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Nov 20 2009
A battle over Cuba policy is escalating in Congress, with proponents saying they have their best chance in years of repealing the ban on U.S. tourist travel to the island.
Nov 19 2009
President Obama has admitted for the first time that the deadline he set two days into his Administration for closing the Guantanamo Bay detainee camp in Cuba will be missed. The admission confirmed widespread speculation about a process plagued by...
Nov 18 2009
Investigators in the city raided offices for some of the nation’s largest newspapers Tuesday as part of a corruption probe into a powerful union that has long faced accusations of ties to organized crime, a law enforcement official said. Police...
Nov 17 2009
President Obama’s plain-speaking Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, on Nov. 12 summed up the Administration’s Afghan dilemma in a single question: “How do we signal resolve and at the same time signal to the Afghans and the American...
Nov 16 2009
Evangelist Tony Alamo used his stature as a self-proclaimed prophet to force underage girls into sham marriages with him, controlling his followers with their fears of eternal suffering.
Nov 13 2009
The homeless in Phoenix, Ariz. will have to find a new place for a pancake breakfast after a court ruling forced a neighborhood church to shut down its charity dining hall. The ruling sets a precedent for all churches zoned in residential areas of...
Nov 9 2009
A 15-year-old girl who was raped, robbed and beaten by multiple attackers outside of her high school homecoming dance was found by police after 18-year-old Margarita Vargas, undaunted by pressure to keep quiet, called 911. Vargas called police after...
Nov 6 2009
Kenya’s attorney general said Wednesday he is seeking legal advice about whether he can sue the U.S. government for revoking his travel visa. Attorney General Amos Wako told journalists that he received the U.S. notification Wednesday. He said...
Nov 3 2009
Brazil says it must protect its newfound oil and gas riches. Venezuela says the U.S. military might attack it. Colombia is worried by Venezuela, Ecuador is watching Colombia and Paraguay is keeping an eye on Bolivia. There’s no question that...
Nov 2 2009
Palestinian officials on Sunday criticized the United States for what one called “backpedaling” on demands that Israel stop settlement construction in the occupied West Bank, saying the Obama administration’s change of approach on the...