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- Court: Eagle feathers only for American Indians
- Appeals court overturns release of Gitmo detainee
- 5,200 military kin brought back to US from Japan
- House GOP: No stopgap spending bill beyond April 8
- Population near ground zero doubles since 2000
- 49 arrested in Phoenix on gun and drug crimes
- Murder an accident? To insured it is, court says
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- US hits Belarus firm with Iran-related sanctions
- Evacuated US diplomats to return to Egypt
- Troop deployments cost NC extra seat in Congress
- Abortion foes push vote on Ohio 'heartbeat bill'
- US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,408
- AP sources: Manslaughter charge explored in spill
- Diplomats divided over endgame for Gadhafi regime
- Gov't puts temp hold on gay couple visa cases
- NATO commander: Signs of al-Qaida in Libyan rebels
- AP sources: Manslaughter charge explored in spill
- Suspicious package closes highway near Andrews AFB
- Admitted inside trader testifies at NYC trial
| Court: Eagle feathers only for American Indians Posted: 29 Mar 2011 12:52 PM PDT An appeals court has ruled that only federally recognized American Indian tribes may use eagle parts and feathers in religious ceremonies.           |
| Appeals court overturns release of Gitmo detainee Posted: 29 Mar 2011 12:21 PM PDT A federal appeals court says it doubts a Guantanamo detainee's story that he was "a kind of Forrest Gump in the war against al-Qaida" who repeatedly and innocently just happened to be at hot spots in the war on terror.  |
| 5,200 military kin brought back to US from Japan Posted: 29 Mar 2011 12:21 PM PDT The U.S. Northern Command in Colorado says more than 5,200 family members of American service personnel have been flown to the United States from Japan following the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis.  |
| House GOP: No stopgap spending bill beyond April 8 Posted: 29 Mar 2011 12:21 PM PDT The No. 2 Republican in the House said Tuesday that the chamber won't pass another short-term federal funding bill to avert a government shutdown if talks between the GOP and the White House fail to produce a 2011 spending agreement by an April 8 deadline.  |
| Population near ground zero doubles since 2000 Posted: 29 Mar 2011 12:21 PM PDT The destruction wrought on lower Manhattan by the Sept. 11 attacks hasn't stopped it from becoming one of the city's fastest-growing neighborhoods.  |
| 49 arrested in Phoenix on gun and drug crimes Posted: 29 Mar 2011 11:22 AM PDT Authorities in Phoenix say a storefront sting operation netted 49 people on federal gun and drug crimes and could lead to state charges against 54 others.  |
| Murder an accident? To insured it is, court says Posted: 29 Mar 2011 11:11 AM PDT New York's top court says the estate of a man run down by a homicidal driver is entitled to make insurance claims for injuries caused by an accident.  |
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| US hits Belarus firm with Iran-related sanctions Posted: 29 Mar 2011 11:11 AM PDT The Obama administration has imposed sanctions against a state-owned energy company in Belarus for a $500 million investment with an Iranian firm accused of contributing to Iran's suspect nuclear program.  |
| Evacuated US diplomats to return to Egypt Posted: 29 Mar 2011 11:11 AM PDT The State Department says American diplomats who were evacuated from Egypt at the height of that country's political crisis have been allowed to return and that the U.S. embassy in Cairo has resumed full operations.  |
| Troop deployments cost NC extra seat in Congress Posted: 29 Mar 2011 11:11 AM PDT Most of the military personnel deployed from North Carolina bases during the U.S. Census were tallied for other parts of the country, denying the state a congressional seat and future tax dollars, according to an Associated Press review.  |
| Abortion foes push vote on Ohio 'heartbeat bill' Posted: 29 Mar 2011 10:11 AM PDT Backers of an Ohio bill that could impose a restrictive abortion limit are telling reticent state lawmakers to embrace potential legal challenges.  |
| US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,408 Posted: 29 Mar 2011 09:52 AM PDT As of Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at least 1,408 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.  |
| AP sources: Manslaughter charge explored in spill Posted: 29 Mar 2011 09:52 AM PDT Manslaughter and perjury are among possible charges that Justice Department investigators are exploring in the early stages of their probe into the Gulf oil spill, people familiar with the inquiry said Tuesday.  |
| Diplomats divided over endgame for Gadhafi regime Posted: 29 Mar 2011 09:52 AM PDT International leaders struggled Tuesday to devise an endgame for Moammar Gadhafi's tottering regime, deciding only to establish a group to coordinate all international action in Libya.  |
| Gov't puts temp hold on gay couple visa cases Posted: 29 Mar 2011 09:41 AM PDT The government says applications for immigration benefits for same-sex couples will no longer be automatically denied but instead will be put on hold pending legal advice following the Obama administration's decision to stop defending the law that prohibits gay marriage.  |
| NATO commander: Signs of al-Qaida in Libyan rebels Posted: 29 Mar 2011 09:01 AM PDT As the United States and other nations build ties with Libyan rebels and leaders of the political opposition trying to oust Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi, intelligence suggests al-Qaida and other terrorists have a small presence within the opposition group, a top military commander said Tuesday.  |
| AP sources: Manslaughter charge explored in spill Posted: 29 Mar 2011 08:52 AM PDT People familiar with the investigation of the Gulf oil spill say manslaughter and perjury are among the possible violations being explored by Justice Department investigators still in the early stages of their probe.  |
| Suspicious package closes highway near Andrews AFB Posted: 29 Mar 2011 08:41 AM PDT Maryland State Police say they've closed more than 2 miles of a highway near Andrews Air Force Base while they investigate a suspicious package.  |
| Admitted inside trader testifies at NYC trial Posted: 29 Mar 2011 08:41 AM PDT A former hedge fund executive says his ex-boss gave him the green light to break the law by gathering secrets about the technology industry.  |
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