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Auditors Says Missing Money Meant for Iraq May Have Been Stolen
Washington - After the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003, the George W. Bush administration flooded the conquered country with so much cash to pay for reconstruction and …
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Syrian Troops Retake Control of Rebellious Town in North
Cairo - Syria’s most trusted forces retook control of a rebellious northern Syrian town on Sunday, responding with tanks and helicopter gunships and crushing an alliance of mutinous soldiers …
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Obama’s Trip to Puerto Rico Breaks 50-Year Record
San, Juan, Puerto Rico - President Barack Obama will break a 50-year record Tuesday, when he becomes the first president since John F. Kennedy to come to San Juan …
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Paradoxes of Iranian Society Spur on Heroic Women
Washington - Haleh Sahabi is the latest Iranian woman to die in political violence. On Wednesday, security forces attempting to cut short the Tehran funeral of …
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Rep. Rohrabacker Asks Iraq to Pay US Back for Iraq War; Iraqi Spokesman Asks Him to Leave
Yesterday in Baghdad, while on a congressional delegation visit, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) said that Iraq should repay the United States for the war there that President Bush started …
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Accused Sit in Jail as Military Courts Drag Feet on Appeals
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. (Photo: Matthew G. Bisanz / Wikimedia) Washington - Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Brian W. Foster served nearly a decade …
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At Least 21 Killed in Afghanistan Attacks
Kabul, Afghanistan - At least 21 people were killed in a series of attacks across Afghanistan on Saturday as a U.N. agency announced that May had been the deadliest …
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More Food Banks Offering Fresh Fruits, Vegetables
On a recent afternoon after school in Isla Vista, Calif., 35 children invited by the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County got lessons on healthy snacks, starting with the serving size for …
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Las Vegas Mayoral Candidate Sees Own Vote Flipped to Opponent on Touch-screen Voting Machine
It took two tries, but Carolyn Goodman, candidate for Mayor of Las Vegas and wife of current Mayor Oscar Goodman, was finally able to vote for herself today on …
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Opposition Is Split on How to Reshape Yemen
Sana, Yemen - The protesters, arrayed in the tens of thousands under a blazing sun, pumped their fists in unison as they stood on the hot tarmac on Friday …