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US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,007

By The Associated Press As of Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, at least 2,007 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count. The AP count is the same as the Defense Department's tally, last

Feds: Old potato behind Utah prison-brew botulism

By IVAN MORENOAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A weeks-old baked potato was blamed for a botulism outbreak at a Utah prison where inmates drank alcohol brewed in cells, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The outbreak sickened eight maximum-security inmates at the state

Feds seek full court review of cigarette warnings

By MICHAEL FELBERBAUMAP Tobacco Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The U.S. government is asking a federal appeals court to rehear a challenge to a Food and Drug Administration requirement that tobacco companies to put large graphic health warnings on cigarette packages to show that smoking can

THE RACE: Candidates push ground game 4 weeks out

By TOM RAUMAssociated Press The presidential race is extremely close with just one month to go. You can see it in the polls, which have tightened following President Barack Obama's listless performance in the debate with Mitt Romney. And you can see it in their campaign itineraries. With an