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The unfolding of a 5-day manhunt for bomb suspects

The unfolding of a 5-day manhunt for bomb suspects
By J.M. HIRSCHAssociated Press Ten seconds and 100 yards. The time and distance between two bombs. Two crudely built bombs set off 10 seconds and 100 yards apart without warning or threat, ripping through a crowd of spectators and runners, filling the street with fire, blood and limbs. Two bombs

The unfolding of a 5-day manhunt for bomb suspects

The unfolding of a 5-day manhunt for bomb suspects
By J.M. HIRSCHAssociated Press Ten seconds and 100 yards. The time and distance between two bombs. Two crudely built bombs set off 10 seconds and 100 yards apart without warning or threat, ripping through a crowd of spectators and runners, filling the street with fire, blood and limbs. Two bombs

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

Iran says it will remain loyal to nuclear treaty

Iran says it will remain loyal to nuclear treaty
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's foreign ministry says the country is a committed signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and will continue cooperating with the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency. Five major powers on Friday labeled Iran and North Korea as "serious challenges" to the world's

US finalizing arms sales to Israel, Arab nations

US finalizing arms sales to Israel, Arab nations
By ROBERT BURNS and DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Defense Department is working out final details of $10 billion in sales of warplanes, transport aircraft and advanced missiles to Israel and two Arab nations amid concerns about the growing threat from Iran and its disputed

US finalizing arms sales to Israel, Arab nations

US finalizing arms sales to Israel, Arab nations
By ROBERT BURNS and DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Defense Department is working out final details of $10 billion in sales of warplanes, transport aircraft and advanced missiles to Israel and two Arab nations amid concerns about the growing threat from Iran and its disputed

Marathon runner witnesses double disasters

Marathon runner witnesses double disasters
By AMY FORLITIAssociated Press People keep asking Joe Berti if he feels unlucky. A bomb exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon moments after Berti finished the race. Two days later, he was in his home state of Texas when he saw a fertilizer plant explode near Waco. "I was just like,

Intelligence chief: Secret report mislabeled

Intelligence chief: Secret report mislabeled
By KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The top U.S. intelligence official disclosed Thursday that a congressman inadvertently revealed classified information when he read aloud a passage from a Defense Intelligence Agency report that said North Korea had the knowhow to put a

Senate panel backs Moniz for energy chief

Senate panel backs Moniz for energy chief
By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Energy Committee has overwhelmingly endorsed the nomination of physicist Ernest Moniz to lead the Energy Department. The energy panel voted 21-1 Thursday to endorse Moniz, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Kerry disappointed by recent talks with Iran

Kerry disappointed by recent talks with Iran
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State John Kerry called for patience despite widespread frustration with the recent failure of negotiations between six world powers and Iran over its disputed nuclear program and growing fears of Tehran developing a weapon of mass