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Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
AP – Wed Dec 23, 9:53 pm ET

Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: Full Story »
Judge allows wild horse roundup in Nevada
AP – Wed Dec 23, 5:49 pm ET

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration said Wednesday it is going forward with a contentious plan to round up about 2,500 wild horses in Nevada. Full Story »
Keep IRS auditors away: earn less than $200,000
AP – Tue Dec 22, 1:39 pm ET

WASHINGTON - Want to keep IRS auditors away? Keep your earnings under $200,000 and they won't bother you 99 percent of the time. Full Story »
Caring for Washington's warriors away from home
AP – Tue Dec 22, 10:04 am ET

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WASHINGTON - Michelle Ford had newborn twins and a husband severely wounded in Afghanistan when she got the offer to move into a group home on the campus of Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Full Story »
DC chief slams officer over gun at snowball fight
AP – Mon Dec 21, 2:24 pm ET

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WASHINGTON - Washington's police chief criticized a veteran detective Monday for pulling a gun during a mass snowball fight. Authorities said the officer is on desk duty while the case is under investigation. Full Story »
Suspected al-Qaida leader in Yemen escapes raid
AP – Sat Dec 19, 7:23 am ET

WASHINGTON - A military strike on al-Qaida's network in Yemen killed the deputy commander of the terrorist network's cell in Abyan province, the Yemeni government said. Full Story »
Feds: Arrests in Africa link al-Qaida and drugs
AP – Fri Dec 18, 9:13 pm ET

WASHINGTON - Three accused al-Qaida associates taken to New York on Friday are charged with plotting to ferry drugs through the Sahara desert to raise money for terror attacks — evidence of what prosecutors say is a dangerous, growing alliance between terror chiefs and drug lords. Full Story »
Cash gifts, liquid lunch_the case for impeachment
AP – Fri Dec 18, 3:34 pm ET

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WASHINGTON - It's not the lifestyle of a typical federal judge: Five or six vodka cocktails during lunch; gambling with borrowed money; bankruptcy under a phony name, and cash, trips or home repairs from lawyers and a bail bondsman with business before his court. Full Story »
700,000 packages of Vicks cold medicine recalled
AP – Fri Dec 18, 3:11 pm ET

WASHINGTON - Procter & Gamble Co. is recalling about 700,000 packages of Vicks Dayquil Cold & Flu 24-Count Bonus Pack Liquicaps. Full Story »
Report: Death sentences decline; death rows shrink
AP – Fri Dec 18, 7:25 am ET

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WASHINGTON - Texas and other states that lead the nation in executions are sentencing many fewer inmates to death, a trend that slowly is reducing the death row population in the United States, a report from an anti-capital punishment group says. Full Story »
11 baby deaths now linked to Simplicity cribs
AP – Thu Dec 17, 7:08 pm ET

WASHINGTON - Despite several recalls and warnings, the number of baby deaths linked to defective Simplicity cribs is now up to 11. Full Story »
Child's death prompts toy dart gun recall
AP – Thu Dec 17, 2:45 pm ET

WASHINGTON - A Los Angeles toy importer is recalling about 22,000 toy dart gun sets after an 8-year-old child's death. Full Story »
Judge: Gangs more deadly than some Gitmo detainees
AP – Thu Dec 17, 2:27 pm ET

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WASHINGTON - The chief judge of the federal court in Washington told lawyers Thursday that domestic street gangs are more deadly than some Guantanamo Bay detainees who could face trial in U.S. courts. Full Story »
Guilty plea in leak case from ex-linguist for FBI
AP – Thu Dec 17, 12:37 pm ET

WASHINGTON - Prosecutors say a former linguist for the FBI has pleaded guilty to leaking classified documents to a blogger who posted the information online. Full Story »
DHS made improper intel report on Nation of Islam
AP – Wed Dec 16, 6:34 pm ET

WASHINGTON - Homeland security officials improperly gathered intelligence on the Nation of Islam, a black Muslim group, but government rules were "unintentionally and inadvertently violated" and only publicly available information was collected, according to documents made public Wednesday. Full Story »
White Americans' majority to end by mid-century
AP – Wed Dec 16, 5:51 pm ET

WASHINGTON - The estimated time when whites will no longer make up the majority of Americans has been pushed back eight years — to 2050 — because the recession and stricter immigration policies have slowed the flow of foreigners into the U.S. Full Story »
Audit finds Afghan anticorruption unit ineffective
AP – Wed Dec 16, 4:19 pm ET

WASHINGTON - A U.S. government watchdog says the organization created to spearhead Afghanistan's battle against corruption has too little authority, independence and personnel to be effective. Full Story »
Credit Suisse Group to pay $536M in Iran case
AP – Wed Dec 16, 11:33 am ET

WASHINGTON - Court papers say Credit Suisse Group will pay $536 million and admit to violating U.S. economic sanctions against Iran. Full Story »