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Man arrested after smoke grenade found in luggage

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By ELLIOT SPAGAT and SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJERAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - A man dressed in a bulletproof vest and fire-resistant pants was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport after a smoke grenade, gas mask, leg irons and weapons were discovered in his luggage, federal authorities

AP sources: We didn't link Libya attack to video

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By BRADLEY KLAPPER and LARRY MARGASAKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department said Tuesday it never concluded that the consulate attack in Libya stemmed from protests over an American-made video ridiculing Islam, raising further questions about why the Obama administration used

Romney shares personal link to slain Navy SEAL

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By STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press VAN METER, Iowa (AP) - On a push to expose his softer side, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Tuesday revealed his intimate connection to the attack last month in eastern Libya that left four Americans dead. Call it a case of mistaken Christmas

Cancer patient embarrassed by security pat-down

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By DOUG ESSERAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - A Michigan woman dying of leukemia says she hopes her embarrassment during a Seattle airport security pat-down might change the way the Transportation Security Administration treats travelers with medical conditions. A TSA spokeswoman said late

Israeli leader calls for early elections

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By ARON HELLERAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's prime minister on Tuesday ordered new parliamentary elections in early 2013, roughly eight months ahead of schedule, setting the stage for a lightning quick campaign that will likely win him re-election. For nearly four years, Prime

UN extends NATO-led force in Afghanistan

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By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday extended authorization for the NATO-led force in Afghanistan for a year and welcomed the agreement to gradually transfer full responsibility for security in the country to the Afghan government by the

Leukemia Patient Embarrassed By Sea-Tac Pat-Down

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SEATTLE (AP) - A leukemia patient making what she calls an "end-of-life" trip to Hawaii says she was embarrassed by security agents at Sea-Tac Airport who refused her request for a private pat-down when they made her lift her shirt and pull back bandages. Michelle Dunay also say an agent opened

News Summary: US report highlights unease

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By The Associated Press UNEASE: China's biggest technology companies, eager to expand in the U.S., face an America anxious about threats to jobs and national security. LATEST EVIDENCE: A U.S. report that says telecom equipment makers Huawei Technologies Inc. and ZTE Corp. are potential

US report highlights unease about Chinese firms

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By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) - Eager to expand in the United States, China's biggest technology companies face an America anxious about threats to jobs and national security. The latest blow: A U.S. report that says telecom equipment makers Huawei Technologies Inc. and ZTE

Ky. Town, college seeking a boost from VP debate

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By BRUCE SCHREINERAssociated Press DANVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Politicians aren't the only ones looking for a debate-related boost when Joe Biden and Paul Ryan go toe-to-toe in Kentucky. In one way or another, the whole town of Danville is hoping to benefit from the vice presidential debate on