| In Afghanistan, Obama visits troops and officials |
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| KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Barack Obama visited Saturday with U.S. troops and Afghan officials in this war-weary nation, which is the focal point of his proposed strategy for dealing with threats to the U.S. if elected president.... |
| Tropical Storm Cristobal forms off Southeast coast |
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| CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Tropical Storm Cristobal churned off the Southeast seaboard after it formed Saturday, the first storm to threaten the U.S. this hurricane season, forecasters said.... |
| US general: al-Qaida may be easing effort in Iraq |
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| BAGHDAD (AP) -- After intense U.S. assaults, al-Qaida may be considering shifting focus to its original home base in Afghanistan, where American casualties are running higher than in Iraq, the top U.S. commander in Iraq said Saturday.... |
| Dignitaries attend grand party for Mandela's 90th |
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| QUNU, South Africa (AP) -- Songs, laughter, teasing and tender words marked Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday celebration Saturday as presidents, village elders and African royalty joined him for a festive luncheon on his rural homestead.... |
| Iran nuclear talks stall, even with US at table |
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| GENEVA (AP) -- A U.S. decision to bend policy and sit down with Iran at nuclear talks fizzled Saturday, with Iran stonewalling Washington and five other world powers on their call to freeze uranium enrichment.... |
| As wars lengthen, toll on military families mounts |
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| FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) -- Far from the combat zones, the strains and separations of no-end-in-sight wars are taking an ever-growing toll on military families despite the armed services' earnest efforts to help.... |
| 'Dark Knight' sets box office record with $66.4M |
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| LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Batman's joust with the Joker has set another box office record. Stoked by fan fever over the manic performance of the late Heath Ledger as the Joker, "The Dark Knight" set a one-day box office record with $66.4 million on opening day, Warner Bros. head of distribution Dan Fellman said Saturday.... |