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Congo rebels, army clash at Goma's edge

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By MELANIE GOUBY and RUKMINI CALLIMACHIAssociated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) - Rebels believed to be backed by Rwanda fired mortars and machine guns Monday on the outskirts of the provincial capital of Goma, threatening to capture one of the largest cities in eastern Congo in a development that

In unusual CIA case, FBI detoured from usual path

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By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The way the FBI responded to Jill Kelley's complaint about receiving harassing emails, which ultimately unraveled or scarred the careers of ex-CIA Director David Petraeus and Marine Gen. John Allen, is the exception, not the rule. The FBI

Congress to investigate Benghazi 'talking points'

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By ANNE FLAHERTYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers want to know who had a hand in creating the Obama administration's now-discredited "talking points" about the Sept. 11 attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, and why a final draft omitted the CIA's early

Obama makes history with Myanmar, Cambodia visits

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By JULIE PACEAssociated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - On a history-making trip, President Barack Obama on Monday paid the first visit by an American leader to Myanmar and Cambodia, two Asian countries with troubled histories, one on the mend and the other still a cause of

Obama makes history with Myanmar, Cambodia visits

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Loose ends to drive second term education agenda

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By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Loose ends and thorny partisan issues that have long dogged attempts to move forward on education await the next Congress as President Barack Obama's second term begins. Soaring campaign-year aspirations to close the achievement gap and

Afghan president: US violating detainee pact

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By RAHIM FAIEZAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan's president accused U.S. forces of capturing and holding Afghans in violation of an agreement to turn over that responsibility to his forces, complicating a new round of security talks between the two countries. Hamid Karzai

Obama meets with Cambodia's longtime 'strongman'

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By GRANT PECKAssociated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - President Barack Obama arrived in Cambodia on Monday having just won four more years in office, but that is nothing compared to his host, Hun Sen. The 60-year-old Cambodian prime minister has held power since Ronald Reagan was in the

UN Security Council debates piracy for first time

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By PETER JAMES SPIELMANNAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Centuries after piracy was recognized as the first international crime against humanity, the U.N. Security Council held its first debate Monday on piracy's rise as a threat to world peace and security. It's a big business,

Israel bombing kills militant in Gaza Strip

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By IBRAHIM BARZAK and KARIN LAUBAssociated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli aircraft struck crowded areas in the Gaza Strip and killed a senior militant with a missile strike on a media center Monday, driving up the Palestinian death toll to 100, as Israel broadened its targets in the