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Fishing nations maintain tuna quotas

By PAUL SCHEMMAssociated Press AGADIR, Morocco (AP) - Fishing countries on Monday voted to keep up strict limits on catching Atlantic Bluefin tuna, overruling fierce opposition from critics who argue that the key sushi ingredient is on the rebound. Observers at a week-long meeting in the

Fiscal cliff negotiators are facing high hurdles

By CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - It's entirely possible that lawmakers and the White House will reach a deal that staves off an avalanche of tax increases and deep cuts in government programs before a Jan. 1 deadline. To do so, however, they'll have to resolve deep

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

Dems, GOP fight brewing over curbing filibusters

By ALAN FRAMAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A brewing and potentially bitter fight over Democratic efforts to curb filibusters is threatening to inflame partisan tensions in the Senate, even as President Barack Obama and Republicans explore whether they can compromise on top tier issues such