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New Afghan mission
Associated Press
Thousands of U.S. Marines poured from helicopters and armored vehicles into Taliban-controlled villages of southern Afghanistan Thursday in the first major operation under President Barack Obama's strategy to stabilize the country.
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Father: McKinney 'all right'
in Israeli custody
The father of detained former Georgia congresswoman Cynthia McKinney said he spoke briefly with her on Thursday. McKinney and 20 other passengers were on a ship bringing supplies to Gaza in defiance of an Israeli blockade when it was intercepted Tuesday. They are presently in Israeli custody.
Teen clung to Comoros plane wreckage for 13 hours
The lone survivor of a Yemeni jetliner crash, who clung to wreckage for 13 hours before being rescued, lay in a hospital bed with a broken collarbone Wednesday, asking for little -- except for a chance to see her mother.
Honduras' interim leader blames Chavez for crisis
Honduras' interim leader accused Venezuela's Hugo Chavez of instigating his nation's crisis and lawmakers tightened a curfew aimed at stemming unrest, as coup leaders showed few signs of bending to international pressure to restore the exiled president.
Adulterous gov.'s chattiness puzzling
Adultery should be the love that dare not speak its name, at least among politicians, but South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's adultery seems to be the love that won't shut up.
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