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Obama says Iraq trip could refine his policy
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:29:07

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks on his Iraq policy during a news conference in Fargo, N.D., Thursday, July 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Democrat Barack Obama struggled Thursday to explain how his upcoming trip to Iraq might refine, but not basically alter, his promise to quickly remove U.S. combat troops from the war.



Pentagon extends tour of Marines in Afghanistan
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:15:50

US Marines stand alert in Garmser, southern Helmand province, in May 2008. June was the deadliest month for foreign troops in Afghanistan since the 2001 fall of the Taliban and the second in a row in which casualties exceeded those in Iraq, official figures have shown.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AP - The Pentagon has extended the tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan, after insisting for months the unit would come home on time. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is doing combat operations in the volatile south, will stay an extra 30 days and come home in early November rather than October, Marine Col. David Lapan confirmed Thursday.



McCain: Staff shake-up part of "natural evolution"
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:34:53

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, talks with reporters after touring Mexican Federal Police headquarters in the Ixtapala section of Mexico City, Thursday, July 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)AP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Thursday that a shake-up in the leadership of his campaign was part of a "natural evolution" as the organization becomes more national in scope.



Report: Passport snooping likely rampant
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:16:33
AP - An internal State Department investigative report suggests that employees may have been snooping on the passport records of celebrities far more than previously disclosed. It urges new steps to secure the files.

Texas man freed by DNA after 15 years in prison
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:29:27

The Innocence Project board of director member John Stickels, right, look on as DNA exonoree Patrick Waller, reacts to the announcement in court that his conviction of a crime that sent him to jail for more than 15 years was being overturned in Criminal Court District 2 at the Frank Crowley Courts Building, Thursday, July 3, 2008, in Dallas. Waller is the 19th man in Dallas County since 2001 shown by DNA evidence to be innocent of the crime for which he was convicted. The Innocence Project in New York says that's a national high. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)AP - A Texas man who spent more than 15 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of kidnapping and robbery raised both arms skyward and collapsed in his mother's embrace Thursday after being told he was a free man.



Colombia rescue hinged on rebel disarray, payback
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:02:11

Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt, center, holds the hands of her children Melanie, left, and Lorenzo after her children arrived from France to a military base in Bogota, Thursday, July 3, 2008. Betancourt, three U.S.military contractors and 11 other hostages were rescued by the Colombian military from rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, on Wednesday. Betancourt was abducted by the FARC when running for president in Feb. 2002.  (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)AP - The plan was nothing if not audacious: A turncoat persuades rebels to bring together their most prized hostages and march them 90 miles through Colombia's wilderness. A month later, disguised commandos primed with acting lessons land in a helicopter and trick the rebels into handing them over.



Haywire brain chemical linked to sudden baby death
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:09:43
AP - Scientists have new evidence that the brain chemical best known for regulating mood also plays a role in the mystifying killer of seemingly healthy babies — sudden infant death syndrome.

Larry Harmon, longtime Bozo the Clown, dead at 83
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:14:01

In this undated file photo, promoter and entertainer Larry Harmon portrays Bozo the Clown.  Harmon, who appeared as Bozo the Clown for decades and licensed the name to other Bozos around the world, had died at age 83. He died Thursday, July 3, 2008, at his home of congestive heart failure,according to his longtime publicist, Jerry Digney. (AP Photo/International Clown Hall of Fame, file)AP - Larry Harmon, who turned the character Bozo the Clown into a show business staple that delighted children for more than a half-century, died Thursday of congestive heart failure. He was 83.



Man accused of robbing, then hugging Mo. victim
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:17:46
AP - Police in the southeast Missouri town of Poplar Bluff are looking for the gunman who robbed a man on Monday night, then gave him a hug before fleeing.

Selig: Drug program threatened by prosecutors
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:18:50

In this Jan. 17, 2008 file photo, Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig addresses the media during a news conference  in Scottsdale, Ariz.  Baseball's drug-testing program was threatened when federal prosecutors seized player records and samples four years ago, baseball commissioner Bud Selig said in a letter to Congress released Thursday July 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt York)AP - Baseball's drug-testing program was threatened when federal prosecutors seized player records and samples four years ago, baseball commissioner Bud Selig and union head Donald Fehr said in letters to Congress released Thursday.



Obama wades into controversy with Iraq comments (Reuters)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:36:16

U.S. soldiers guard a newly renovated swimming pool in Baghdad's Adhamiya district July 2, 2008. (Omar Obeidi/Reuters)Reuters - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama waded into controversy on Thursday over his plans to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq, first saying he might "refine" his views but later declaring his stance had remained unchanged for more than a year.



Ex-hostage hugs children after blow to Colombia rebels (Reuters)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:01:17

French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt (C) smiles with her children Melanie and Lorenzo at Catam military airport in Bogota July 3, 2008. (Jose Miguel Gomez/Reuters)Reuters - Ingrid Betancourt, the symbol of rebel hostages in Colombia, hugged and wept with her children for the first time in six years on Thursday after a military rescue that dealt a severe blow to already weakened guerrillas.



"Go time" in Big Sur as massive wildfire bears down (Reuters)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:56:37

This image captured June 29, 2008 by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA's Terra satellite shows fires continuing to burn unchecked near Big Sur, California. (NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - A massive, out-of-control wildfire bearing down on the scenic coastal town of Big Sur was exhibiting "extreme fire behavior" that had authorities fearing for nearly 1,800 homes and businesses in its path and ordering residents to get out.



Economy extends job loss streak (Reuters)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:15:06

Kyle Scott signs up with the Manpower temp agency in Park Ridge, Illinois April 10, 2008. (John Gress/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. employers cut workers for a sixth straight month in June for the longest such streak since 2002 and the country's vast service sector unexpectedly contracted, underscoring the economy's frailty.



Venus and Serena set up final date (Reuters)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:38:44

Serena Williams of the U.S. hits a return against Zheng Jie of China during their semi-final match at the Wimbledon championships in London July 3, 2008. (Alessia Pierdomenico/Reuters)Reuters - The Williams name will once again be engraved on the Wimbledon trophy in 2008.



U.S. assures UK over secret flights, doubts persist (Reuters)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:37:33

An Air Force B-52 bomber takes off from Diego Garcia for a mission October 22, 2001. (U.S. Air Force/Shane Cuomo/Reuters)Reuters - Britain has received new U.S. assurances that the CIA did not secretly smuggle terrorist suspects through its territory, but critics said on Thursday the government had failed to ask Washington the right questions.



Bush to attend China Olympics opening ceremonies (Reuters)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:51:09

President Bush waves from the steps of the Marine One helicopter on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington before his departure July 3, 2008. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush will attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in China next month, the White House said on Thursday.



Marines to stay longer in southern Afghanistan (Reuters)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:43:45

U.S. Marines crouch in their positions as Taliban fighters open fire near Garmser in Helmand Province of Afghanistan May 18, 2008. (Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)Reuters - Some 2,200 U.S. Marines battling insurgents in southern Afghanistan have had their tour of duty extended by 30 days, U.S. officials said on Thursday.



Freed Colombian hostage reunited with children (AFP)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:01:30

The dramatic rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and fourteen other hostages from FARC rebels on Wednesday prompted scenes of joy in France, where the plight of Betancourt had become a cause celebre. Duration: 02:13(AFPTV)AFP - Colombian-French politician Ingrid Betancourt was Thursday tearfully reunited with her children for the first time in six years, a day after her dramatic jungle rescue from Marxist rebels.



Bush will attend Beijing Olympics opening ceremony (AFP)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:37:33

US President George W. Bush arrives to speak in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC on July 2. Bush will attend the August 8 opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino announced Thursday.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - US President George W. Bush will attend the August 8 opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games despite appeals from human rights activists that he boycott the gala, the White House said Thursday.



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