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Bush library exhibits: 9/11, war, Katrina, recount

Bush library exhibits: 9/11, war, Katrina, recount
By JAMIE STENGLEAssociated Press DALLAS (AP) - A tour of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum begins in a bright area representing his early domestic agenda, but with one turn, visitors find themselves in a darkened room surrounded by chilling reminders of the Sept. 11 terrorist

Tempers flare at immigration hearing

Tempers flare at immigration hearing
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Tempers flared at a Senate hearing on immigration legislation Monday as a Republican senator objected to a Democrat's criticism of attempts by some to link the Boston Marathon bombings to the immigration bill. "I never said that! I never said

Tempers flare at immigration hearing

Tempers flare at immigration hearing
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Tempers flared at a Senate hearing on immigration legislation Monday as a Republican senator objected to a Democrat's criticism of attempts by some to link the Boston Marathon bombings to the immigration bill. "I never said that! I never said

Hagel: US committed to Israel's military edge

Hagel: US committed to Israel's military edge
By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel assured Israel on Monday that the Obama administration is committed to preserving and improving the Jewish state's military edge in the Middle East. Hagel, on his first visit to Israel as

Trinidad PM says Jack Warner quits Cabinet post

Trinidad PM says Jack Warner quits Cabinet post
By TONY FRASERAssociated Press PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) - Ex-world soccer powerbroker Jack Warner resigned as national security minister of Trinidad & Tobago some 48 hours after a regional soccer group's ethics panel accused him and another top former official of enriching themselves

Nigeria censors documentary in growing crackdown

Nigeria censors documentary in growing crackdown
By JON GAMBRELLAssociated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - The documentary on a massive strike that paralyzed life in Nigeria features newspaper headlines, television news footage and other information widely known about a government gasoline subsidy that saw billions of dollars stolen by greedy

Nigeria censors documentary in growing crackdown

Nigeria censors documentary in growing crackdown
By JON GAMBRELLAssociated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - The documentary on a massive strike that paralyzed life in Nigeria features newspaper headlines, television news footage and other information widely known about a government gasoline subsidy that saw billions of dollars stolen by greedy

Hagel stresses Israel's right to strike Iran

Hagel stresses Israel's right to strike Iran
By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer JERUSALEM (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel held out hope Sunday for a nonmilitary way to ending the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran, but he also emphasized Washington's willingness to let Israel decide whether and when it might strike Tehran in

Hagel on first trip to Mideast as Pentagon chief

Hagel on first trip to Mideast as Pentagon chief
By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Saturday began a weeklong trip to the Middle East to consult with Israeli leaders on Syria's civil war and Iran's nuclear program and to discuss a set of U.S. arms deals with Israel and two Arab

Prosecutors move quickly to build Marathon case

Prosecutors move quickly to build Marathon case
By MARK SHERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration has a range of legal options in the Boston Marathon bombings, and they could include seeking the death penalty against the 19-year-old suspect in the case. The administration has indicated it intends to move quickly to build