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Petraeus: Tough fight still ahead in Afghanistan
The head of U.S. Central Command in Afghanistan warned that months of fighting lie ahead in what will likely be the biggest military operation there since the American-led invasion of 2001. (Updated: 07/10/09 1:11 AM )
NY Senate gets to work after resolving roadblock
New York's Senate stalemate ended Thursday as it started 31 days ago, with a freshman Democrat convulsing the 62-seat house by switching sides and getting a powerful leadership post in the majority. (Updated: 07/10/09 1:06 AM )
Cities to receive money for fighting homelessness
State-by-state look at cities, counties and communities where stimulus money will be distributed to combat homelessness and the dollars for each location, according to the Housing and Urban Development Department: (Updated: 07/09/09 10:51 PM )
Levi Johnston talks about Palin's resignation
The former fiance of Gov. Sarah Palin's 18-year-old daughter says he thinks he knows why the Alaska governor is resigning - concerns over money. (Updated: 07/09/09 11:31 PM )
State e-mails detail SC gov's Argentina plans
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford pushed for a packed schedule but wanted to keep an evening free on the taxpayer-funded trip to Buenos Aires where he says his friendship with an Argentine woman turned physical, e-mails released Thursday show. (Updated: 07/10/09 12:11 AM )
LAPD: Michael Jackson's drug history to be probed
Detectives investigating the death of Michael Jackson are looking at his prescription drug history and trying to talk with his numerous former doctors, the Los Angeles police chief said Thursday. (Updated: 07/10/09 1:16 AM )
Senate votes to permit drug imports from Canada
People in the United States could get lower-cost drugs from Canada over the Internet under a plan that has passed the Senate. (Updated: 07/09/09 9:16 PM )
Calif. rejects district plan to make up class time
State education officials on Thursday rejected a plan by a Southern California school district to use summer classes to make up for a scheduling error that could cost the district millions of dollars. (Updated: 07/09/09 9:01 PM )
Recalls: smoke alarms, tea kettles, hooded jackets
The following recalls have been announced: (Updated: 07/09/09 8:36 PM )
Senate votes to block release of detainee photos
The Senate has again voted to allow the Obama administration to refuse to release new photos showing U.S. personnel abusing detainees held overseas. (Updated: 07/09/09 8:31 PM )
DNC fundraiser tapped as ambassador to Germany
President Obama plans to nominate Philip Murphy, a former finance chairman for the Democratic National Committee, to be ambassador to Germany, the White House announced Thursday. (Updated: 07/09/09 8:41 PM )
Stimulus funds for tribal water projects
American Indian and Alaskan communities are set to receive $90 million in stimulus funds for water and wastewater projects. Here's a sampling of where the money is going: (Updated: 07/09/09 8:26 PM )
Stimulus funds bring clean water to Indian Country
The road from the Navajo community of Sweetwater to Red Mesa is unpaved and rugged but well traveled. (Updated: 07/09/09 8:21 PM )
84 sick cadets isolated at Air Force Academy
The Air Force Academy says 84 cadets with flu-like symptoms have been isolated are being tested for swine flu. (Updated: 07/09/09 8:31 PM )
NYC woman sentenced for subway graffiti
A woman accused of tagging her way through Europe has been sentenced to six months in jail for spray-painting Queens subway cars over three years. (Updated: 07/09/09 8:06 PM )
