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Jakarta bombers' ties are clearer but IDs still unknown

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Indonesian officials struggled Saturday to identify the two suicide bombers behind the deadly attacks Friday at two American hotels in Jakarta, even as they said more clearly that the men appeared to have had ties to a Malaysian Islamic extremist.

Career defined by media's evolution

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Would Walter Cronkite have tweeted? As the leading TV newsman of his day, would Cronkite have fired out 140-character dispatches to legions of online followers as many journalists routinely do today, had such a thing as Twitter existed a generation ago?

Interrogation unit eyed

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

A Justice Department-led task force reviewing interrogation policy is leaning toward the creation of a small, specialized unit drawing personnel from intelligence, military and law enforcement agencies to question without the use of coercion any future high-value terrorism suspects captured by the United States, administration officials say.

Clinton: U.S. needs help to fight terrorism

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday gave an impassioned defense of American demands that India and other countries do more to tackle terrorism and global warming.

'Uncle Walter' was anchor for Americans

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Dissent on college campuses during the Vietnam War could turn nasty. When students gathered in common rooms to watch television in the early 1970s, the seditious insisted on "Star Trek" reruns; the best and brightest would demand to switch to "Cronkite."

Honduras talks to continue

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Hopes for a quick resolution to Honduras' political crisis faded Saturday when its interim government balked at a proposal for a national unity government headed by ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

World's oldest man dies at 113

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Only death could silence Henry Allingham. He went to war as a teenager and came home from World War I to a long - very long - life.

Senate rivals enter Sotomayor debate

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The Supreme Court nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor is stirring up the U.S. Senate race in Florida, a state with one of the nation's largest Hispanic populations.

Recipient of new hands applauds the procedure

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

From a Pennsylvania hospital bed, Jeff Kepner says he is looking forward to being able to feel his wife's and his daughter's hands when he holds them.

Web spotlights Apollo 11 mission

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

On July 20, 1969, people crowded around black-and-white TV sets to watch Neil Armstrong take man's first steps on the moon.

Endeavour's blastoff successful, troubling

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

After more than a month's delay, space shuttle Endeavour and seven astronauts thundered into orbit Wednesday on a flight to the International Space Station, hauling up a veranda for Japan's enormous lab and looking to set a crowd record.

Rescue dog lived to serve

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Her first mission was to search for survivors amid the wreckage of the World Trade Center.

At age 100, NAACP debates its role

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

In the beginning, the purpose of the nation's oldest civil rights organization was well-defined: to achieve equal justice under the law for black Americans.

U.S., Swiss seek delay in UBS case

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The U.S. and Swiss governments and banking giant UBS AG indicated Sunday that they are seeking a settlement and asked a federal judge to delay high-stakes hearings on an Internal Revenue Service effort to identify thousands of suspected U.S. tax evaders.

Sotomayor hearing tactics

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Here are some things to watch for at Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court confirmation hearing:

Geithner: Mideast's U.S. holdings safe

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

On his first trip to the Middle East, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's message this week will be similar to the one he delivered to Chinese officials a month ago: your investments in the United States are safe.

VA backlog slows aid for veterans

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

He jumped at loud noises, had unpredictable flashes of anger and was constantly replaying battle scenes in his head. When Damian J. Todd, who served two tours in Iraq with the Marine Corps, described those symptoms to a psychiatrist in January 2008, the diagnosis was quick: He was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Book,campaigning in future for Palin

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said she's not only staying involved in national politics, but she plans to jump back into the national scrum when she leaves office at the end of the month.

Setting the stage

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Live from the Capitol, Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings promise high political theater this week, beamed to the world in dramatic, historic and, perhaps, comedic glory.

Thrift killing troops, Britons say

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Just as President Barack Obama's plan to nearly double U.S. troop strength in Afghanistan gets into high gear, Britain's involvement in the war has come under the fiercest criticism yet at home as a result of a steep increase in British casualties, including the deaths of 15 soldiers in the past 10 days.