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Obama meets with Cambodia's longtime 'strongman'

Obama meets with Cambodia's longtime 'strongman'
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

UN Security Council debates piracy for first time
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

Israel bombing kills militant in Gaza Strip
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

Oil prices rise little as Gaza fighting continues

Oil prices rise little as Gaza fighting continues
NEW YORK (AP) - Oil futures prices rose slightly in electronic trading Sunday night with the market apparently unaffected by fighting between Israel and Hamas. In early trading, January benchmark crude futures rose less than 1 percent, by 60 to 70 cents per barrel, over Friday's close of $86.92

Cisco Systems to buy Meraki for $1.2 billion

Cisco Systems to buy Meraki for $1.2 billion
NEW YORK (AP) - Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of computer networking gear, said Sunday it is buying Meraki for $1.2 billion to expand its ability to let customers compute in the cloud. Cloud computing refers to the increasingly popular practice of storing software applications

Hamas links truce to end of Gaza border blockade

Hamas links truce to end of Gaza border blockade
By KARIN LAUB and LAUREN E. BOHNAssociated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Gaza's Hamas rulers are aiming high in the conditions they place on stopping rocket fire into Israel in indirect cease-fire talks launched this weekend. Emboldened by Arab support and confident in their arsenal,

In unusual CIA case, FBI detoured from usual path

In unusual CIA case, FBI detoured from usual path
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

In unusual CIA case, FBI detoured from usual path

In unusual CIA case, FBI detoured from usual path
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'

Congress to investigate Benghazi 'talking points'
By ANNE FLAHERTYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers said Sunday they 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

Congress to investigate Benghazi 'talking points'

Congress to investigate Benghazi 'talking points'
By ANNE FLAHERTYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers said Sunday they 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