Sources: Pentagon rules shift on women in combat
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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:07:46 GMT
AP - Pentagon rules are catching up a bit with reality after a decade when women in the U.S. military have served, fought and died on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Greek leaders agree to new cuts
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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:44:16 GMT
AP - Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos and his coalition partners have struck a deal on new cuts demanded by creditors to secure a vital euro130 billion bailout.
8 minutes pass before cops got sent to Powell home
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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:08:02 GMT
AP - Emergency call logs show that nearly eight minutes elapsed between when a social worker called 911 to report that Josh Powell's children were in danger and when sheriff's deputies were dispatched. By the time officers were on their way, the home was exploding in a gas-fueled inferno, with Powell and his two young boys inside.
Analysis: Obama contraceptive mandate has a price
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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:08:07 GMT
AP - The Obama administration's new mandate that religious organizations pay for their workers' birth control has become a bludgeon for Republican culture warriors, as social issues have surged to the forefront in the presidential campaign.
Dwindling time, rising tension make Iran top fear
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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:08:11 GMT
AP - The prospect of conflict with Iran has eclipsed Afghanistan as the key national security issue with head-spinning speed. After years of bad blood and an international impasse over Iran's disputed nuclear program, why does the threat of war seem so suddenly upon us?
APNewsBreak: Official: 10 states get ed waiver
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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:04:05 GMT
AP - President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind law, giving leeway to states that promise to improve how they prepare and evaluate students, The Associated Press has learned.
LA abuse charges prompt awkward talks for parents
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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:08:18 GMT
AP - Sinister allegations of abuse by at least two teachers in a Los Angeles school have forced awkward discussions as parents warn youngsters that people they trust — pastors, teachers, even relatives — might do things that could hurt them.
Elizabeth Taylor auctions raise $183 million
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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:15:19 GMT
AP - Paintings, jewelry and fashions belonging to the late Elizabeth Taylor have sold for more than $183 million, with all of the more than 1,800 items on offer snapped up, Christie's auction house said Thursday.
No. 10 Duke stuns No. 5 North Carolina 85-84
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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:08:55 GMT
AP - Austin Rivers and his Duke teammates kept hanging around, doing just enough to keep North Carolina from blowing the game open until the Tar Heels finally gave them an opening.
Gender-bending model pushes limits of the runway
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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:08:47 GMT
AP - On a chilly winter afternoon, Andrej Pejic settles into a Manhattan cafe with a cup of Earl Grey tea, sitting gracefully, long legs crossed. The blue-eyed fashion model gazes out a window, unaware that almost every man sitting at surrounding tables is transfixed.