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Iraq sends 30,000 troops to guard Karbala pilgrims
7 Jan 2009 at 5:09am
Thousands of Iraqi security forces have been deployed to protect an estimated 2 million Shiite pilgrims joining a procession ...

Israel to briefly halt Gaza ops to allow aid
7 Jan 2009 at 4:28am
The Israeli military says it will briefly halt its operations in Gaza during the day to allow in humanitarian aid and fuel.

U.S.: Troops kill 32 insurgents in Afghanistan
7 Jan 2009 at 3:29am
Forces from the U.S.-led coalition killed 32 armed insurgents during a clash in eastern Afghanistan, the military said Wednesday.

Ukraine: Russia stops sending gas to Europe
7 Jan 2009 at 1:57am
Ukrainian officials said Wednesday that Russia had cut off all gas supplies through pipelines crossing Ukrainian territory, the ...

Congress hears call to 'get something done'
6 Jan 2009 at 10:53pm
House and Senate leaders marked the first day of the 111th Congress by preaching bipartisanship Tuesday and promising to start ...

Iraqis learn the art of campaigning
6 Jan 2009 at 10:48pm
More than three weeks before Iraqis will go to the polls to elect their version of state legislatures, the campaigning here seems ...

Don't dump your pet when times are tough
6 Jan 2009 at 10:43pm
Just before Christmas, a dude in a tricked-out big-boy truck roared into the parking lot of the little Rocky Mountain animal ...

Officials brace for travel woes from 'wintry mess'
6 Jan 2009 at 10:23pm
Two weather systems rolling over opposite ends of the country likely will bring wet and wintry conditions today and tie up travel ...

Survey: ER doctors suspect excessive police force
6 Jan 2009 at 10:10pm
Nearly 98% of emergency room physicians report that they believe some patients were victims of suspected excessive force by police, ...

Homeland Security rules on data collection rile businesses
7 Jan 2009 at 3:37am
The Department of Homeland Security will collect millions of new electronic records about private planes, imported cargo, foreign ...

California's snowpack levels breed new water worries
6 Jan 2009 at 10:39pm
Unless the next few months prove to be wet ones, tougher conservation steps and even water rationing from cities to farms could ...

New air rules in N.Y. surpass federal standards
6 Jan 2009 at 9:37pm
New industrial plants and existing ones that increase emissions will have to install state-of-the-art pollution controls.

Papers outline anthrax suspect's unusual behavior
6 Jan 2009 at 9:12pm
Army scientist Bruce Ivins behaved erratically in the weeks before taking his own life, according to new documents.

CNN reports host up for surgeon general post
6 Jan 2009 at 9:11pm
The surgeon general's office may be getting its first celebrity leader since C. Everett Koop left office in the 1980s: CNN's ...

Poll: Half say Burris should be blocked
6 Jan 2009 at 8:47pm
A majority of Americans say Roland Burris should be blocked from taking a U.S. Senate seat and Illinois should hold a special ...