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Final interview with Broadwell described

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By PETE YOSTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder says a very critical interview took place the Friday before Election Day in the probe involving CIA Director David Petraeus and that afterward the Justice Department thought it appropriate to share information with top

Largest criminal fines against companies in the US

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By The Associated Press BP said Thursday it has agreed to pay $4.5 billion in a settlement with the federal government over the April 2010 explosion of the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon. The agreement includes nearly $1.3 billion in criminal fines, with the rest of the money going to several

Miguel Cabrera, Buster Posey win MVP awards

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By RONALD BLUMAP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Miguel Cabrera has a Most Valuable Player award to go with his Triple Crown. And Buster Posey has an MVP prize to put alongside his second World Series ring. The pair of batting champions won baseball's top individual honors Thursday by large

Army suicides for 2012 surpass last year's numbers

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By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Ten months into 2012, the number of suspected suicides by active-duty soldiers has surpassed last year's total, even as the Pentagon struggles to stem the persistent problem. According to the Army says there were 20 possible suicides in

Wal-Mart and Target: A tale of 2 discounters

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By ANNE D'INNOCENZIOAP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) - This holiday season, the biggest discount chains in the U.S. will tell the tale of two very different shoppers: those that have and those that have not. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, on Thursday acknowledged that

BP steadily moving beyond Gulf spill disaster

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By JONATHAN FAHEYAP Energy Writer BP's $4.5 billion settlement of federal criminal charges announced Thursday is a record amount, and a significant sum of money. Or, looked at another way, it's less than the $5.5 billion in profit the British oil giant made between June and September of

King County Office To Open Early For Gay Licenses

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SEATTLE (AP) - King County Executive Dow Constantine will open the county Recorder's Office in Seattle early - just after midnight - on Dec. 6 to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Constantine says he'll be waiting to sign the first license, making King

Abandoned boy meets Texas fireman who saved him

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By ANGELA K. BROWNAssociated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - A Texas boy abandoned at a fire station as an infant got a special wish for his 10th birthday: meeting the firefighter who saved him. On Thursday evening, Koregan Quintanilla celebrated his recent birthday by meeting Arlington

The 11 workers who died on the Deepwater Horizon

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By The Associated Press Here is a list of the 11 workers who died after a blast on the BP-leased drilling rig Deepwater Horizon on April 20, 2010 about 50 miles southeast of the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico. The rig was owned by the Swiss firm Transocean Ltd. It was drilling the

Israel and Hamas battle on social media as well

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By LAUREN E. BOHNAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - The hostilities between Israel and Hamas have found a new battleground: social media. The Israeli Defense Forces and Hamas militants have exchanged fiery tweets throughout the fighting in a separate war to influence public opinion. Shortly