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Veterans fight changes to disability payments

By KEVIN FREKINGAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Veterans groups are rallying to fight any proposal to change disability payments as the federal government attempts to address its long-term debt problem. They say they've sacrificed already. Government benefits are adjusted according to

After 40 years, Vietnam memories are still strong

By JAY REEVES and DAVID DISHNEAUAssociated Press The last U.S. combat troops left Vietnam 40 years ago Friday, and the date holds great meaning for many who fought the war, protested it or otherwise lived it. While the fall of Saigon two years later is remembered as the final day of the Vietnam War

Kerry heads home after Iraq, Afghanistan visits

By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press PARIS (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry headed for home Wednesday after making clandestine journeys to Iraq and Afghanistan, where he delivered a stern warning to Iraqi leaders about Syria and sought to patch up differences with Afghanistan's president.

States answer help wanted ad to be drone test site

By ALICIA CHANGAP Science Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - It's the land where Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier, where the space shuttle fleet rolled off the assembly line and where the first private manned rocketship climbed to space. Capitalizing on Southern California's aerospace fortunes,