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Obama vows not to forget storm victims rebuilding

By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama vowed Thursday to stick with New Yorkers still struggling 17 days after Superstorm Sandy "until the rebuilding is complete" after getting an up-close look at devastated neighborhoods rendered unlivable. Obama brought the

An apologetic Petraeus expresses regret for affair

By EILEEN SULLIVAN and KIMBERLY DOZIERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Ex-CIA Director David Petraeus, who was whisked clandestinely into private meetings with Congress on Friday to avoid reporters, expressed regret anew in an appearance that marked his first official business since he

Sierra Leone: Election key to moving beyond war

By KRISTA LARSONAssociated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - It was 9 a.m. on May 25, 1998. Borboh Jeff Kamara, 14, was walking to school with classmates when rebels grabbed him, held him down and cut off his fingers, leaving only his thumbs. Fourteen years later, he and other voters go to

Mother: Sky Harbor woman has mental health issues

By BOB CHRISTIE and JACQUES BILLEAUDAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - A woman driving with her infant son in her car crashed through a gate at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and drove on the runway in the latest in a series of similar mishaps across the country that have raised