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Massacre-hardened Colorado a gun control test case

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and IVAN MORENOAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - After the annual late-summer harvest on his farm in the eastern reaches of Colorado, Greg Brophy has a few friends over, breaks out the handguns and semi-automatic rifles and mows down some rotten watermelons. The Republican state

Police in NY seek owners of 30,000 pieces of bling

By MICHAEL HILLAssociated Press For five years, someone prowled rural counties in upstate New York, pilfering pearl necklaces, gold chains, bracelets, coins, silverware and other valuables from an untold number of homes. Now authorities face the daunting task of finding owners of the roughly 30,000

Sweden seeks 2 Britons for smuggling garlic

STOCKHOLM (AP) - Swedish prosecutors have issued international arrest warrants for two Britons suspected of masterminding a smuggling ring involving Chinese garlic. The men first shipped the garlic to Norway by boat, where it entered the country duty-free since it was considered to be in transit,

US may leave no troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration says it might leave no troops in Afghanistan after December 2014, an option that defies the Pentagon's view that thousands of troops may be needed to contain al-Qaida and to strengthen Afghan forces. "We