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Romney running mate search enters audition phase

WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney’s vice presidential search has entered a new phase: auditions.

May 24 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Gunbattle in Beirut amid fears of Syria spillover

BEIRUT — Gunmen fired rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns early Monday in intense street battles in the Lebanese capital, wounding six people as fears mounted that the conflict in neighboring Syria was bleeding across the border.

May 20 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Twin car bombs in Syrian capital kill dozens

DAMASCUS, Syria — Twin suicide car bombs exploded outside a military intelligence building and killed 55 people Thursday, tossing mangled bodies in the street in the deadliest attack against a regime target since the Syrian uprising began 14 months ago.

May 10 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Long fight predicted in Guantanamo Sept. 11 case

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — The U.S. has finally started the prosecution of five Guantanamo Bay prisoners charged in the Sept. 11 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, but the trial won’t be starting anytime soon, and both sides said Sunday that the case could continue for years.

May 6 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Suicide bombing in Syrian capital kills 10

BEIRUT — Two weeks into a cease-fire agreement, there still was no peace in Syria: Security agents in Damascus collected the remains of 10 people killed in a suicide bombing. Activists reported troops firing on protesters. Video showed a crowd carrying a slain boy to U.N. observers as proof of regime violence.

Apr 27 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Mike Wallace, ‘60 Minutes’ interrogator, dies

NEW YORK — “Mike Wallace is here to see you.”

Apr 8 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Patriots nab third overall seed at Central District drawing

Making the choice where to place your team is one of the most interesting parts of the Central District drawings, and Liberty coach Greg Nossaman’s decision might have been the best of the day.

Feb 12 2012 | Posted in Sports | Read More »

Gingrich takes tougher tone in criticism of Romney

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich pummeled front-running rival Mitt Romney as “a moderate Massachusetts Republican to the left of the vast majority” of their party, displaying a tough new tone in New Hampshire after a disappointing performance in Iowa’s caucuses.

Jan 4 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »