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US official: Raid on Syria killed leader of cell

By The Associated Press
October 27, 2008

SUKKARIYEH, Syria (AP) — A cross-border raid by U.S. special forces killed the al-Qaida-linked head of a Syrian network that smuggled fighters, weapons and cash into Iraq, an American counterterrorism...

Obama revs up young crowds, shoots for wins in Pa. and Va.

By The Associated Press
October 27, 2008

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — From a Pennsylvania rainstorm to a thunderous Virginia rally, Barack Obama revved up his followers Tuesday, offering lofty promises of new politics and governing. Targeting...

Iraqi militant to hang for killing U.S. soldiers

By The Associated Press
October 27, 2008

BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi militant accused of killing three American soldiers in a grisly checkpoint ambush was convicted Tuesday and sentenced to death by hanging. Two other men accused in the 2006...

Authorities say skinhead plot wasn’t fully developed

By The Associated Press
October 27, 2008

BELLS, Tenn. (AP) — Two white supremacists charged with plotting to behead blacks across the country and assassinate Barack Obama while wearing white top hats and tuxes were likely too disorganized...

U.N. attacks rebels to protect civilians

By The Associated Press
October 27, 2008

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Furious mobs stoned U.N. peacekeepers' compounds Monday. Thousands of desperate people fled advancing rebel troops as chaos returned to eastern Congo. The chaos was fueled by festering...

Israeli PM-designate calls for early elections

By The Associated Press
October 25, 2008

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister-designate Tzipi Livni abandoned efforts to form a government Sunday, putting Israel on course for new elections and endangering already fragile Middle East peace talks....

Rebels seize east Congo army camp, thousands flee

By The Associated Press
October 25, 2008

KIBUMBA, Congo (AP) — Rebels seized an east Congo army base and the headquarters of a refuge housing some of the world's last mountain gorillas, in heavy fighting Sunday that sent thousands of civilians...

Obama and McCain try a little Western swing

By The Associated Press
October 25, 2008

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Scrambling to win the West, Democrat Barack Obama mocked John McCain on Saturday for aggressively trying to distance himself from President Bush. McCain touted his Western ties...

Black turnout strong in Southern early voting

By The Associated Press
October 23, 2008

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Blacks are already surging to the polls in parts of the South, according to initial figures from states that encourage early voting — a striking though still preliminary...

Remains linked to 1983 missing person

By The Associated Press
October 23, 2008

LAFAYETTE (AP) — The remains found submerged in a car pulled last week from the Vermilion River have been linked to a man reported missing in 1983. The 1984 registration tag on the gray, Cadillac...

Energy reform passes Mexican Senate

By The Associated Press
October 23, 2008

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican Senate passed a controversial energy reform on Thursday meant to revitalize the nation's flagging oil industry — the third largest supplier to the United States....

Iraqi labor minister escapes suicide car bombing

By The Associated Press
October 23, 2008

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's labor minister escaped assassination Thursday when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden SUV into his convoy, killing at least nine people in one of the safest areas of...