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Roberts appoints Judge Dearie to FISA Court

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 01:29 PM PDT

Chief Justice John Roberts has appointed a judge to fill a seat on the special court that oversees warrants for government surveillance in spy and terrorism cases.

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Alcoa offering Alba at least $45M to settle suit

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 01:10 PM PDT

Alcoa Inc. has offered Aluminum Bahrain BSC at least $45 million to settle a federal lawsuit that alleges Alcoa-related firms paid millions in bribes that resulted in the Bahrain-controlled company overpaying for raw materials.

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Washington state college left scrambling by fire

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 01:09 PM PDT

A fire at a small Washington state college has left school officials scrambling to ensure academics aren't adversely affected and grateful that more wasn't lost.

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Doctor: Lack of sleep prompted pilot's breakdown

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 01:09 PM PDT

A psychologist says a JetBlue Airways pilot who screamed about religion and terrorists during a flight had "a brief psychotic disorder" due to lack of sleep.

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Documents suggest 'uncharged crimes' by Mo. priest

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 12:49 PM PDT

Federal prosecutors say they'll present evidence at trial that a Kansas City priest charged with sexually exploiting children possessed two pairs of young girls' panties and searched the Internet for photos of scantily clad children.

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Posted: 10 Jul 2012 12:49 PM PDT

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,900

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 12:39 PM PDT

As of Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at least 1,900 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.

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Pentagon to make database to track medal awardees

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 12:29 PM PDT

The Pentagon says it plans to establish a searchable database of military valor awards and medals.

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No-fly list man stranded in Bahrain returns to CA

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 12:19 PM PDT

A U.S. citizen of Somali descent who was stranded in Bahrain for two weeks after being told his name appears on the U.S. government's no-fly list has returned to San Diego.

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Senators favor Pakistan money with lines reopened

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 12:09 PM PDT

Pakistan should get $1.1 billion in U.S. funds that have been held up for months now that Islamabad has reopened crucial NATO supply lines to Afghanistan, top senators said Tuesday.

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Doc suspected in wife's death freed on fraud case

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 11:59 AM PDT

A prominent Utah doctor suspected in his wife's death has been freed from a federal prison in Texas after serving time for fraud.

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US, Pacific Rim nations end round of trade talks

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 12:09 PM PDT

Negotiators from the United States and eight Pacific Rim countries have concluded a round of talks in San Diego aimed at creating one of the most ambitious trade agreements in decades.

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Ohio governor spares killer of store owner

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 11:19 AM PDT

Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Tuesday spared the condemned killer of a convenience store owner whose execution was opposed by the detective who investigated the slaying, the prosecutor who pushed for the death sentence and a judge who handed down the sentence.

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Smoke in elevator shaft in Newark airport tower

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 11:09 AM PDT

Officials have lifted the "ground stop" at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport. Flights couldn't take off or head for the airport because of a report of smoke in the control tower's elevator shaft Tuesday. The smoke is gone.

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Family of US soldier sues Canadian security firm

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 11:09 AM PDT

The family of a California soldier killed in Afghanistan has sued a Canadian military contractor for rehiring a security guard, an Afghan national, after he allegedly threatened to attack U.S. troops.

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AdWatch: Ad says Obama makes excuses on economy

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 11:09 AM PDT

TITLE: "Excuses" LENGTH: 30 seconds

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Veteran House Dems gear up for competitive races

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 10:19 AM PDT

For Rep. Lois Capps of California and other vulnerable House Democrats, a string of successful re-election bids and double-digit margins of victory may mean little this year.

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Romney hits Obama as 'outsourcer-in-chief'

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 10:19 AM PDT

Mitt Romney is calling President Barack Obama the "outsourcer-in-chief" and says he is an "extreme liberal" who is trying to raise taxes on job creators.

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Posted: 10 Jul 2012 10:19 AM PDT

Advocates say exchange program needs more changes

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 10:19 AM PDT

The State Department should add housekeepers to a list of prohibited jobs for foreign college students who spend their summers in the United States as part of cultural exchange program that has left participants vulnerable to exploitation, an advocacy group said Tuesday.

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