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Widow of hijacked flight pilot died accidentally

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DENVER (AP) - The widow of a man who piloted one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 died accidentally, a Colorado coroner said Friday. Sandy Dahl, 52, died on May 25 in Lakewood of acute heart failure due to the combined effects of alcohol and multiple prescription drugs, Jefferson County chief deputy

In solemn ceremony, bodies of 4 Americans killed in Libya return to Andrews Air Force Base

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ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. (AP) - In solemn ceremony, bodies of 4 Americans killed in Libya return to Andrews Air Force Base. Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

LIVE VIDEO: Obama To Honor Return Of Libya Attack Victims

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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are attending the return of the remains of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans killed in an attack of the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, this week. Obama and Biden were to go to Joint

EPA adds 12 waste sites to Superfund list

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By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency added 12 hazardous waste sites to the list of the most-contaminated places in the United States on Friday, clearing the way for major cleanups to rid the sites of dangerous toxins. Arsenic, lead and mercury

Judge asked to toss claims spill hurt BP brand

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By MICHAEL KUNZELMANAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - BP PLC is asking a federal judge to dismiss claims by its fuel dealers that the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico diminished the value of the BP brand and cost them business. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier didn't immediately rule

On Bourbon Street, party but don't preach at night

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By JANET McCONNAUGHEYAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Bare breasts, drunken revelry and almost anything else is tolerated along Bourbon Street, but after dark, the city is saying street preachers are forbidden. Two weeks ago, a small group of street preachers were arrested during a gay pride

Judge asked to toss claims spill hurt BP brand

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By MICHAEL KUNZELMANAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - BP PLC asked a federal judge Friday to dismiss claims by its fuel dealers that the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico diminished the value of the BP brand and cost them business. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier didn't immediately

Administration warns of 'destructive' budget cuts

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By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A White House report issued Friday warns that $109 billion in across-the-board spending cuts at the start of the new year would be "deeply destructive" to the military and core government responsibilities like patrolling U.S. borders and air

Oregon soldier on probation can go to Afghanistan

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By STEVEN DUBOISAssociated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Army Reserve corporal can deploy to Afghanistan without the fear he will be arrested when returning home, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled Friday. Derrick James McDonald, 22, had asked the state's highest court to resolve a conflict

THE RACE: Fed move lifts its political profile

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By TOM RAUMAssociated Press The Federal Reserve under Chairman Ben Bernanke is trying to help the economy by doing something President Barack Obama and Congress can't and which Mitt Romney opposes: electronically creating money, mostly out of thin air. The Fed says it will "buy" $40 billion