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8 jailed American missionaries leave Haiti for US
By News on Feb 17, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Eight American missionaries were freed from a Haitian jail and left for Miami Wednesday, nearly three weeks after being arrested trying to take 33 children out of the earthquake-stricken country....
Captured Taliban leader could shape stalemated war
By News on Feb 17, 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The capture and interrogation of Taliban commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar could help unravel the Afghan insurgency, but it's less likely to lead U.S. forces to Osama bin Laden....AP source: US govt to investigate Toyota Corolla
By News on Feb 17, 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Transportation Department plans to open a formal investigation into the 2009-2010 Toyota Corolla over potential problems with the car's power steering, a department official said Wednesday....Ind. Dems face tough task replacing Bayh on ballot
By News on Feb 17, 2010
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana Democrats stunned by Sen. Evan Bayh's decision not to seek a third term face the daunting task of finding a candidate for the November ballot to fill the shoes of the man who's long been the Republican-leaning state's most popular Democrat....
Embattled Afghan Taliban rely on human shields
By News on Feb 17, 2010
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MARJAH, Afghanistan (AP) -- Taliban fighters holding out in Marjah are increasingly using civilians as human shields, firing from compounds where U.S. and Afghan forces can clearly see women and children on rooftops or in windows, Afghan and U.S. troops said Wednesday....