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Obama taps Hagel for Pentagon, Brennan for CIA

By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary and counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, two potentially controversial picks for his second-term national

China starts building new nuclear power plant

By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) - A utility company says it has started building China's first new nuclear power plant since Beijing lifted a construction moratorium imposed on the industry to review safety following Japan's Fukushima disaster. The facility in the eastern

Iranian accused of nuclear smuggling deported

CHICAGO (AP) - U.S. immigration officials have deported an Iranian businessman found guilty of illegally shipping equipment to Iran that authorities said could be used in the country's nuclear program. Amirhossein Sairafi pleaded guilty in 2010 to conspiracy, money laundering and violating the

Google chairman heading to North Korea

By JEAN H. LEE and YOUKYUNG LEEAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - When he lands in North Korea, even Google's executive chairman will likely have to relinquish his smartphone, leaving him disconnected from the global information network he helped build. Eric Schmidt is a staunch