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Sense of moving on emerges on 9/11 anniversary

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By JENNIFER PELTZ and MEGHAN BARRAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Wanda Ortiz understands why fewer people turned out at memorial services honoring the victims of 9/11 on the 11th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. But for her, the ceremonies are comforting. Her twin daughters, Amanda and

US Navy medical care boosts ties, image in Asia

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By AUDREY McAVOYAssociated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) - The U.S. Navy is spending more than $20 million each year sending ships to poorer nations in the Asian-Pacific region to provide cataract surgery, dental fillings and other medical care. The Navy and its sailors are more often

AP Exclusive: Knox boyfriend maintains innocence

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By GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - Raffaele Sollecito, whose budding love affair with American exchange student Amanda Knox helped land him in an Italian prison for four years, maintains the couple's innocence in a new book but acknowledges that their sometimes bizarre behavior

SD salon manager dies trying to protect employee

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By DIRK LAMMERS and KRISTI EATONAssociated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Worried about an escalating conflict, Amanda Connors drove up to the door of the hair salon she managed and confronted her employee's boyfriend, who had just kidnapped his two kids after being hit with a protection

Chicago teachers' strike grinds into third day

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By DON BABWIN and SOPHIA TAREENAssociated Press The public exchanges between striking Chicago teachers and the school district grew more personal Wednesday as negotiators returned to the bargaining table on the walkout's third day. A top district negotiator, Barbara Byrd-Bennett, criticized

Romney assails Obama anew over foreign attacks

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By BEN FELLER and NEDRA PICKLERAssociated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Republican challenger Mitt Romney sought to portray President Barack Obama as weak on foreign policy Wednesday after violent attacks on U.S. diplomatic missions in the Middle East. Obama steered clear of the political

Bear hugs, biker babe: Campaign 2012 gets physical

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By NANCY BENACAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama goes airborne in a doozy of a bear hug with a pizza guy in Florida. Joe Biden cozies up with a biker chick in Ohio. Paul Ryan encircles a campaign supporter in North Carolina in a double-armed embrace. Even the more reserved Mitt

Delayed deportations approved ahead of elections

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By ALICIA A. CALDWELLAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Less than two months before a presidential election in which both parties are fighting for the key Hispanic vote, the Obama administration has approved the first wave of applications from young illegal immigrants hoping to avoid

White House Big Dig ending, but what comes next?

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By MARK S. SMITHAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House Big Dig is finally wrapping up, but the Big Reveal is proving to be a pretty big letdown. After nearly two years and $86 million worth of noisy and disruptive construction, the West Wing has emerged from its visual seclusion

Closings set in Ohio Amish hair-cutting trial

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CLEVELAND (AP) - A trial for 16 people accused in hair- and beard-cutting attacks against fellow Amish is wrapping up in Ohio. Closing statements are scheduled for Wednesday in the federal hate crimes trial. Prosecutors say the defendants planned or took part in at least one of five attacks last