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No Charges for Military in Colombia Scandal
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People walk past Hotel El Caribe in Cartagena, Colombia. Seven Army soldiers and two Marines have received administrative punishments, but are not facing criminal charges, for their part in the Secret Service prostitution scandal in Colombia.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven Army soldiers and two Marines have received administrative punishments, but are not facing criminal charges, for their part in the Secret Service prostitution scandal in Colombia this year, The Associated Press has learned.
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UN reports progress against HIV in poor countries
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:14PM July 18, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — A push to get more AIDS treatment to the world's poorest, hardest-hit countries is paying off as deaths inch down — and new infections are dropping a bit, too, the United Nations reported Wednesday.
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US sees Syria crisis "spinning out of control"
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:04PM July 18, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The bombing in Damascus that killed at least three top Syrian officials shows the country's crisis is "rapidly spinning out of control," Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday. U.S. officials were unsure whether it was an insider attack, but they suggested it could mark a turning point in the 16-month conflict.
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Ex-lawmaker who championed Ariz. law eyes comeback
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:57PM July 18, 2012 CommentPHOENIX (AP) — The ousted state senator who championed Arizona's illegal immigration law says he has no regrets but that he'd like voters to give him a second chance.
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Obama bemoans 'barbaric' terror attack in Bulgaria
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:33PM July 18, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is strongly condemning a "barbaric terrorist attack" against Israeli tourists in Bulgaria.
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A look at some ways to define the middle class
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:26PM July 18, 2012 CommentThe "middle class" is an amorphous concept, and the presidential candidates are giving it their own definitions to fit their political purposes. Here are some ways to define it, political, economic and otherwise:
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APNewsBreak: Adopted kids' ranch denied license
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:22PM July 18, 2012 CommentHELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Russian government isn't alone in raising questions about a Montana ranch that cares for troubled children adopted from foreign countries.
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Senate panel approves trade relations with Russia
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:19PM July 18, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — A Russia trade bill that could double U.S. exports to Russia but complicate already frosty relations with the former Communist superpower advanced in the Senate on Wednesday.
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Ann Romney: No decision yet on GOP running mate
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:06PM July 18, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says her husband hasn't yet decided on a running mate. Hours later, her husband confirmed what she said.
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Defense firms warn of job losses from budget cuts
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:19PM July 18, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Leader of the nation's major defense contractors warned on Wednesday of job layoffs and disruptions in manufacturing if Congress fails to agree on an alternative to automatic budget cuts.
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Groups seek to block Arizona immigration law
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:31PM July 18, 2012 CommentPHOENIX (AP) — Opponents of Arizona's hardline immigration enforcement law launched a new effort Tuesday aimed at thwarting a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that will allow police to enforce the so-called "show me your papers" provision.
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Suspect in slaying of Mich. sisters dies in W.Va.
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:38PM July 18, 2012 CommentCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An Iraq war veteran suspected of killing his ex-girlfriend and her pregnant sister in Michigan fatally shot himself in a remote West Virginia cabin after seeing investigators closing in, authorities said Wednesday.
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US company hauls 48 tons of silver from shipwreck
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:31PM July 18, 2012 CommentTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. deep-sea exploration company says it has recovered about 48 tons of silver from a British cargo ship that was sunk by a torpedo during World War II.
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Ariz. sheriff tries to revive Obama birth issue
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:02AM July 18, 2012 CommentPHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona sheriff facing a lawsuit by Latinos who claim they were racially profiled by his department is trying to revive the old controversy over President Barack Obama's birth certificate.
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Pakistan, US to resume talks on drone strikes
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:55AM July 18, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Two generals turned spy chiefs are expected to sit down for their first official meeting in Washington later this month and try to mend the fractured U.S.-Pakistani relationship.
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States encouraging drug users to report overdoses
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:45AM July 18, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The morning after Salvatore Marchese left his mother's house for a session of outpatient treatment for his heroin addiction, he was found slumped behind the wheel of her car, dead of an overdose. He apparently hadn't been alone: His wallet was missing and the car's passenger seat was left in a reclined position. But whoever was with him when he was using drugs was long gone by the time the police arrived.
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Obama Bracing to Be Outspent by Romney
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President Barack Obama speaks before an overflow crowd at a campaign event at Green Run High School in Virginia Beach, Va., on July 13, 2012.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama was the first presidential candidate to raise more than $100 million in a month and in 2008 was the first to forgo public money for his campaign. Now, he faces the very real threat of being the first president to be outspent by a challenger.
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Apprehensions for Immigration Violations Drop
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Illegal immigrants from El Salvador are searched prior to boarding an aircraft for a repatriation flight of 80 illegal immigrants back to their home country in Mesa, Ariz.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government says apprehensions of people for federal immigration violations have dropped to the lowest level in 40 years, reflecting a decline in the northbound traffic of illegal immigrants from Mexico.
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Bomb Threat Fails to Halt Detroit Tigers Game
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Fans outside Comerica Park in Detroit before a baseball game.
DETROIT (AP) — Baseball stadium Comerica Park is the latest Detroit landmark to be the subject of a bomb threat.
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Woody Harrelson's new play is about an old friend
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:24AM July 18, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — In the summer of 1983, The Police were on top of the charts with "Every Breath You Take," James Bond was sipping martinis in "Octopussy" and Woody Harrelson was meeting a man who would change his life.
