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Lebanese army tries to force gunmen from streets

Lebanese army tries to force gunmen from streets
By BASSEM MROUEAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanese soldiers in armored vehicles fanned out across the country on Monday to break down civilian roadblocks and chase gunmen off the streets as tempers flared over the killing of a top intelligence official who was a powerful opponent of Syrian

The Mean Season: Negativity in Election 2012

The Mean Season: Negativity in Election 2012
By PAULINE ARRILLAGAAP National Writer In the America viewed through the lens of a presidential campaign commercial, coal miners hear that their jobs are "in danger," voters are warned that "China is stealing American ideas," and the middle class, it's been said time and again, is "falling

In Cuban missile showdown, 2 brothers' own crisis

In Cuban missile showdown, 2 brothers' own crisis
By CHRISTINE ARMARIOAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - Julio Castro sat at his uncle's Miami home as President John F. Kennedy came on the television the night of Oct. 22, 1962, to tell the nation the Soviet Union was building launch sites for nuclear missiles in Cuba capable of reaching almost

George McGovern dies; lost 1972 presidential bid

George McGovern dies; lost 1972 presidential bid
By KRISTI EATON and WALTER R. MEARSAssociated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - George McGovern once joked that he had wanted to run for president in the worst way - and that he had done so. It was a campaign in 1972 dishonored by Watergate, a scandal that fully unfurled too late to knock Republican

Obama, Romney allies square off on foreign policy

Obama, Romney allies square off on foreign policy
By JOSH LEDERMAN and KASIE HUNTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - On the eve of their final presidential debate, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama - through their allies - squared off Sunday over which candidate would best protect the nation's interests and security abroad with just two weeks

Obama, Romney allies square off on foreign policy

Obama, Romney allies square off on foreign policy
By JOSH LEDERMAN and KASIE HUNTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - On the eve of their final presidential debate, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama - through their allies - squared off Sunday over which candidate would best protect the nation's interests and security abroad with just two weeks

Pirates Roll Past Loggers 70-11

Pirates Roll Past Loggers 70-11
by Whitworth Univ. Athletics SPOKANE, Wash. – Whitworth quarterbacks threw six touchdown passes and the Pirates returned a pair of interceptions for scores in a 70-11 Northwest Conference win over visiting Puget Sound on Saturday in the Pine Bowl. The Pirates ended a two-game losing streak

Libyan turmoil persists year after Gadhafi death

Libyan turmoil persists year after Gadhafi death
By PAUL SCHEMMAssociated Press TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - On the anniversary of the capture and killing of Moammar Gadhafi, Libya is still grappling with the legacy of his four decades of rule as the interim government and the dictator's former spokesman engaged in a war of words amid the

Romney ups criticism of Obama's second-term plans

Romney ups criticism of Obama's second-term plans
By JIM KUHNHENN and KASIE HUNTAssociated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Heading into the campaign's final weeks, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is upping his criticism of President Barack Obama's plans for a second term, accusing the Democrat of failing to tell Americans

Twin Falls Man Charged With Rape To Face Trial

Twin Falls Man Charged With Rape To Face Trial
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) - A northern Idaho judge has ruled that a 20-year-old Twin Falls man police say raped an 18-year-old University of Idaho freshman must face trial. The Lewiston Tribune reports that Latah County Magistrate John Judge at a preliminary hearing on Thursday ruled there is