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Bourbon Street preaching law challenged in court

By MICHAEL KUNZELMANAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A street preacher is challenging an ordinance in New Orleans that restricts religious or political speech on Bourbon Street after dark. The federal lawsuit filed Thursday by New Orleans pastor Paul Gros claims the city's "aggressive

Clinton to brief lawmakers on Libya attack

WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is heading to Capitol Hill for closed-door classified briefings on the deadly attack that killed the American ambassador to Libya and three other embassy employees. Before speaking separately to members of the House and Senate on Thursday

FIRE ALERT: Wenatchee Complex Fire Update

WENATCHEE, Wash. - Firefighters continue to secure fire lines and limit the spread of fires at the north and east ends of the complex that previously threatened homes in the Wenatchee, Cashmere, Entiat and Chelan areas. These fires include First Creek, Byrd Canyon, Canyons, Poison and Peavine fires

US selling 8 Apache helicopters to Indonesia

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is planning to sell eight AH-64/D Apache helicopters to Indonesia. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the sale will strengthen the U.S.-Indonesian partnership and improve efforts to maintain security in southeast