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Rice collects honor for role in freeing medics

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was collecting Bulgaria's highest honor on Wednesday for her help in...

General says Iraqi security forces still need help

WASHINGTON - The Army three-star general who for a year led efforts to train Iraq's army and police units says progress is...

Senate to pass bill overhauling eavesdropping rules

WASHINGTON - The Senate finally is expected to pass a bill overhauling rules on secret government eavesdropping, completin...

Bush Hails G-8 summit's work on climate change

TOYAKO, Japan - President Bush on Wednesday hailed the move by G-8 leaders to coalesce behind a broad climate-change strat...

Erratic winds prompt new evacuations in California

BIG SUR, Calif. - Thousands of residents north of Sacramento have been told to flee after erratic winds blew embers across...

US Marines: 400 Afghan insurgents killed

KABUL, Afghanistan - A U.S. Marines commander said Wednesday his troops have killed 400 insurgents in southern Afghanistan...

Iran tests missiles in Persian Gulf, Hormouz

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran test-fired nine long- and medium-range missiles Wednesday during war games that officials say are in r...

Attack outside US consulate in Turkey, 6 dead

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Armed men attacked a police guardpost outside the U.S. consulate in Istanbul on Wednesday, and the ensu...

US agriculture secretary confident meat is safe

SCHUYLER, Neb. - The U.S. agriculture secretary expressed confidence in the nation's food safety system, but said the meat...

Receding floodwaters give up trove of debris

ST. LOUIS - Duffels of police riot gear. Thousands of pens. Toys, water heaters and even dog houses. As floodwaters retrea...

US agriculture secretary confident meat is safe

SCHUYLER, Neb. - The U.S. agriculture secretary expressed confidence in the nation's food safety system, but said the meat...

Obama denies shifting to reach political center

POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. - Asked by a voter about accusations of flip-flopping, Democrat Barack Obama dismissed the notion Tues...

The story of Mosul: Few jobs, lots of trouble

MOSUL, Iraq - Five years ago this month, Paul Wolfowitz, then the Pentagon's second-ranking official, dropped in on this n...

Fed to curb shady home-lending practices

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve will issue new rules next week aimed at protecting future homebuyers from dubious lending...

McCain ad dismissive of rival's 'beautiful words'

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