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Obama rules out sending US troops to Pakistan

By The Associated Press
March 28, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — As he carries out a retooled strategy in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama says he will consult with Pakistan's leaders before pursuing terrorist hideouts in that country. Obama...

Car bomb kills at least 20 Thursday in Baghdad

By The Associated Press
March 25, 2009

BAGHDAD (AP) — A car bomb exploded Thursday along a bustling commercial street in a mostly Shiite area of north Baghdad, killing at least 20 people in the third major attack in the capital this month....

Armed Somali pirates hijack 2 tankers in less than 24 hours

By The Associated Press
March 25, 2009

BRUSSELS (AP) — Pirates armed with machine guns hijacked a Norwegian chemical tanker Thursday off the coast of Somalia, the ship's owner said, an attack that came less than 24 hours after a smaller...

Chief says post office running out of money

By The Associated Press
March 24, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — The post office will run out of money this year unless it gets help, Postmaster General John Potter told Congress on Wednesday as he sought permission to cut delivery to five days...

EU presidency: US stimulus is ‘the road to hell’

By The Associated Press
March 24, 2009

BRUSSELS (AP) — The head of the European Union slammed President Barack Obama's plan to spend nearly $2 trillion to push the U.S. economy out of recession as "the road to hell" that EU governments...

Clinton: US shares blame for Mexican drug wars

By The Associated Press
March 24, 2009

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that America's "insatiable" demand for illegal drugs and its inability to stop weapons from being smuggled into Mexico...

Unified Democrats mirror Obama budget priorities

By The Associated Press
March 24, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a springtime show of unity, congressional Democrats welcomed President Barack Obama to the Capitol Wednesday and unveiled budget blueprints that embrace his key priorities and...

Louisiana gained 9,600 jobs in February

By The Associated Press
March 24, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With the Baton Rouge and Monroe areas leading the way, Louisiana registered a net gain of 9,600 non-farm jobs during February, the state Workforce Commission reported Wednesday....

Administration moves against bad bank assets

By
March 23, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration aimed squarely at the crisis clogging the nation's credit system Monday with a plan to take over up to $1 trillion in sour mortgage securities with the...

YouTube blocked in China; official declares video fake

By The Associated Press
March 23, 2009

BEIJING (AP) — A video that appears to show police fatally beating a Tibetan protester was a fake concocted by supporters of the Dalai Lama, China said Tuesday — the same day the video-sharing...

Afghan TV station falls under gov. crackdown

By The Associated Press
March 23, 2009

KABUL (AP) — The manager of an Afghan television network who refused to censor images of women dancing in short skirts and plunging necklines was arrested in what appeared to be a new sign of the...

NATO: Taliban commander one of 10 people killed in strike

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March 23, 2009

KABUL (AP) — NATO troops killed a senior Taliban commander and nine other militants in southern Afghanistan, officials said Monday, striking a blow in the group's heartland where the U.S. plans to...