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NY police probe shredded documents found at parade

NY police probe shredded documents found at parade
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - Suburban authorities are investigating how shredded police documents got tossed as confetti to spectators at last week's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Manhattan attorney Saul Finkelstein (FIHNK'-uhl-styn) says he and his college-age son, Ethan, noticed that

Egypt's president stands by his decrees

Egypt's president stands by his decrees
By HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's president told the country's top judges Monday that he did not infringe on their authority when he seized near absolute powers, setting up a prolonged showdown on the eve of a mass protest planned by opponents of the Islamist leader

Despite talk of compromise, fiscal deal elusive

Despite talk of compromise, fiscal deal elusive
By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Talk of compromise on a broad budget deal greeted returning lawmakers Monday, but agreement still seemed distant as the White House and congressional Republicans ceded little ground on a key sticking point: whether to raise revenue through

Despite talk of compromise, fiscal deal elusive

Despite talk of compromise, fiscal deal elusive
By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Talk of compromise on a broad budget deal greeted returning lawmakers Monday, but agreement still seemed distant as the White House and congressional Republicans ceded little ground on a key sticking point: whether to raise revenue through

Despite talk of compromise, fiscal deal elusive

Despite talk of compromise, fiscal deal elusive
By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Talk of compromise on a broad budget deal greeted returning lawmakers Monday, but agreement still seemed distant as the White House and congressional Republicans ceded little ground on a key sticking point: whether to raise revenue through

Activists: Syrian rebels seize major dam in north

Activists: Syrian rebels seize major dam in north
By BASSEM MROUEAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian rebels on Monday captured a hydroelectric dam on the Euphrates River in the country's north after days of heavy clashes, carting off boxes of ammunition from defeated regime forces in the latest in a string of recent strategic advances

GI's treatment focus of hearing in WikiLeaks case

GI's treatment focus of hearing in WikiLeaks case
By DAVID DISHNEAUAssociated Press HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - An Army private charged in the biggest security breach in U.S. history is trying to avoid trial by claiming he has already been punished enough by being locked up alone in a small cell and having to sleep naked for several nights. A

Ehud Barak says he's quitting Israeli politics

Ehud Barak says he's quitting Israeli politics
By ARON HELLERAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak abruptly quit politics Monday, potentially robbing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of a key ally who enabled his hard-line government to present a moderate face to the world. Netanyahu's party picked a

Trip home smooth for many Thanksgiving travelers

Trip home smooth for many Thanksgiving travelers
By PHUONG LEAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - Despite a predicted increase in the number of holiday travelers, Americans returning home after the long Thanksgiving weekend found generally good weather, few airport delays and at times manageable conditions on the nation's highways. Travel

GI's treatment focus of hearing in WikiLeaks case

GI's treatment focus of hearing in WikiLeaks case
By DAVID DISHNEAUAssociated Press HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - An Army private charged in the biggest security breach in U.S. history is making his pretrial confinement an issue in his court-martial. Pfc. Bradley Manning is expected to testify during a pretrial hearing starting Tuesday at Fort Meade