The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a challenge to the Pentagon policy forbidding gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military, granting an Obama administration request to maintain the Clinton-era "don't ask, don't tell" directive... Full Story

President Barack Obama toured a World War II concentration camp Friday after prodding the international community to redouble efforts toward separate Israeli and Palestinian states in hopes of resolving a conflict fueled by the Jewish nation's post-Holocaust creation... Full Story
 

Army opens prep school for dropouts to fill ranks
Austin Swarner left high school to care for his mother while she fought a losing battle with cancer. Tony Brown wanted to begin supporting himself and left two classes shy of a diploma. .. Full Story

Questions, answers on US military options
Pentagon planners are examining what the U.S. military can do at sea and on land in response to a dangerous spike in international piracy off the Somali coast. A look at some of the options: .. Full Story

 

Army doc, 74, soldiers on toward 3rd tour overseas
Dr. John Burson balked when a skeptical Army staffer asked him to undergo a three-day physical exam to make sure he was fit to deploy as a field surgeon to Afghanistan....  Full Story
Stephen Colbert shaves head for US troops in Iraq
It's official. Stephen Colbert has declared victory in the war in Iraq. But the top U.S. commander in the country says not so fast... Full Story

Future annual Iraq tab $10 billion plus
The cost of a long-term U.S. military presence in Iraq similar to the peacekeeping role American troops have played in South Korea would range from $10 billion to $25 billion a year, the Congressional Budget Office said Thursday..  Full Story

 

 

 

 U.S. News

Americans favor probe of 'war on terror' excesses
Two-thirds of Americans favor investigating whether the George W. Bush administration overstepped legal boundaries in its "war on terror," according to a poll released Thursday by USA Today and Gallup.  Full Story


Little progress made in bridge repairs across US
Louisiana boy's arm bitten off by alligator
Some searchers still expect to see rare woodpecker
College prices up again even as economy falters

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 World News

Thousands of protesters rally against Israel
An estimated 50,000 people protested in the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria after Friday prayers, joining thousands of people in more than a dozen cities in the Middle East and elsewhere rallying against the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip    Full Story
 

US won't make same mistake with NKorea
Somali pirates reportedly release Saudi tanker
Iran dismisses new sanctions on Tehran
Man in India jailed for caring for orphaned bear

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 Politics

House ready to OK $48B in global AIDS fight
Expanding on a program that has saved and prolonged the lives of millions in Africa alone, the House prepared Thursday to pass and send to President Bush legislation that triples money to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world.    Full Story

Blackwater might lose license to work in Iraq
Court ruling on detainee another setback for gov't
Progressive think tank offers new plan for America
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