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US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard

12 hours 11 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. Full Story

Levin: More e-mails from Ft. Hood suspect possible

2 hours 40 mins ago
WASHINGTON _ The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials. Full Story

Historic health care bill nears key Senate vote

3 hours 17 mins ago
Invoking the name of the late Edward M. Kennedy, Senate Democrats sealed a 60-vote majority needed to advance health care legislation Saturday ahead of an evening showdown with opposition Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. Full Story

Terror trials differ in civilian, military courts

3 hours 58 mins ago
The federal courts and military tribunals that will prosecute suspected terrorists vary sharply in their independence, public stature and use of evidence. But the Obama administration has so far offered no clear-cut rationale for how it chooses which system will try a detainee. Full Story

FAA says equipment outage caused 819 flight delays

1 day ago
The Federal Aviation Administration is blaming an equipment outage this week for delaying 819 flights. Full Story

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Couple pleads guilty in Cuban spying case

1 day 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. Full Story

Ethics committee: No punishment for Burris

1 day 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. Full Story

Prosecutors plan commission case in Cole bombing

1 day ago
Military prosecutors said Friday they plan to seek new charges against the alleged mastermind of the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole. Full Story