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US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard
23 mins ago
The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday.
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Levin: May be more troubling e-mails from Hasan
38 mins ago
There may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the Fort Hood shooter before he went on his deadly rampage, the chairman of the Senate Armed Forces Committee said Friday.
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FAA says equipment outage caused 819 flight delays
4 hours 22 mins ago
The Federal Aviation Administration is blaming an equipment outage this week for delaying 819 flights.
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Couple pleads guilty in Cuban spying case
4 hours 40 mins ago
A retired State Department worker and his wife accused of a decades-long plot to spy for Cuba pleaded guilty Friday in a deal that will leave him behind bars for the rest of his life but gives her a chance at freedom in six years.
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Ethics committee: No punishment for Burris
5 hours 56 mins ago
The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Democratic Sen. Roland Burris for misleading investigators about his maneuvering to get Barack Obama's old Senate seat from the governor who was ousted for trying to sell it.
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Sen. Nelson a 'yes' on health care test vote
10 hours 41 mins ago
Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska is a "yes" in a crucial weekend test vote on health care.
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Prosecutors plan commission case in Cole bombing
2 hours 33 mins ago
Military prosecutors said Friday they plan to seek new charges against the alleged mastermind of the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole.
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Army announces review of how it tests body armor
8 hours 5 mins ago
The Army says there will be an outside review of how body armor for its soldiers is tested.
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