The Associated Press

Blagojevich surprises many with Senate appointment

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich created a new distraction for his state by making an appointment to the U.S. Senate eve... 36 comments

The Associated Press

Washington mulls deporting jailed illegal aliens

Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire wants illegal immigrants serving time in state jails deported, a move intended to save... 48 comments

The Associated Press

Israeli leaders reject immediate Gaza truce

Israeli officials say the country has decided to reject an immediate 48-hour pause in a devastating five-day offensiv... 42 comments

The Star Press Muncie News

Troop deaths lowest since '03

As 2008 ends, Hoosier and U.S. troop deaths for the year in Iraq and Afghanistan are the lowest combined total since ...

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WHDH

US deaths down in Iraq in 2008, up in Afghanistan

U.S. military deaths in Iraq plunged by two-thirds in 2008 from the previous year, a reflection of the improving secu...

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The Associated Press

Bomb explodes in Spain's Basque region

Spanish National Radio says a bomb has exploded in the northern Basque city of Bilbao follow a warning call in the na...

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CNN

Do we need it -- Or do we just want it?

Kelly Haws noticed a colleague who had sworn off sweets enjoying a chocolate doughnut. 1 comment

The Associated Press

1 person dead in shooting at Dallas store

Police said one person has been killed and three wounded after three men in ski masks opened fire in a store in far N... 6 comments

CNN

'We did everything we could'

Wiping tears from his cheeks, a man who survived avalanches that killed eight snowmobilers in western Canada said Wed...

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CNN

Holocaust love story an insult

Editor's note: Deborah E. Lipstadt, Dorot professor of modern Jewish and Holocaust studies at Emory University, is th...

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