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Bombing at political rally kills 9 in Pakistan

By RIAZ KHANAssociated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A suicide bomber in Pakistan killed nine people including a provincial government official at a political rally held Saturday by a party that has opposed the Taliban, officials said. The rally in Peshawar, the capital of northwestern Khyber

Court assigns outside judge to Daley nephew trial

CHICAGO (AP) - The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that a judge from outside Chicago can preside over the involuntary manslaughter case of a nephew of former Chicago Mayor Richard Daley. In a one-page ruling, the court announced Friday that it had decided the case should be heard by a judge in

Kerry a familiar face on the world stage

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. John Kerry, President Barack Obama's pick for secretary of state, is a familiar face to the world leaders vital to American interests. The son of a diplomat and Obama's unofficial envoy, Kerry spent hours walking around the palace in

Mila Kunis targeted by Ukrainian politician in anti-Semitic rant

By Liz Raftery, A Ukrainian politician is under fire for using an anti-Semitic slur referring to actress Mila Kunis in a Facebook rant. Igor Miroshnichenko said Kunis (who was born in the Ukraine and is Jewish) is not a true Ukrainian, and called the actress a "zhydovka," according to TMZ. The