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Air traffic bungle latest woe for FAA
Friday, November 20, 2009
For the second time in a little more than a year, a glitch at one of the two centers that handle flight plans for the nation’s air travel system set ...


Obama, Holder predict conviction in 9/11 case
Thursday, November 19, 2009
WASHINGTON — From opposite ends of the globe, President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder firmly rejected criticism Wednesday of the planned New York trial of the professed Sept. ... Associated Press


Obama walks a tightrope in China visit
Monday, November 16, 2009
SHANGHAI — President Barack Obama sought a political balance on his first trip to China, seeking help on urgent global problems while weighing if and when to raise concerns over ...


Obama pushing arms control with Russians
Sunday, November 15, 2009
SINGAPORE — A major pact within tantalizing reach, President Barack Obama aims to nudge forward an arms-control deal in talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The 21-nation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ... Associated Press


Execution expected to be sought for 9/11 suspects
Saturday, November 14, 2009
WASHINGTON — Self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be brought to trial in a civilian federal courthouse in New York, near the ... Associated Press


Obama’s hesitancy sends messages
Friday, November 13, 2009
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s drawn-out decision-making on Afghanistan is sending messages. To the Afghan government: Clean up your act. To the Pentagon: I’m no rubber stamp. To the American ...


Five men charged with sex crimes against children
Thursday, November 12, 2009
LEXINGTON, Mo. — Authorities on Wednesday were searching a rural property in western Missouri for bodies and buried glass jars containing notes written more than 15 years ago by children ...


D.C.-area sniper John Allen Muhammad executed
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
John Allen Muhammad, the mastermind behind the sniper attacks that left 10 dead, was executed Tuesday as relatives of the victims watched, reliving the killing spree that terrorized the Washington, ...


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Obama salutes Army shooting victims
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
One by one, President Barack Obama spoke the names and told the stories Tuesday of the 13 people slain in the Fort Hood, Texas shooting rampage, honoring their memories even ...


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Police surround office near Mo. governor's mansion
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Police said they were investigating what led to an unfounded report of a hostage situation that prompted a lockdown and office building evacuation near the Missouri governor's mansion Tuesday. Associated Press


Officials denied access to Hasan
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
KILLEEN, Texas — A lawyer for the Army psychiatrist accused in a deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood said Monday he asked investigators not to question his client and expressed ...


Little hope for House bill in Senate
Monday, November 9, 2009
WASHINGTON — The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the ...


Term limits lead lawmakers to exit early
Monday, November 9, 2009
With term limits bearing down, two Missouri lawmakers have resigned from office within the past two months to accept positions that hold more long-term potential. Associated Press


House passes health care bill
Sunday, November 8, 2009
WASHINGTON — In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it ...


Jobless rate hits ‘sobering’ levels
Saturday, November 7, 2009
WASHINGTON — Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only the second time since World War ... Associated Press