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Current, former officials back secret surveillance

Current, former officials back secret surveillance
By STEPHEN BRAUNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Current and former top U.S. officials on Sunday defended the government's collection of phone and Internet data following new revelations about the secret surveillance programs, saying the operations were essential in disrupting terrorist plots

Current, former officials back secret surveillance

Current, former officials back secret surveillance
By STEPHEN BRAUNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Current and former top U.S. officials on Sunday defended the government's collection of phone and Internet data following new revelations about the secret surveillance programs, saying the operations were essential in disrupting terrorist plots

Miss Connecticut wins Miss USA contest in Vegas

Miss Connecticut wins Miss USA contest in Vegas
By HANNAH DREIERAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - A 25-year-old accountant from Connecticut with a secret glamorous side is the new Miss USA. Erin Brady of South Glastonbury, Conn., won the beauty pageant Sunday night after strutting in a white sparkly gown and answering a question about the U.S.

Solar-powered plane lands near Washington

Solar-powered plane lands near Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) - A solar-powered plane nearing the close of a cross-continental journey landed at Dulles International Airport outside the nation's capital early Sunday, only one short leg to New York remaining on a voyage that opened in May. Solar Impulse's website said the aircraft with

Solar-powered plane lands near Washington

Solar-powered plane lands near Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) - A solar-powered plane nearing the close of a cross-continental journey landed at Dulles International Airport outside the nation's capital early Sunday, only one short leg to New York remaining on a voyage that opened in May. Solar Impulse's website said the aircraft with

Google begins launching Internet-beaming balloons

Google begins launching Internet-beaming balloons
By MARTHA MENDOZA and NICK PERRYAssociated Press CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) - Google is launching Internet-beaming antennas into the stratosphere aboard giant, jellyfish-shaped balloons with the lofty goal of getting the entire planet online. Eighteen months in the works, the top-secret project

Google begins launching Internet-beaming balloons

Google begins launching Internet-beaming balloons
By MARTHA MENDOZA and NICK PERRYAssociated Press CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) - Google is launching Internet-beaming antennas into the stratosphere aboard giant, jellyfish-shaped balloons with the lofty goal of getting the entire planet online. Eighteen months in the works, the top-secret project

Google begins launching Internet-beaming balloons

Google begins launching Internet-beaming balloons
By MARTHA MENDOZA and NICK PERRYAssociated Press CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) - Google is launching Internet-beaming antennas into the stratosphere aboard giant, jellyfish-shaped balloons with the lofty goal of getting the entire planet online. Eighteen months in the works, the top-secret project

For Belfast, keeping peace means a city of walls

For Belfast, keeping peace means a city of walls
By SHAWN POGATCHNIKAssociated Press BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) - When President Obama comes to Belfast, he's expected to praise a country at peace and call for walls that separate Irish Catholics and British Protestants to come tumbling down. Barely a 10-minute walk from where the U.S.

Divers begin Lake Michigan search for Griffin ship

Divers begin Lake Michigan search for Griffin ship
By JOHN FLESHERAssociated Press ON LAKE MICHIGAN NEAR POVERTY ISLAND, Mich. (AP) - Divers began opening an underwater pit Saturday at a remote site in northern Lake Michigan that they say could be the resting place of the Griffin, a ship commanded by the 17th century French explorer La Salle. U.S.