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5 charged in 9/11 attack resist Gitmo hearing
By News on May 5, 2012
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- The self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks repeatedly declined to answer a judge's questions Saturday and his co-defendants knelt in prayer in what appeared to be a concerted protest against the military proceedings....
Race, religion collide in presidential campaign
By News on May 5, 2012
How unthinkable it was, not so long ago, that a presidential election would pit a candidate fathered by an African against another condemned as un-Christian....
Obama plunges into campaign, tears into Romney
By News on May 5, 2012
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Plunging into his campaign for a new term, President Barack Obama tore into Mitt Romney on Saturday as eager to "rubber stamp" a conservative Republican congressional agenda to cut taxes for the rich, reduce spending on education and Medicare and enhance power that big banks and insurers hold over consumers....9/11 'mastermind' back before Guantanamo judge
By News on May 5, 2012
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- The self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and four accused co-conspirators appeared in public for the first time in more than three years Saturday, when U.S. officials started a second attempt at what is likely to be a drawn out legal battle that could lead to the men's executions....
GOP rival hopes to end Indiana Sen. Lugar's career
By News on May 5, 2012
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Republican Richard Lugar has shown through a lengthy Senate career that he can broker compromises on international and domestic issues, and avoid the acrimony that often brings Washington to a halt....