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County DA: No victims could have been saved

A faster response by emergency officials to the attack at an immigrant services center in Binghamton would have saved no lives, a county prosecutor said Sunday.


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With aid conditions set, Pakistan sharpens tone

When U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke arrives in Pakistan this week he will be publicly feted for President Barack Obama’s pledge of massive, long-term aid for a wobbling nation critical to America’s strategy for turning around its the war in Afghanistan.



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North Korea launches missile

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea defiantly carried out a provocative rocket launch Sunday that the U.S., Japan and other nations suspect was a cover for a test of its long-range missile technology.




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US atty. plans ‘significant’ Chicago court filing

Federal prosecutors said they planned to take action on a “significant criminal matter” on Thursday as they worked to meet a court-imposed deadline for the political corruption indictment of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.


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16 killed in BP helicopter crash in North Sea

Energy company BP PLC said Thursday it was suspending flights with a company that runs transport to offshore oil rigs after one of the firm’s Super Puma helicopters crashed in the North Sea, killing all 16 people aboard.


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G-20 gives $1 trillion to fight world economic crisis

World leaders pledged $1.1 trillion in loans and guarantees to impoverished countries and agreed Thursday to crack down on tax havens and hedge funds but failed to reach sweeping accord on stimulus spending that would directly attack the global economic decline.


Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich delivers his closing argument at his impeachment trial as House prosecutor David Ellis, left, listens Thursday in Springfield, Ill.

Blagojevich indicted on federal corruption charges

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CHICAGO — Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and five others were indicted Thursday on charges of scheming to auction off President Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat, pressuring a congressman for campaign money and lying to FBI agents.


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Newspaper employee dies after street attack

A newspaper employee in a Moscow suburb has died after being beaten near his home in the latest of a string of attacks on journalists in Russia, his editor said Wednesday.


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Plan seeks to slash industry influence on doctors

In a drastic proposal for limiting drug company influence on doctors and patient care, a group of prominent physicians says medical associations and their leaders should reject almost all industry funding.


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South Korea seeks united front

South Korea’s president sought Wednesday to galvanize support from world leaders to pursue U.N. Security Council punishment for North Korea if it proceeds with a rocket launch that is suspected to be a cover for a missile test.



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Pakistani Taliban threatens D.C. attack

The commander of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility Tuesday for a deadly assault on a Pakistani police academy and said the group was planning a terrorist attack on the White House that would “amaze” the world.


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Obama’s aunt becomes symbol in immigration debate

President Barack Obama’s Kenyan aunt lost her bid for asylum more than four years ago, and a judge ordered her deported. Instead, Zeituni Onyango stayed, living for years in public housing.


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Ex-military officers back ban on gays

More than 1,000 retired military officers, including several who were top commanders, are urging President Barack Obama and Congress to maintain the law barring gays from serving openly in the armed forces.


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G-20 pledge sustained action on financial crisis

Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to do “whatever is necessary” to fix the global economy, including supervision of freewheeling hedge funds and restoring bank lending by dealing with the shaky securities burdening their finances.


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Citing ‘hearsay,’ Israel ends Gaza deaths probe

Citing insufficient evidence and hearsay, the Israeli military on Monday closed an investigation into two cases of alleged killings of Gaza civilians that had caused an uproar in Israel and around the world.