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| Audit sharply rebukes BLM over abandoned mines issue Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:25 GMT WASHINGTON -- The government has endangered the public's health and safety by failing to clean up abandoned mines on federal land in the West, according to a scathing audit released Friday. |
| Assisted suicide gets push from out of state Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:59 GMT Washington was carefully chosen, as it were, to revive the physician-assisted suicide movement, lately on life support. It is a tale of behind-thescenes manipulation, candidly laid out by the manipulators. |
| Gunman opens fire in Tennessee church, 2 killed Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:01 GMT KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A gunman opened fire at a church youth performance Sunday and killed two people, including a man who witnesses called a hero for shielding others from a shotgun blast. |
| Bombs strike Istanbul neighborhood, killing 16 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:04 GMT ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Two bombs exploded minutes apart in a packed Istanbul square Sunday night, killing 16 and injuring more than 150 in the deadliest attack against civilians in Turkey in almost five years. |
| Report: Empty prison in Iraq a $40M 'failure' Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:38 GMT BAGHDAD -- In the flatlands north of Baghdad sits a prison with no prisoners. It holds something else: a chronicle of U.S. government waste, misguided planning and construction shortcuts costing $40 million and stretching back to the American overseers who replaced Saddam Hussein. |
| Obama says he's becoming competitive in red states Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:29 GMT CHICAGO -- With 100 days remaining in the race for the White House, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama says he has succeeded in expanding the electoral map in his race against John McCain, principally in southern and southwestern states but also in Montana and North Dakota. |
| AP IMPACT: Buried loot a mystery for authorities Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:04 GMT WASHINGTON -- The businessman arrived at the Treasury Department carrying a suitcase stuffed with about $5.2 million. The bills were decomposing, nearly unrecognizable, and he asked to swap them for a cashier's check. He said the money came from Mexico. |
| Suicide hot line got calls from 22,000 veterans Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:07 GMT WASHINGTON -- More than 22,000 veterans have sought help from a special suicide hot line in its first year, and 1,221 suicides have been averted, the government says. |
| LaBeouf booked for DUI after late-night wreck Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:31 GMT LOS ANGELES -- Shia LaBeouf was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving Sunday after an early morning wreck in which the "Indiana Jones" star injured his hand and knee, authorities said. |
| Ex-Google engineers debut 'Cuill' way to search Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:09 GMT SAN FRANCISCO -- Anna Patterson's last Internet search engine was so impressive that industry leader Google Inc. bought the technology in 2004 to upgrade its own system. |
| Powerful typhoon makes landfall in Taiwan Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:08 GMT TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A typhoon lashed Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rains Monday, triggering landslides and floods that disrupted air traffic and closed schools and businesses. |
| Myanmar farmers back at work, but outlook is bleak Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:53 GMT THOME GWE, Myanmar -- Ko Nyi Thaut lost six of his children and all his possessions when Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar three months ago. But the 53-year-old farmer still has his rice fields. The surprise, say aid workers, is how quickly he and others have gone back to work. |
| Owner of sunken Egyptian ferry acquitted Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:09 GMT CAIRO, Egypt -- The owner of a ferry that sank two years ago in the Red Sea was acquitted Sunday of manslaughter charges in the deaths of more than 1,000 people who perished in the botched rescue. |
| Protesters rally against immigration raid in Iowa Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:35 GMT POSTVILLE, Iowa -- About a thousand protesters descended on a small town in northeastern Iowa on Sunday, decrying the raid of a meatpacking plant that arrested nearly 400 residents and calling for a change in federal immigration policies. |
| 300 evacuated from flooding in Ruidoso, N.M., area Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:09 GMT RUIDOSO, N.M. -- About 300 people were evacuated from homes, campgrounds and a recreational vehicle park Sunday after flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Dolly. Two people were reported missing in the water. |
| Oops! Wrong Larry shown on Idaho campaign buttons Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:56 GMT LEWISTON, Idaho -- Some Democratic campaign buttons made for distribution in Idaho show an unlikely pair: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and Republican Sen. Larry Craig. |
| Floods strip Midwest of tons of valuable topsoil Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:27 GMT MARTINSVILLE, Ind. -- Jim Lankford's corn crops used to stretch to the White River. Now the river has stretched itself through his crops. |
| Carter's new fight, over Ga. dams, a familiar one Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:21 GMT OGLETHORPE, Ga. -- President Carter has spent his golden years as a global humanitarian: a Nobel laureate pushing for peace in the Middle East, speaking out against the war in Iraq and battling to eradicate deadly diseases in Africa and Asia. |
| Zimbabwe to remove 'zeros' from currency Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:42 GMT HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe's bank chief plans new currency reforms - removing "more zeros" from the plummeting Zimbabwe dollar and raising the limit on cash withdrawals - to tackle the country's runaway inflation and cash shortages, state media reported Sunday. |
| 4 panda cubs born at Chinese breeding center Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:48 GMT BEIJING -- Four giant panda cubs were born within 14 hours at a breeding center in southwest China, a mini baby boom for the rare animals, a state news agency reported Sunday. |
| Sri Lanka security bolstered for summit Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:00 GMT COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka sealed off roads and deployed 19,000 soldiers and police in the capital Sunday to prepare for a summit of South Asian leaders amid a raging civil war. |
| Spain's Sastre wins doping-scarred Tour de France Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:23 GMT PARIS -- From the very start to the very finish, doping was along for the ride on the Tour de France. The final act Sunday was supposed to be a champagne-sipping, idyllic run to the Champs-Elysees for winner Carlos Sastre of Spain. Instead, it was yet another announcement of a positive drug test. |
| Obama visits doctor to treat sore hip Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:01 GMT CHICAGO -- Barack Obama, back in his home town after a tour of Afghanistan, the Middle East and Europe, saw a doctor at the University of Chicago Medical Center on Sunday night to deal with a sore hip. |
| McCain backs ban on affirmative action in Arizona Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:57 GMT CHICAGO -- Presidential candidate John McCain on Sunday endorsed a proposal to ban affirmative action programs in his home state, a policy that Democratic rival Barack Obama called a disappointing embrace of divisive tactics. |
| McCain backs effort banning affirmative action Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:30 GMT WASHINGTON -- Presidential challenger John McCain said Sunday that he supports a proposed ballot initiative in his home state that would prohibit affirmative action policies from state and local governments. A decade ago, he called a similar effort "divisive." |
| Obama shifts focus to economy Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:30 GMT WASHINGTON -- Presidential contender Barack Obama is pivoting from foreign policy to the economy at home. |
| On return to US, Obama says Afghanistan in trouble Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:33 GMT CHICAGO -- In his first public appearance since returning to the United States, Barack Obama says Afghanistan's weak government and rampant drug trafficking are hampering efforts to fight al-Qaida terrorists who often take refuge in neighboring Pakistan. |
| Spanish FARC suspect released on bail Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:42 GMT MADRID, Spain -- A Spanish woman suspected of being a liaison between the leadership of Colombia's FARC rebel group and its members based in Europe was freed on conditional bail Sunday, a court said. |
| Paper finds UK politician's stolen bike Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:18 GMT LONDON -- British opposition leader David Cameron has been reunited with his stolen bicycle thanks to a tabloid newspaper and a supporter of the rival Labour Party, the paper reported Sunday. |
| UK lawmakers demand Iraq testimony probe Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:00 GMT LONDON -- A committee of British lawmakers demanded an investigation Sunday into whether a senior army general and a top defense official lied to them about the British military's use of banned interrogation techniques in Iraq. |
| Storms and floods in Ukraine kill 13, 2 missing Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:12 GMT KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's Emergency Ministry says storms and floods have killed 13 people, including five children, and at least two more are missing. |
| More fit Alzheimer's had less brain atrophy Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:20 GMT NEW YORK -- Patients in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease who performed better on a treadmill test had less atrophy in the areas of the brain that control memory, according to a study released Sunday. |
| Cancer warning adds wrinkle to parenting debate Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:24 GMT NEW YORK -- When Amy Morris' twin boys, then 11, went on an academic trip to Washington last year, she agreed to give them cell phones at the program's request. But this summer she was dismayed to learn that girls at her 8-year-old daughter's day camp were using cell phones they'd taken along in their backpacks. |
| 29 killed in Haiti truck collision Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:17 GMT PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- U.N. peacekeepers say at least 29 people were killed when a large truck carrying people and merchandise collided with three pickups in southern Haiti. |
| Body found in Spokane River, may be missing man Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:02 GMT SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. -- A body has been found in the Spokane River in Spokane Valley, and authorities say it's likely that of a man reported missing near Stateline, Idaho. |
| Bird scores 24, Storm beats Monarchs 77-71 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:29 GMT SEATTLE -- After a scoring a season-high 24 points, Olympics-bound Sue Bird was less concerned about style than substance. |
| Was D.B. Cooper resident of Ogden? Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:03 GMT OGDEN, Utah -- A lawyer who is writing a book about the D.B. Cooper investigation claims the legendary hijacker who vanished from a passenger jet with $200,000 in 1971 survived and resumed his life as a college instructor. |
| Man fatally shot in Tacoma Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:20 GMT TACOMA, Wash. -- A man has been shot to death in Tacoma, reportedly by his girlfriend's father. |
| Gray's sore back gives Vallos shot at center Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:07 GMT KIRKLAND, Wash. -- A sore back left Seattle's Chris Gray unable to practice Sunday, so second-year guard Steve Vallos filled in at center on a reshuffled starting offensive line. |
| Two dead in Olympia motorcycle-transit bush crash Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:01 GMT OLYMPIA, Wash. -- A motorcycle-bus crash has left two people dead in Olympia. |
| Seattle's T.J. Duckett still trying to find his spot Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:30 GMT KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Finding himself stuck in a crowd is nothing new to T.J. Duckett. |
| Governor's mansion celebrates century of service Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:11 GMT OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Former first lady Nancy Evans remembers the moment she realized that the Governor's Mansion was a tourist destination. |
| Charity raises money at WA airport with plane pull Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:08 GMT SEATTLE -- The owner of a company called World Strongman Entertainment tried unsuccessfully this weekend to set a new world record for pulling a Boeing 767 jet with just his own strength. |
| US admits soldiers killed innocent Iraqis Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:10 GMT BAGHDAD -- The U.S. military admitted Sunday that American soldiers killed innocent civilians after opening fire on a car last month on the heavily secured Baghdad airport road. |
| Report: Qatari Guantanamo detainee returns home Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:56 GMT DOHA, Qatar -- Qatar's official news agency says a Qatari man has been released from the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay and has returned home. |
| Palestinians call on Israel to rethink water deal Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:43 GMT RAMALLAH, West Bank -- West Bank Palestinians are suffering a serious water shortage this year as a severe drought exacerbates supply problems, the head of the Palestinian Water Authority said Sunday. |
| Soap opera shakes customs of Arab married life Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:08 GMT RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Every evening for the past four months, a tall young man with soulful blue eyes has been stealing hearts across the Middle East, from the refugee camps of the Gaza Strip to the gated mansions of Riyadh. |
| Raids, budget shortfall _ a double blow for Abbas Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:04 GMT RAMALLAH, West Bank -- It's back-to-back bad news for Mahmoud Abbas: Israel has stepped up army raids in West Bank cities, further embarrassing the moderate Palestinian leader, and he's facing growing problems paying 150,000 civil servants because of a foreign aid shortfall. |
| Iowa case raises question: Is stripping an art? Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:30 GMT DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowa doesn't have any all-nude strip clubs - but it does have performing arts centers where women dance naked. |
| Tabloid reunites UK politician with stolen bike Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:29 GMT LONDON -- British opposition leader David Cameron has been reunited with his stolen bicycle thanks to a tabloid newspaper and a supporter of the rival Labour Party, the paper reported Sunday. |
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