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Comedian George Carlin dies at 71

Tuesday, June 24,2008 10:55 a.m.

George Carlin, the dean of counterculture comedians whose biting insights on life and language were immortalized in his "Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV" routine, died of heart failure Sunday. He was 71.

Floodwaters breach levees

By Abdullah AlShihri · Monday, June 23,2008 9:49 a.m.

Floodwaters breached two levees in western Illinois on Wednesday and threatened more Mississippi River towns in Missouri after inundating much of Iowa for the past week.

Abu Ghraib torture evidence found

By Abdullah AlShihri · Monday, June 23,2008 9:48 a.m.

Medical examinations of former terrorism suspects held by the U.S. military at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, found evidence of torture and other abuse that resulted in serious injuries and mental disorders, according to a human rights group.

Forces kill 36 insurgents

By Abdullah AlShihri · Monday, June 23,2008 9:47 a.m.

Afghan and Canadian forces moved into villages outside Kandahar on Wednesday to root out Taliban militants, killing at least 36 insurgents, while an explosion elsewhere killed four British soldiers, officials said.

Israel and Hamas pledged to start a cease-fire

By Abdullah AlShihri · Monday, June 23,2008 9:46 a.m.

Israel and Hamas pledged to start a cease-fire Thursday in a bid to end a year of fighting that has killed more than 400 Palestinians and seven Israelis.

Bush looks offshore for remedy to high oil prices

By Abdullah AlShihri and H. Josef Hebert · Monday, June 23,2008 9:44 a.m.

WASHINGTON – A House panel put off a vote Wednesday on extending Congress’ ban on offshore drilling, even as President Bush was poised to publicly renew his call for lawmakers to open U.S. coastal waters to oil and gas development.

NBC’s Tim Russert dead at 58

By Laurie Kellman and Stephen Graham · Friday, June 13,2008 4:47 p.m.

Tim Russert, host of NBC’s “Meet the Press” and its Washington bureau chief collapsed and died at work Friday after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was 58.

U.S. life expectancy surpasses 78 years

By Abdullah AlShihri · Thursday, June 12,2008 11:16 a.m.

For the first time, U.S. life expectancy has surpassed 78 years, the government reported Wednesday.

Oil companies spared new tax

By Abdullah AlShihri · Thursday, June 12,2008 11:14 a.m.

Saved by Senate Republicans, big oil companies dodged an attempt Tuesday to slap them with a windfall profits tax and take away billions of dollars in tax breaks in response to the record gasoline prices that have the nation fuming.

Child-porn images stricken from online forums

By Abdullah AlShihri · Thursday, June 12,2008 11:13 a.m.

Online forums where thousands of child-porn images have been posted have been stricken from three Internet providers, including two of the nation’s five largest, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday.

U.S.-led airstrike kills Pakistani troops

By Abdullah AlShihri · Thursday, June 12,2008 11:10 a.m.

U.S.-led coalition forces along the volatile Afghan border launched an airstrike that killed 11 Pakistani paramilitary troops, Pakistan’s army said Wednesday.

Gas prices remain high

By Abdullah AlShihri · Thursday, June 12,2008 11:09 a.m.

The Energy Department said motorists can expect gasoline prices to remain close to $4 a gallon through next year.

Bush says diplomacy is 1st choice in Iran standoff

By Abdullah AlShihri and Deb Riechmann · Thursday, June 12,2008 11:04 a.m.

MESEBERG, Germany – President Bush, in a fresh warning to Tehran, said Wednesday he favors a peaceful resolution to the nuclear standoff with Iran but has not ruled out the possible use of military force.

A lasting legacy

By Lauren Clason · Thursday, June 5,2008 12:16 a.m.

Forty years ago, the people of America lost one of the most beloved leaders of their time. In a three-month whirlwind campaign, Robert F. Kennedy raised the hopes of many and gave a voice to the millions who had previously gone unheard.

Police detain Zimbabwean opposition leader

By Abdullah AlShihri · Wednesday, June 4,2008 10:45 p.m.

Police have detained Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai

Calif. court refuses to stay gay marriage ruling

By Abdullah AlShihri and Lisa Leff · Wednesday, June 4,2008 10:43 p.m.

SAN FRANCISCO – California’s highest court Wednesday refused to stay its decision legalizing same-sex marriage in the state, clearing the final hurdle for gay couples to start tying the knot this month.

Clinton open to being Obama’s VP

By Abdullah AlShihri and JIM KUHNHENN · Wednesday, June 4,2008 10:42 p.m.

NEW YORK – Angling for a vice presidential nod, Hillary Rodham Clinton refused to bow out of the Democratic race Tuesday, hoping to maintain leverage as Barack Obama clinched the delegates needed to secure the party’s nomination.

Iran’s nuclear program, Mideast peace process on Bush-Olmert agenda

By Abdullah AlShihri and Matti Friedman · Wednesday, June 4,2008 10:42 p.m.

WASHINGTON – Israel’s fears that Iran could obtain nuclear weapons and the Israeli government’s attempts to negotiate peace with the Palestinians and Syria are top agenda items when Israel’s beleaguered prime minister, Ehud Olmert, meets President Bush.

Obama seals Democratic nomination

By Stephen Graham · Wednesday, June 4,2008 6:27 p.m.

Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois sealed the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, a historic step toward his once-improbable goal of becoming the nation's first black president. A vanquished Hillary Rodham Clinton maneuvered for the vice presidential spot on his fall ticket.

Clinton wins West Virginia

Wednesday, May 14,2008 9:21 a.m.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Hillary Rodham Clinton coasted to a large but largely symbolic victory in working-class West Virginia on Tuesday, handing Barack Obama one of his worst defeats of the campaign yet scarcely slowing his march toward the Democratic presidential nomination.

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