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Brady looking ahead to first season at ASU

By The Associated Press
October 9, 2008

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — John Brady is enjoying a unique welcome to Arkansas. "The statement I get the most is: ‘We used to hate you, but we like you now,'" Brady said Thursday. "That's kind...

World markets caught in Wall Street downdraft

By The Associated Press
October 9, 2008

LONDON (AP) — World markets were caught in Wall Street's downdraft as fears over a global financial crisis sent investors fleeing for the exits. European and Latin American stock markets gave up...

McCain questions Obama’s link to ’60s radical

By The Associated Press
October 9, 2008

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — John McCain is questioning Barack Obama's ties to a 1960s radical. In his strongest criticism of his presidential rival, McCain told a Wisconsin town-hall crowd: "We need to...

Suspected US missile strike reported in Pakistan

By The Associated Press
October 9, 2008

 DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — A suspected U.S. missile strike targeted two areas in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghanistan border on Thursday, killing at least nine people, Pakistani...

No charges against Tulane frat members

By The Associated Press
October 7, 2008

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Prosecutors have refused to pursue criminal charges against seven Tulane University fraternity members accused of burning pledges with boiling water and pepper spray during an...

Thai police fire tear gas against crowd; 118 hurt

By The Associated Press
October 7, 2008

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Thai riot police clashed Tuesday with thousands of protesters who barricaded Parliament and vowed to block the government from exiting the building. A deputy prime minister...

US officials fear terrorist links with drug lords

By The Associated Press
October 7, 2008

MIAMI (AP) — There is real danger that Islamic extremist groups such as al-Qaida and Hezbollah could form alliances with wealthy and powerful Latin American drug lords to launch new terrorist attacks,...

Dark matter, new planets could bring physics Nobel prize

By The Associated Press
October 7, 2008

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Scientists who have pursued dark matter, hunted for undiscovered planets and advanced nanotechnology were being touted Monday as candidates for the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics....

Gates seeks long-term NATO effort in Afghanistan

By The Associated Press
October 7, 2008

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — NATO allies must send either more forces or more money for the fight in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates will argue this week as he meets with NATO defense ministers....

International Olympic Committee to retest doping samples from Beijing

By The Associated Press
October 7, 2008

LONDON (AP) — Any athletes who thought they got away with doping at the Beijing Olympics shouldn't rest easy. The drug police are coming back. The International Olympic Committee said Wednesday it...

Pelosi raises idea of $150 billion stimulus bill

By The Associated Press
October 7, 2008

DENVER (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that a $150 billion economic stimulus plan is needed now because of the faltering economy, and she may call the House into session after the...

Louisiana deaf school to close temporarily

By The Associated Press
October 7, 2008

BATON ROUGE (AP) — The Louisiana School for the Deaf is shutting down temporarily to add new security after a string of arrests on sex charges involving students and staff, the state superintendent...