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Britain celebrates monarchy as Kate, William wed
By News on Apr 29, 2011
LONDON (AP) -- With a smile that lit up TV screens around the world, Kate Middleton married Prince William in a union that promised to revitalize the British monarchy. A million people roared their approval as the royal couple then paraded through London in an open carriage....
Obama says devastation unlike any he has ever seen
By News on Apr 29, 2011
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- Expressing amazement at the destruction all around him, President Barack Obama on Friday stepped through the wreckage left by rampaging tornadoes and pledged help to those who survived but lost their homes in a terrifying flash. Said the president: "I've never seen devastation like this."...FAA orders air traffic control management shake-up
By News on Apr 29, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday replaced three top managers in the nation's air traffic control system following embarrassing incidents of controllers sleeping on the job and making potentially dangerous mistakes....
Appeals court lifts stem cell research ban
By News on Apr 29, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Opponents of taxpayer-funded embryonic stem cell research lost a key round in a federal appeals court Friday....Report touts progress in Afghanistan war
By News on Apr 29, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. and its allies have made "tangible progress" in the Afghanistan war, providing the needed momentum to transfer control of seven regions to Afghan forces this summer, according to a new Pentagon report that gives the first assessment since the infusion of 30,000 more American troops to the battlefield late last fall....