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CDC: 76 children dead of swine flu as cases rise

October 9th, 2009 at 9:08 pm » Comments (0)

ATLANTA – Health officials said Friday that 76 U.S. children have died of swine flu, including 19 new reports in the past week — more evidence the new virus is ...more »

Gasps as Obama awarded Nobel Peace Prize

October 9th, 2009 at 8:55 pm » Comments (0)

OSLO – The announcement drew gasps of surprise and cries of too much, too soon. Yet President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday because the judges found ...more »

AP Poll: Third of parents oppose swine flu vaccine

October 8th, 2009 at 9:11 pm » Comments (0)

ATLANTA – As the first wave of swine flu vaccine crosses the country, more than a third of parents don't want their kids vaccinated, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll. Some ...more »

AP source: Obama focusing on al-Qaida, not Taliban

October 8th, 2009 at 9:01 pm » Comments (0)

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is prepared to accept some Taliban involvement in Afghanistan's political future and will determine how many more U.S. troops to send to the war based ...more »

Al-Qaida showing smaller presence in Afghanistan

October 6th, 2009 at 8:54 pm » Comments (0)

KABUL – Al-Qaida's role in Afghanistan has faded after eight years of war. Gone is the once-formidable network of camps and safe houses where Osama bin Laden and his mostly Arab ...more »

Obama offers no firm signals on Afghanistan troops

October 6th, 2009 at 8:41 pm » Comments (0)

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Tuesday ruled out shrinking the Afghanistan war to a counterterrorism campaign. Yet he did not signal whether he is prepared to send any more ...more »

North Korea considers return to nuclear talks

October 5th, 2009 at 8:48 pm » Comments (0)

PYONGYANG, North Korea – North Korean leader Kim Jong Il told China's premier on Monday that the North was prepared to return to multination disarmament talks depending on progress in ...more »

WH says Obama won’t pull US out of Afghanistan

October 5th, 2009 at 8:43 pm » Comments (0)

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama won't walk away from the flagging war in Afghanistan, the White House declared Monday as Obama faced tough decisions — and intense administration debate — ...more »

3 dead, 4 seriously injured in NY speedboat crash

October 5th, 2009 at 3:19 am » Comments (0)

NEW YORK – Three people were killed and four others seriously injured when their 40-foot powerboat plowed onto marshland on a moonlit Sunday night off Long Island's southern shore, authorities ...more »

Samoans flock to churches to mourn tsunami victims

October 5th, 2009 at 3:14 am » Comments (0)

LALOMANU, Samoa – Hundreds of survivors of the Samoas tsunami gathered at a church on high ground to mourn lost relatives, while pledging to rebuild their obliterated communities after a ...more »