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Report: US banks subject of money-laundering probe

Report: US banks subject of money-laundering probe
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Regulators are investigating whether several major U.S. banks failed to monitor transactions properly, allowing criminals to launder money, according to a New York Times story. The newspaper cited officials who it said spoke on the condition of anonymity

Report: US banks subject of money-laundering probe

Report: US banks subject of money-laundering probe
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Regulators are investigating whether several major U.S. banks failed to monitor transactions properly, allowing criminals to launder money, according to a New York Times story. The newspaper cited officials who it said spoke on the condition of anonymity

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election
By The Associated Press A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: Afghanistan: The stakes now are similar to what caused the U.S. to invade almost 11 years ago: the threat of more al-Qaida attacks. President Barack Obama says U.S.

Report: US banks subject of money-laundering probe

Report: US banks subject of money-laundering probe
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Regulators are investigating whether several major U.S. banks failed to monitor transactions properly, allowing criminals to launder money, according to a New York Times story. The newspaper cited officials who it said spoke on the condition of anonymity

Did battle, and US future, hang on thread of fate?

Did battle, and US future, hang on thread of fate?
By CHRISTOPHER SULLIVANAssociated Press SHARPSBURG, Md. (AP) - From as far away as Minnesota, Colorado and Ohio they came, more than 30 members of the Bloss and Mitchell families who converged on the hallowed Civil War fighting grounds of rural Maryland. John McKnight Bloss, now 81, had just

On ice: NHL locks out its players

On ice: NHL locks out its players
By IRA PODELLAP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The clock struck midnight, and the NHL turned into another sports league closed for business. Unable to reach agreement on a new labor deal, the National Hockey League locked out its players at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, the third major pro sport to impose

Timeline of events in the Jeffrey MacDonald case

Timeline of events in the Jeffrey MacDonald case
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - - Feb. 17, 1970: Colette, Kimberley, and Kristen MacDonald - the wife and daughters of Capt. Jeffrey MacDonald - are killed in the family apartment on Fort Bragg, N.C. - May 1, 1970: The Army formally charges MacDonald with killing his family. - July 5, 1970: The Army opens an

With 7 weeks to go, Obama-Romney race still tight

With 7 weeks to go, Obama-Romney race still tight
By BRIAN BAKST and CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Middle East violence is shaking up a presidential race that otherwise looks stubbornly stable, and tight. President Barack Obama holds a tiny edge, Republican Mitt Romney is seeking a breakthrough message, and three debates

With 7 weeks to go, Obama-Romney race still tight

With 7 weeks to go, Obama-Romney race still tight
By BRIAN BAKST and CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Middle East violence is shaking up a presidential race that otherwise looks stubbornly stable, and tight. President Barack Obama holds a tiny edge, Republican Mitt Romney is seeking a breakthrough message, and three debates

German lawmaker: no majority for 3rd Greek bailout

German lawmaker: no majority for 3rd Greek bailout
BERLIN (AP) - Germany's parliament is unlikely to approve a third financial rescue package for Greece, a senior lawmaker in Chancellor Angela Merkel's governing coalition said Saturday. The comments by Rainer Bruederle, the parliamentary leader of the Free Democrats party, indicate growing