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GOP leaders already jockeying for 2016

By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - Louisiana's Bobby Jindal is urging the Republican Party to rethink its pitch to voters. Bob McDonnell of Virginia says Republicans should look to outsiders to fix partisan gridlock in Washington. Their fellow governor, Wisconsin's Scott

Obama's health care law advances in the states

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Threatened with repeal just weeks ago, President Barack Obama's health care law now appears on track in close to half the states, with others playing catch-up and the administration readying a fallback for states not wishing to

Sierra Leone: Election key to moving beyond war

By KRISTA LARSONAssociated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - It was 9 a.m. on May 25, 1998. Borboh Jeff Kamara, 14, was walking to school with classmates when rebels grabbed him, held him down and cut off his fingers, leaving only his thumbs. Fourteen years later, he and other voters go to

Texas parade honoring war heroes ends in tragedy

By JUAN CARLOS LLORCAAssociated Press MIDLAND, Texas (AP) - Cheered on by a flag-waving crowd, a parade float filled with wounded veterans and their spouses was inching across a railroad track when the crossing gates began to lower and a freight train that seemed to come out of nowhere was