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Army GI says Quantico restrictions were 'absurd'

Army GI says Quantico restrictions were 'absurd'
By By DAVID DISHNEAU and BEN NUCKOLSAssociated Press FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - An Army private charged with sending reams of classified information to the secret-busting website WikiLeaks testified Thursday that his jailers at a Marine Corps brig answered his complaints about "absurd" restrictions

2 lucky winners for record Powerball jackpot

2 lucky winners for record Powerball jackpot
By By M. SPENCER GREEN and JIM COLEAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Powerball officials say tickets sold in Arizona and Missouri matched all six numbers to win the record the record $579.9 million jackpot. Now the hunt for the winners begins. Early Thursday morning officials confirmed that two

2 lucky winners for record Powerball jackpot

2 lucky winners for record Powerball jackpot
By By M. SPENCER GREEN and JIM COLEAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Powerball officials say tickets sold in Arizona and Missouri matched all six numbers to win the record the record $579.9 million jackpot. Now the hunt for the winners begins. Early Thursday morning officials confirmed that two

Officer: Suicide led to wariness about Manning

Officer: Suicide led to wariness about Manning
By By DAVID DISHNEAUAssociated Press FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - An Army private accused of sending reams of classified U.S. documents to the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks was kept in tight pretrial confinement partly because another prisoner had recently committed suicide, the former security

Egypt mass protests challenge Islamist president

Egypt mass protests challenge Islamist president
By MAGGIE MICHAEL and SARAH EL DEEB CAIRO (AP) - More than 200,000 people thronged Cairo's central Tahrir Square, protesting against Egypt's Islamist president Tuesday in an opposition show of strength, as the standoff over Mohammed Morsi's assertion of near-absolute powers

Officer: General didn't direct Manning's treatment

Officer: General didn't direct Manning's treatment
By DAVID DISHNEAUAssociated Press FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - A retired Marine Corps colonel denied Tuesday that a three-star general directed the harsh pretrial confinement of an Army private charged with passing reams of classified documents to the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks. Daniel Choike

Congo rebels pulling back; fate of Goma uncertain

Congo rebels pulling back; fate of Goma uncertain
By By MELANIE GOUBY and RUKMINI CALLIMACHIAssociated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) - Rebels who last week seized Goma, one of the most important cities in eastern Congo, said they had pulled back slightly and were on track to leave the city by Friday, in accordance with a deadline imposed by the

Congo rebels indefinitely delay exit from Goma

Congo rebels indefinitely delay exit from Goma
By By MELANIE GOUBY and RUKMINI CALLIMACHIAssociated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) - Rebels who are believed to be backed by Rwanda once again postponed their departure from Congo's key eastern city of Goma on Friday, defying an international ultimatum for the second time. The delay raises the

Rebels patrol in Congo city as deadline passes

Rebels patrol in Congo city as deadline passes
By MELANIE GOUBY and RUKMINI CALLIMACHIAssociated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) - Rebels widely believed to be backed by Rwanda and Uganda held their positions in this key eastern Congolese city that they seized last week, letting a midnight deadline for their withdrawal expire in the early hours of

Congressman-elect writing Elizabeth Smart's memoir

Congressman-elect writing Elizabeth Smart's memoir
By PAUL FOYAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Ten years after her kidnapping, Elizabeth Smart is preparing her story of being held captive by a homeless street preacher, her improbable rescue after nine months, and how she advocated for children after the ordeal. St. Martin's Press