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Still out of sight, Castro pens new book

By The Associated Press
November 13, 2008

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba on Wednesday presented a new book by Fidel Castro, who has not appeared in public since undergoing emergency intestinal surgery in July 2006 but who authorities claim spent more...

Iraqi soldier kills 2 US soldiers, wounds 6 in Monsul

By The Associated Press
November 13, 2008

BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi soldier Wednesday sprayed automatic weapons fire at U.S. soldiers at an Iraqi military base in Mosul, killing two and wounding six before he died in a hail of bullets, an...

Germany: Marrow transplant may have cured AIDS

By The Associated Press
November 13, 2008

BERLIN (AP) — An American man who suffered from AIDS appears to have been cured of the disease 20 months after receiving a targeted bone marrow transplant normally used to fight leukemia, his doctors...

Iran tests missile able to reach Europe

By The Associated Press
November 13, 2008

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said it successfully test-fired a new generation of long range surface-to-surface missile on Wednesday — one that could easily strike as far away as southeastern Europe...

4,300-year-old Egyptian pyramid unveiled

By The Associated Press
November 11, 2008

SAQQARA, Egypt (AP) — Archaeologists have discovered a new pyramid under the sands of Saqqara, an ancient burial site that has yielded a string of unearthed pyramids in recent years but remains largely...

Jindal to meet with GOP governors in Miami

By The Associated Press
November 11, 2008

(AP) — When Gov. Bobby Jindal heads to Miami on Wednesday to meet with Republican governors from around the country, he'll be mingling with several state leaders considered the future of the national...

Police: Woman slain as she tried leaving KKK rite

By The Associated Press
November 11, 2008

COVINGTON (AP) — An Oklahoma woman invited to a rural Louisiana campsite for a Ku Klux Klan initiation ritual was shot and killed after she asked to be taken back to town, the sheriff of a New Orleans...

Taiwanese court orders former president to be detained

By The Associated Press
November 11, 2008

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Taiwanese court has ordered the detention of former President Chen Shui-bian on corruption charges. Wednesday's decision follows a lengthy probe of Chen, climaxing in more...

Suicide evidence likely out of MySpace hoax trial

By The Associated Press
November 10, 2008

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors in the trial of a woman accused of a MySpace hoax that allegedly led a 13-year-old girl to kill herself will likely be prohibited from presenting evidence of the suicide,...

2,000-year-old earring found in Jerusalem

By The Associated Press
November 10, 2008

JERUSALEM (AP) — A luxurious gold, pearl and emerald earring provides a new visual clue about the life of the elite in Jerusalem some 2,000 years ago. And its discovery was a true eureka moment for...

Death toll rises to 94 in Haiti school collapse

By The Associated Press
November 10, 2008

PETIONVILLE, Haiti (AP) — U.S., French and Haitian firefighters used sonar, cameras and dogs Monday in the search for victims at a collapsed Haitian school, but as the stench of death rose from the...

Partisan Punchline: Fear should be a cornerstone of faith

By Daniel Lumetta
November 10, 2008

In the age of information, knowledge is attained and spread instantly, and fear is present constantly.Wednesday, The Daily Reveille columnist Matthew Albright described a new evangelical trend in "Hell...