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Foreclosure aid overwhelmingly clears Senate test, on track to final vote

Published June 25, 2008

;WASHINGTON (AP) - A massive foreclosure rescue bill cleared a key Senate test Tuesday by an overwhelming margin, with Democrats and Republicans both eager to claim election-year credit for helping hard-pressed...

Hundreds of Kenyan kids caught between brutal militia, Kenyan army

Published June 25, 2008

.BUNGOMA, Kenya (AP) - Dozens of scared children filed silently into the bare room, their eyes on the cracks in the floor. One by one, in low voices, they told of being tortured by the Kenyan army because...

Ohio man shows up on couple’s doorstep to repay gasoline he borrowed 34 years ago

Published June 25, 2008

.SOUTHINGTON, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio couple has been repaid for a liquid asset they shared 34 years ago. Violet and Harold Goff of Southington say a man showed up at their home recently and explained that...

Salmonella in tomatoes cause some to worry

Published June 18, 2008

According to the Food and Drug Administration, 277 people have been infected with the diease because of tomatoes.

First full day of gay marriage sparks elation

Published June 18, 2008

George Takei and his partner of 21 years are planning a September wedding.

Cuban TV shows Fidel Castro chatting with Chavez

Published June 18, 2008

.HAVANA (AP) - Cuban television on Tuesday showed the first images of Fidel Castro in six months, with a silent video of the ailing revolutionary chatting in a garden with visiting Venezuelan President...

Bush to urge Congress to allow offshore drilling

Published June 18, 2008

.WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Bush plans to make a renewed push Wednesday to get Congress to end a long-standing ban on offshore oil and gas drilling, echoing a call by GOP presidential candidate John McCain. Congressional...

Venezuelan law may aim to stifle dissent

Published June 4, 2008

A new intelligence law asks Venezuelans to become informants on national security.

Report says Palestinian school textbooks portray Jews badly

Published June 4, 2008

.JERUSALEM (AP) - Authors of Palestinian school textbooks took small steps toward softening their portrayal of Israel under the rule of moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas - but progress was quickly...