Military: Israel navy captures arms ship JERUSALEM — Israeli naval commandos seized an arms ship near Cyprus early Wednesday and towed it to an Israeli port, defense officials said — a rare interception that highlighted Israel’s fears that Iran is arming its enemies. Military officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press that the boat
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Military: Israel navy captures arms ship 100 miles off Israel’s coast
more images more images STIMULUS WATCH: Salary raise counted as saved job WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s economic recovery program saved 935 jobs at the Southwest Georgia Community Action Council, an impressive success story for the stimulus plan. Trouble is, only 508 people work there. The Georgia nonprofit’s inflated job count is among persisting errors in the government’s latest
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STIMULUS WATCH: Salary raises counted as saved jobs; 2 out of 3 Head Start jobs overcounted
more images more images THE INFLUENCE GAME: Liberals targeting moderates WASHINGTON — Get on the health overhaul bandwagon, or don’t count on our help in your re-election. That’s the hardball message liberal groups are hurling at moderate Democratic senators in a battle that is dividing their party.
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THE INFLUENCE GAME: Liberal groups intensify pressure on moderate Democrats in health debate
Karzai opponent: Gov’t cannot fight ‘corruption’ KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s challenger in the recent presidential election said Wednesday that the current government cannot bring legitimacy to the troubled nation and will not be able to rein in corruption. Former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah said the Afghan Independent Election Commission’s decision not to have a runoff
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Karzai opponent says current government cannot bring ‘legitimacy’ to Afghanistan
Iraqi election head warns parliament of vote delay BAGHDAD — Iraq’s election commission chairman said Wednesday that he has warned lawmakers that if they do not have an agreement in place on an election law by the end of Thursday, the country’s nationwide vote in January will have to be delayed. Faraj al-Haidari told The Associated Press
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Iraqi election head warns parliament of vote delay if election law not passed in 48 hours
Atlanta’s race for mayor heads to runoff ATLANTA — An Atlanta councilwoman could become the city’s first white mayor in a generation, facing off against a black state senator in a runoff next month. With 100 percent of the precincts reporting early Wednesday, Mary Norwood received 45 percent of the vote, compared to Sen. Kasim Reed at
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Atlanta mayor race in runoff with candidate seeking to become 1st white mayor in generation
Maine voters repeal gay-marriage law PORTLAND, Maine — Maine voters have torpedoed a state law that would have allowed gay couples to marry. With 84 percent of the precincts reporting, gay-marriage foes had 53 percent of the vote Tuesday. The outcome amounts to a heartbreaking defeat for the gay rights movement — particularly since it occurred in New
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Maine voters repeal gay-marriage law in a heartbreaking defeat for gay-rights movement
more images more images Gay-marriage foes claim victory in Maine PORTLAND, Maine — Gay-marriage opponents are claiming victory in a closely watched referendum in Maine on a new state law that would have allowed same-sex couples to wed. The law in question was passed by the Legislature in May but never took effect because of a petition drive by
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Gay-marriage opponents claim victory in Maine; gay-rights side refuses to concede
Tokyo train stations use lights to stem suicides TOKYO — Alarmed by a rise in people jumping to their deaths in front of trains, some Japanese railway operators are installing special blue lights above station platforms they hope will have a soothing effect and reduce suicides. As of November, East Japan Railway Co. has put blue light-emitting
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Hoping to stem rise in suicide jumpers, Tokyo train stations install soothing blue lights
more images more images Gay marriage appears in danger of losing in Maine PORTLAND, Maine — Gay marriage appeared in danger in Maine in a closely watched referendum Tuesday that the nation’s gay rights movement had hoped would yield a breakthrough victory at the ballot box. Voters were asked to decide whether to repeal or affirm a state law
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Gay marriage appears in danger of losing in Maine; vote is closely watched on both sides
more images more images Democrat wins House seat in heavily GOP area in NY ALBANY, N.Y. — A Democrat running in a historically Republican stronghold won a closely watched special congressional election in northern New York on Tuesday, capitalizing on a split that emerged between moderates and conservatives for control of the GOP
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Democrat wins northern NY House seat in special election that’s highlighted GOP divisions
Mexican troops kill federal agent in gunbattle MEXICO CITY — Police and soldiers killed a federal agent driving one of three cars that ignored orders to stop in northern Mexico, triggering a chase and gunbattle Tuesday, authorities said. The police and troops were on a joint patrol in the city of Chihuahua when they tried to stop
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Mexican soldiers, police kill federal agent in gunbattle after convoy ignores orders to stop
more images more images Democrat leads in House race in northern NY ALBANY, N.Y. — Democrat Bill Owens is leading with about 49 percent of the vote in a special Congressional election in northern New York that has grabbed national headlines in its final days as it highlighted divisions within the Republican Party. Owens led Tuesday over Conservative Doug
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more images more images GOP sweep: Big governor victories in Virginia, NJ WASHINGTON — Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey, a troubling sign for the president and his party heading into an important midterm election
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Republicans sweep governor races in Virginia, New Jersey _ troubling sign for Dems, Obama
Pittsburgh’s young mayor wins first full-term PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh’s 29-year-old mayor has won his first full term in office by beating two independent candidates, including the son of pro football Hall of Famer Franco Harris. Luke Ravenstahl inherited the seat in September 2006 from his predecessor, Bob O’Connor, who died months into office from a rare brain
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Pittsburgh’s young mayor fends off challenge from independents, wins first full term in office
US officials to meet Aung San Suu Kyi YANGON, Myanmar — A U.S. State Department official was to hold high-profile talks Wednesday with Myanmar’s detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, as the Obama administration opens a new era of engaging the country’s military rulers. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, the top U.S.
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CA teen charged with murder in death of 4-year-old MENDOTA, Calif. — Prosecutors have filed murder and other charges against a 14-year-old central California boy accused in the death of a 4-year-old neighbor boy, whose body was found in a clothes dryer at the teen’s home. Fresno County District Attorney Elizabeth Egan says the 14-year-old was charged
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Murder, other charges filed against 14-year-old California boy accused of killing 4-year-old
American, Russian wounded in Panama resort town PANAMA CITY — Panamanian police say they have arrested two teenage boys for allegedly wounding an American and a Russian tourist in a botched robbery attempt. Police spokesman Roberto Ballesteros says investigators believe the assailants mistook the tourists for employees of a construction firm delivering cash payments
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US, Russian tourists wounded in Panama resort town in suspected botched robbery attempt
more images more images more images more images Gay-marriage vote is too close to call in Maine PORTLAND, Maine — Gay marriage was put to a vote in Maine on Tuesday in a closely watched referendum that gay-rights activists across the country hoped would prove for the first time that their cause can prevail at the ballot box. Voters had to
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more images more images more images more images Republican Christie captures NJ governor’s race TRENTON, N.J. — Chris Christie, an aggressive former prosecutor who racked up a perfect conviction rate in public corruption cases and became the darling of New Jersey’s Republican Party establishment, has unseated the deep-pocketed but unpopular Gov
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Republican Christie wins NJ governor’s race; economy, taxes, corruption were keys
more images more images GOP sweep: Big governorship wins in Virginia, NJ WASHINGTON — Republicans surged to victory in governor’s races in Virginia and New Jersey on Tuesday, wresting control from Democrats in both states as independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for the GOP. It was a troubling sign for the
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Manhattan elects 1st new prosecutor in 35 years NEW YORK — Politically pedigreed trial lawyer Cy Vance has been elected as Manhattan’s first new district attorney in 35 years. The Democrat had 92 percent of Tuesday’s vote with 26 percent of precincts reporting. The only other contender, Working Families Party candidate Richard Aborn, wasn’t actively campaigning.
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Manhattan residents give storied prosecutor’s office its 1st new leader in 35 years
LA Clippers owner agrees to pay $2.73 million LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Clippers owner and real estate mogul Donald Sterling has agreed to pay a record $2.73 million to settle allegations by the government that he refused to rent apartments to Hispanics, blacks and to families with children, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. The Justice Department
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LA Clippers owner agrees to pay record $2.73 million to settle housing discrimination lawsuit
more images more images more images more images Early returns show gay marriage in Maine close PORTLAND, Maine — Gay marriage was put to a vote in Maine on Tuesday in a closely watched referendum that gay-rights activists across the country hoped would prove for the first time that their cause can prevail at the ballot box. Voters had to decide
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more images more images Disney says China approved Shanghai theme park SHANGHAI — China’s planning agency has approved plans for a Disney theme park in Shanghai, the Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday, a major step toward setting a deal for the long awaited project. The approval by the National Development and Reform Commission will allow Shanghai, China’s biggest city,
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Vietnam storm death toll rises to 57 HANOI, Vietnam — The death toll from Tropical Storm Mirinae rose to 57 in Vietnam on Wednesday as authorities stepped up rescue and relief operations in the affected central regions. In the hardest-hit province of Phu Yen, 24 more deaths were reported as information trickled in from isolated areas, disaster
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Vietnam storm death toll rises to 57 as authorities step up rescue and relief operations
more images more images McDonnell wins Virginia; Corzine trailing in NJ WASHINGTON — Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey, a troubling sign for the president and his party heading into an important midterm election year. Conservative
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Republican McDonnell wins Virginia governorship; Democratic Gov. Corzine trails in New Jersey
Body count at rapist’s Cleveland home rises to 10 CLEVELAND — The number of bodies found in and near a rapist’s home rose to at least 10 on Tuesday when authorities unearthed four corpses from the backyard and found a skull in a bucket in the basement. Cleveland police stopped searching for victims for the night and
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Body count now 10 at rapist’s Cleveland home, where neighbors complained of stench for years
Jury acquits driver of murder in border crash EL CENTRO, Calif. — A California jury has acquitted a Mexican boy of murder in the drowning of six suspected illegal immigrants but convicted him of gross vehicular manslaughter for driving a sport utility vehicle into a canal in the fatal crash. The jury in El Centro deliberated for
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Calif jury acquits driver of murder in crash that killed 6 migrants, including girl’s family
Ex-phone worker guilty in Hollywood wiretap case LOS ANGELES — A former phone company employee has been convicted of lying to FBI agents and a federal grand jury investigating wiretapping allegations against Hollywood private investigator Anthony Pellicano. Joann Wiggan of Burbank was found guilty Monday of three counts. She faces up to 15 years in prison.
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Former phone company worker convicted of flying to authorities in Hollywood wiretapping case