U.S. and British plots against the Islamic Republic. The legislation is widely seen...
Capsized ferry righted in Bangladesh; 51 dead
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A rescue ship righted a capsized ferry on Sunday, easing the work of those searching the submerged cabins for scores believed trapped inside more than a day after the boat sank in southern Bangladesh. So far, 51 people...
Victims being identified after Russian train wreck
5:29
Relatives have begun the grim process of identifying loved ones killed in the wreck of a train Russian authorities say was blown off the tracks by a terrorist bomb. Investigators are trying to determine who was behind...
Administration plans new efforts on foreclosures
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The Obama administration, battling a foreclosure crisis that shows no signs of relenting, will step up pressure on mortgage companies to do more to help people remain in their homes, officials said Saturday. The...
Turbulence ahead: Senate opens health care debate
6:25
The 60 votes aren't there any more. With the Senate set to begin debate Monday on health care overhaul, the all-hands-on-deck Democratic coalition that allowed the bill to advance is fracturing. Some Democratic...
Hotel owners, like home owners, behind on payments
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Like many home owners, hotels are starting to drown in debt. They have been enticing travelers all year with sweet deals: credits for in-house spas and restaurants, up to 50 percent off five-star rooms, even free...
Report: Indebted Dubai World rejected asset sale
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A Dubai World official says the conglomerate dismissed the possibility of selling some of its assets at a discounted price to cover some of the $60 billion in debts coming due. Al-Itihad newspaper on Sunday quoted a...
Euro zone officials: China yuan should strengthen
5:45
China should allow its currency to strengthen against the euro and other major currencies, for its own sake as well as that of the global economy, top finance officials of the single-currency euro zone said Sunday. The...
Bernanke makes case for strong Fed role on banks
3:31
The chairman of the Federal Reserve is concerned that congressional efforts at financial reform could weaken the central bank's ability to handle future crises and may politicize monetary policy. Fed Chairman Ben S....
Whitman tries courting women in Calif. gov race
11:04
As Meg Whitman has been introducing herself to California voters, she retells a line that usually generates a chuckle: "The next governor of California needs to know exactly what SHE believes." The statement conveys...
Police: Blaze in NY Walmart's Xmas-tree section
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Police say a fire has broken out among Christmas trees for sale outside a Walmart on New York's Long Island during a busy holiday shopping weekend. Nassau County police say in a statement that the blaze was reported...
TV exec: Obama dinner crashers shopping interview
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The couple who crashed President Barack Obama's first state dinner are peddling their story to broadcast networks for hundreds of thousands of dollars, a television executive says. The executive, who spoke on condition...
Swiss ready Polanski's chalet for house arrest
3:16
Security experts on Saturday started preparing Roman Polanski's Alpine chalet for the movie director's house arrest while Swiss authorities consider whether to extradite him to the United States. A Hummer bearing the...
Taiwan honors local film at Chinese Oscars
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Taiwanese social drama "No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti" won Chinese cinema's top honor on Saturday _ a rare victory for an industry that has been overshadowed by big-budget blockbusters from rival mainland China. While this...
A list of winners at Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards
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A list of winners in the major categories at Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards, announced Saturday night in Banciao: Best feature film: "No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti" Best director: Leon Dai, "No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti" Best leading...
'Pulp Fiction' writer taken off jail furlough
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"Pulp Fiction" co-screenwriter Roger Avary has been removed from a prison work furlough program and locked up, authorities say. Avary was sentenced in September to a year in jail and five years probation for causing a...
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
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Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: ___ ABC's "This Week" _ Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, independent from Vermont. ___ CBS' "Face the Nation" _ Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich.; former House...
Iconic Ansel Adams print going up for NYC auction
6:14
An early print of an iconic Ansel Adams photograph is going up for auction in New York City for an estimated $350,000 to $450,000. The Dec. 8 sale of 1948's "Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico" is at Swann Auction...
Katey Sagal: Happy as the mom on 'Sons of Anarchy'
6:05
Season two of the FX drama "Sons of Anarchy" is primed to end with bloody payback. It's likely to be pretty. The Sons, a fierce and fiercely close-knit motorcycle club, are set to wreak havoc on enemy forces that have...
Familiar Bible phrases in culture
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Familiar Bible phrases in contemporary culture: All things to all people (1 Corinthians) Cast the first stone (John) Doubting Thomas (John) Eat, drink, be merry (Luke) Forbidden fruit (Genesis) Man after his own...
FIRST-PERSON: A church as inspiring as its films
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ALBANY, Ga. (BP)--There are more than enough multi-million-dollar theatrical releases out there with a storyline so boring it makes you wish you had stayed home and watched, say, a rerun of the 6 o'clock...
Raymond Coppenger dies at 100
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ARKADELPHIA, Ark. (BP)--Retired Ouachita Baptist University philosophy professor Raymond A. Coppenger died Nov. 24 following a bout with pneumonia at age 100.Coppenger celebrated his 100th birthday on Sept. 20 with a...
FIRST-PERSON: 2 teachers of gratitude
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DRY CREEK, La. (BP)--It's a beautiful word that gently rolls off the tongue --gratitude.It's also a visible word: You can see gratitude when a person is full of it.The best lessons I've ever learned on thankfulness are...
FIRST-PERSON: Thanksgiving & adversity
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MAYFIELD, Ky. (BP)--The American holiday of Thanksgiving possesses a long history of taking place during times of adversity. As we pause to thank God for our blessings on Thanksgiving Day, we also should remember our...
FIRST-PERSON: Thanksgiving in India
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INDIA (BP)--Many friends and relatives have asked about how we celebrated Thanksgiving here in India. Well, obviously, it is not an Indian holiday, even though it began with Indians at the first celebration in the 1600s...
It can begin with a sandwich
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NEW YORK (BP)--It's a cold, rainy Saturday in New York City, and Vaughn McLamb ladles up steaming cups of chicken soup for the homeless, addicts, immigrants and urban poor gathered at Tompkins Square Park on the Lower...
Lutherans splitting after gay pastor vote
1:15
NEW BRIGHTON, Minn. (BP)--The nation's largest Lutheran denomination is splitting following a controversial decision at its August conference to allow noncelibate homosexuals to serve as pastors.It will take months to...
Understanding the pros and cons of health overhaul
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Maybe you've been reading the health care bill in your spare time. Then perhaps you can answer this question: If Congress makes history and puts a bill on President Barack Obama's desk by Christmas, how long before the...
Food stamps estimate raises debate over 'poverty'
2:09
The estimate was startling, and made headlines around the country: Almost half of all U.S. kids will be on food stamps at some time during childhood. How could it be true in the land of plenty, in the midst of an...
Insuring young key to health care overhaul plans
10:59
The young invincibles. That's what the insurance industry calls them. They're the 13.7 million Americans under 30 who don't have health insurance because, they firmly believe, they just don't need it. Why waste money...
Car insurance scofflaws raise health mandate doubt
4:27
Thousands of drivers on the nation's roads don't carry auto insurance, despite laws in all but two states requiring it. Critics of President Barack Obama's health overhaul plan ask: What are the chances scofflaws will...
Saudi floods kill 77 while Muslims perform hajj
10:54
Muslim pilgrims holding white umbrellas against the blazing sun clambered up a rocky desert hill for prayers Thursday during the annual hajj, a day after torrential rains that killed at least 77 people. Flooding from...
Thailand looks to limit sex change surgery
9:56
Thailand has issued rules making sex change surgery more difficult _ including a requirement that potential candidates cross-dress for a year _ over fears that some patients are rushing into the operation, a medical...
WHO says Tamiflu still works against swine flu
8:48
The World Health Organization says isolated cases of drug-resistant swine flu in Britain and the United States have not changed the agency's assessment of the disease. It says Tamiflu remains highly effective against...
CDC: Swine flu vaccine safe; no big problems seen
4:32
There's no evidence that the swine flu vaccine is causing any serious side effects, U.S. health officials said Wednesday, in their first report on the safety of the new vaccine. Since vaccinations began in early...
GPS cell phone apps challenge standalone devices
6:28
The growth of cell phones with global-positioning technology is making life uncertain for the makers of personal navigational devices that help drivers figure out where they are and where to go. Manufacturers of...
Leaders say momentum building on climate change
1:41
Leaders of the Commonwealth countries called Saturday for a legally binding international agreement on climate change and a global fund with billions of dollars to help poor countries meet its mandates. The 53-nation...
Rat pack: Scientists warming up to African rodent
2:05
Naked mole rats don't get cancer. They shrug off brushes with acid and age so well, some are older than the college-aged researchers handling them. "They really are from Mars, I think," said Thomas Park, a professor of...
GPS cell phone apps challenge standalone devices
10:01
The growth of cell phones with global-positioning technology is making life uncertain for the makers of personal navigational devices that help drivers figure out where they are and where to go. Manufacturers of...
NASA: Floating 'junk' no threat to space station
8:58
NASA says a piece of old space junk that it's been tracking for a few days is no threat to the International Space Station. But there's another piece of debris in the space station's neighborhood. Mission Control...
Apple's iPhone arrives in tech-savvy South Korea
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Tech-savvy South Koreans began getting their coveted iPhones on Saturday amid fanfare and expectations the communication and entertainment device will shake up a local mobile market dominated by domestic giants Samsung...
Jobs, economics complicate Brazil's Amazon fight
7:40
Drawing his .40-caliber pistol, Severiano Pontes dashes across the steaming, muddy jungle floor, a hunch telling him what he would find around a bend. The thick Amazon rain-forest canopy suddenly opens to a clearing...
Teachers begin using cell phones for class lessons
6:55
Ariana Leonard's high school students shuffled in their seats, eagerly awaiting a cue from their Spanish teacher that the assignment would begin. "Take out your cell phones," she said in Spanish. The teens pulled out...
The nation's weather
5:57
The remnants of Tropical Storm Ida were expected to continue tracking through the Southeastern U.S. on Thursday. The system was forecast to continue pulling abundant moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and allow for wet...
The nation's weather
4:43
A strong storm in the center of the country was expected to continue bringing wintry weather to the Central Rockies and Plains on Thursday. A strong low pressure system that developed over the Rockies would continue...
The nation's weather
5:18
Unsettlement was expected over most of the country Friday as two strong systems were forecast to continue kicking up wet weather. In the East, a strong low pressure system was expected to sweep eastward from the...
The nation's weather
4:57
Wet weather was forecast to sweep through the Central U.S. on Thursday as a strong low pressure system pushed off the Rockies and into the Plains. The system that developed over the Great Basin and spread light...
The nation's weather
5:26
Drier conditions were expected for the Eastern U.S., while a strong storm would continue tracking over the Rockies. A high pressure system would continue building over the East Coast as a low pressure system slowly...
The nation's weather
4:54
Wet weather was forecast to persist in the Northeast while diminishing across the Southeast as a front pushed off the East Coast on Tuesday. A strong low pressure system would continue to track over the Great Lakes and...