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AP: National security adviser resigning
By Ben Feller - Associated Press
Gen. James Jones, President Barack Obama's national security adviser, is stepping down and will be replaced by his top deputy Tom Donilon, two senior administration officials told The Associated Press on Friday. Published 10:26 a.m. October 8, 2010
Government spending rises 9%
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
updated 14 hours, 22 minutes ago
Basic government spending rose by 9 percent in fiscal 2010, driving the country to a $1.291 trillion deficit down $125 billion from 2009, but still the second-largest hole on record, the Congressional Budget Office said Thursday. Published 5:23 p.m. October 7, 2010
- Chinese dissident Liu wins Nobel Peace PrizeWorld
- 2 Hamas militants dead in Israeli raid in West BankWorld
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- N. Korean official confirms Kim Jong-un as leaderSecurity
- Iranian nukes worry neighboring BahrainTWT Security
- Toxic sludge almost the size of Gulf Oil spillWorld
- Provincial governor among 20 killed in Afghan mosque blastSecurity
- Obama backs O'Malley at Bowie campaign rally TWT Politics
- Obama vetoes measure on notarized documentsTWT Politics
- College-educated now more likely to get marriedTWT National
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Convoy attacks continue in Pakistan
Gunmen at a closed border crossing in northwest Pakistan torched a dozen idle tankers carrying fuel for NATO troops in Afghanistan.
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Hungarian sludge reaches Danube
The toxic red sludge that inundated three Hungarian villages reached Europe's mighty Danube River on Thursday.
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NATO trucks looted in Pakistan
Equipment and supplies stolen from trucks at a terminal where NATO containers are kept in Peshawar, Pakistan, end up for sale at local markets.
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Funeral protest case before Supreme Court
The Supreme Court heard arguments to determine whether anti-gay protests at military funerals are protected free speech.
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The war in Afghanistan, which began in 2001 with a lightning rout of the Taliban, has transformed into a counterinsurgency with no end in sight.
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New photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's son Kim Jong-un with North Korean soldiers are released by the Korean Central News Agency.
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Photos from this week's Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
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Toxic mud buries Hungarian towns
A ruptured sludge reservoir of the Ajkai Timfoldgyar alumina plant in Kolontar, Hungary, has flooded three villages with toxic mud, killing three.
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Thai court clears way for Bout extradition
A Thai court dismissed charges against suspected Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout, clearing the way for his extradition to the United States.
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A Russian Soyuz space ship that will carry a new crew to the International Space Station is moved to the launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Unemployment rate stays at 9.6 percent
By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times
The nation's businesses created another 64,000 jobs last month -- adding to a string of steady gains this year that has been welcome for job-hunters but not strong enough to draw down the unemployment rate. Published 10:04 a.m. October 8, 2010
Political 'outsiders' coming in for cash
By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times
Republican Trey Gowdy has lots to say about Washington politics in his campaign for a congressional seat in South Carolina — and much of it isn't too flattering. Published 8:08 p.m. October 7, 2010
updated 55 minutes ago
GOP fundraising worsens as elections near
By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times
Despite help from former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican National Committee's severe money problems have only worsened as the GOP's chief campaign fundraising organization enters the last few weeks of the midterm elections, The Washington Times has learned. Published 6:04 p.m. October 7, 2010
updated 14 hours, 27 minutes ago
Do tell: All soldiers anti-terror informers
By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times
A new Army regulation requires soldiers to report behavior by their comrades that might be a sign of terrorist or extremist sympathies — a response to the failure to identify accused Fort Hood jihadist shooter Maj. Nidal M. Hasan. Published 6:40 p.m. October 7, 2010
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AP: National security adviser resigning
By Ben Feller - Associated Press
Gen. James Jones, President Barack Obama's national security adviser, is stepping down and will be replaced by his top deputy Tom Donilon, two senior administration officials told The Associated Press on Friday. Published 10:26 a.m. October 8, 2010
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- Political 'outsiders' coming in for cashTWT
updated 55 minutes ago - GOP lawmaker may hold onto Hawaii seatTWT
- E-mails show Vilsack hastily decided to oust Sherrod
- Obama vetoes measure on notarized documentsTWT
- GOP fundraising worsens as elections nearTWT
updated 14 hours, 27 minutes ago
Unemployment rate stays at 9.6 percent
By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times
The nation's businesses created another 64,000 jobs last month -- adding to a string of steady gains this year that has been welcome for job-hunters but not strong enough to draw down the unemployment rate. Published 10:04 a.m. October 8, 2010
- Global finance chiefs deliver tough talk on currency, ChinaTWT
- College-educated now more likely to get marriedTWT
- PRUDEN: Familiarity breeds only contempt this yearTWT
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- Threats slow search for U.S. man in Mexican lake
- Mississippi judge jails attorney after Pledge refusal
Obama backs O'Malley at Bowie campaign rally
By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times
President Obama visited Maryland on Thursday to support incumbent Gov. Martin O'Malley's re-election bid and to urge Democrats to vote in November, despite their disappointment with the first two years of his presidency. Published 8:16 p.m. October 7, 2010
- Political 'outsiders' coming in for cashTWT
updated 55 minutes ago - GOP lawmaker may hold onto Hawaii seatTWT
- GOP fundraising worsens as elections nearTWT
updated 14 hours, 27 minutes ago - Outside groups flood Colorado with ad money
Chinese dissident Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize
By Karl Ritter and Scott McDonald - Associated Press
updated 2 hours, 20 minutes ago
Imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for using nonviolence to demand fundamental human rights in his homeland. The award ignited a furious response from China, which accused the Norwegian Nobel Committee of violating its own principles by honoring "a criminal." Published 5:50 a.m. October 8, 2010
Provincial governor among 20 killed in Afghan mosque blast
By Rahim Faiez - Associated Press
updated 5 minutes ago
A provincial governor and at least 19 other people were killed by a massive bomb blast inside a packed mosque during Friday prayers in northern Afghanistan, where insurgents have stepped up violence amid intensified NATO-Afghan military operations. Published 9:22 a.m. October 8, 2010
- Do tell: All soldiers anti-terror informersTWT
- N. Korean official confirms Kim Jong-un as leader
updated 2 hours, 19 minutes ago - Iranian nukes worry neighboring BahrainTWT
- Germans train with militants in Pakistan
- Possible security breach grounds flight in Philly
updated 19 hours, 57 minutes ago - Pakistan doesn't reopen border despite U.S. apology
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Commentary
DONNELLY: Homosexual left flubs military culture war
By Elaine Donnelly
Army IG should probe pro-gay diktat Published 6:31 p.m. October 7, 2010
