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1. A blow for President Bush, the Senate rejects extending parts of Patriot Act, saying they infringe too much on Americans' privacy and liberty. 2. In Iraq, authorities tally ballots and field compla
1. In Chicago, investigators study the site where a jet slid off the runway at Midway Airport amid heavy snow killing a 6-year-old boy. 2. A snowstorm that's moved across the middle of the US, hits th
1. As Iraqi patients, soldiers and prisoners cast early ballots for this week's parliamentary elections, at least a dozen people are killed in new violence. 2. The Supreme Court agrees to review a Tex
1. Despite protests, convicted killer Stanley Tookie Williams is executed, the Crips gang co-founder's case stirred national debate about capital punishment and redemption . 2. Gunmen kill a Sunni Ara
1. A plant explosion caused the evacuation of some 17,000 people near Raleigh, North Carolina Friday. Officials say they warned of a potential disaster 6 months ago. 2. Horse-drawn buggies took mourne
1. Zacarias Moussaoui testified it made his day to hear account s of Americans' suffering on September 11th. The confessed Al-Qaeda conspirator also said he'd like to see similar attacks everyday. He
1. Due to the recent bombings in the Middle East, the U.S. Embassy has told Americans living in Lebanon that they need to have a single bag packed to be ready if they want to leave. A commercial ship
1. American evacuees from Lebanon have arrived safely at the Baltimore-Washington International Airport. Airport officials say the evacuees are getting help, contacting relatives and making further tr
1. Thick black smoke was pouring out after Israeli warplanes hit TV transmission towers in northern and central Lebanon. One person was killed in the attack which knocked Lebanon's leading private net
1. 2,500 American service members have died in the Iraq War. That number comes from the Pentagon today which also says nearly 18,500 troops were wounded since the war began in 2003. 2. Defense Secreta
1. The House of Representatives said no to setting a date for pulling troops out of Iraq. Republican leaders forced members to go on record with their votes just a few months before the mid-term elect
1. An al-Qaeda-linked group claims it kidnapped two American soldiers. The GI s were reported missing after a deadly attack at a U.S. checkpoint Friday night south of Baghdad. Thousands of Iraqi and U
1. DNA tests are now confirming the worst fears of 2 military families. Officials say the two brutalize d bodies found in Iraq are that of Private s Kristian Menchaca and Thomas Tucker.
1. President Bush and German Chancellor Merkel urge the UN to intervene if Iran won't retreat from resuming its nuclear program. 2. If the UN Security Council does confront Iran over its atomic activi
1. Still no word on the fate of an American journalist who's been kidnapped in Iraq. Jill Carroll's abductors set a Friday deadline for killing her unless all Iraqi women being held in military custod
1. Authorities in South Florida say they have solved the 1981 killing of Adam Walsh, son of John Walsh who later gained fame as host of America's Most Wanted. The man believed responsible for the crime, serial killer Ottis Toole, died in prison more
1.President George W. Bush is headed back to the U.S. after a quick trip to Iraq and Afghanistan. The president's first stop was Baghdad where an Iraqi reporter threw his shoes at Bush, the president was not hurt. He then traveled to Kabul where he
1. The head of Ford says he is willing to work for a dollar a year, part of a push to get 25 billion dollars from Congress to help save the auto industry. The push for money includes appearances by all the auto chiefs before Congress. 2. A recovery
1. The head of the United Auto Workers Union says Congress needs to act now to help US automakers, or General Motors could fail by the end of the month. At a Senate hearing, GM's chief executive said the automakers have made mistakes, but are learni
1. President-elect Barack Obama has named retired General Eric Shinseki as his Veterans Affairs secretary. Shinseki served as Army chief of staff in the Bush administration but left after testifying that it might take several hundred thousand US tro