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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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:

Nominee quizzed in preparation for GOP queries

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

White House officials spent hours last week preparing Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor for what they anticipate will be a concerted Republican effort to portray her as an "activist" jurist and will counter that her 17 years on the bench are a display of judicial restraint.

Obama: Africa must solve own problems

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

President Barack Obama traveled his father's often-troubled home continent on Saturday as a potent symbol of a new political era but also as a messenger with a tough-love theme: American aid must be matched by Africa's responsibility for its own problems.

Bosnia buries genocide victims

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina - Tens of thousands of Bosnian Muslims prayed for the dead in Srebrenica and buried hundreds more recovered bodies Saturday on the 14th anniversary of Europe's worst massacre since World War II.

Cheney, secret CIA plan tied

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The Central Intelligence Agency withheld information about a secret counterterrorism program from Congress for eight years on direct orders from former Vice President Dick Cheney, the agency's director, Leon E. Panetta, has told the Senate and House intelligence committees, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said Saturday.

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.

In personal terms, Obama hails Africa's promise

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:37:00 EDT

The president seeks to promote democracy in his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa since taking office.

Report: N. Korean army suspected over cyberattacks

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:09:00 EDT

SEOUL, South Korea - A North Korean army lab of hackers was ordered to "destroy" South Korean communications networks - evidence the isolated regime was behind cyberattacks that paralyzed South Korean and American Web sites - news reports said Saturday, citing an intelligence briefing.

Beach sand can upset tummies

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Digging in beach sand, scientists have found, puts people at risk for subsequent stomach cramping and diarrhea because of fecal bacteria on the shore.

Stimulus money to assist homeless

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The Housing and Urban Development Department is using $1.2 billion in stimulus money to fight homelessness.

Storms may scrub Endeavour's launch

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Thunderstorms are threatening to delay NASA's planned launch of space shuttle Endeavour tonight at 7:39 p.m.

Grants support the arts

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Dozens of orchestras across the nation can keep playing for now, kept in tune by federal stimulus dollars aimed at saving jobs.

G-8 leaders agree on climate target

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:16:00 EDT

L'AQUILA, Italy - The Obama administration and other world leaders on Wednesday backed new targets for battling global warming, a move the Bush White House had resisted.

GOP struggles in push to derail Sotomayor

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

A week before her Senate hearings, Republicans are floundering in their efforts to trip up Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, unable to find an effective message about why she's not fit to serve.