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October home sales up 10.1 percent, beating expectations as tax credit spurs sales

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:48:00 -0500

WASHINGTON (AP) — Home sales surged for the second month in a row in October, climbing to the highest level in 2½ years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit.

Lawyer says 9/11 defendants will plead not guilty so they can express their political views

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:57:00 -0500

NEW YORK (AP) — The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one of the defendants said.

Hundreds line up, some camp out as Palin book tour hits NC's Fort Bragg for low-key event

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:53:00 -0500

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Hundreds of people are lined up at an Army base in North Carolina where former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is signing books.

Fort Hood shooting suspect will remain hospitalized initially during pretrial confinement

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:59:00 -0500

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood will be confined until his military trial, initially staying in a hospital where he is recovering from gunshot wounds, his attorney said Saturday.

Pricing an Afghanistan troop buildup is no simple calculation

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The White House estimate is twice the Pentagon's. Some see politics at play.

As President Obama measures the potential burden of a new war strategy in Afghanistan, his administration is struggling to come up with even the most dispassionate of predictions: the actual price tag for the anticipated buildup of troops.

4 US service members killed in bomb attacks and firefight in Afghanistan

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:59:00 -0500

KABUL (AP) — Bomb attacks and a firefight killed four U.S. troops in 24 hours in Afghanistan, the military said Monday, adding to the growing toll as NATO and the U.S. consider whether to send more forces to the war.

At least 30 killed in 'gruesome massacre of civilians' in the Philippines

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:52:00 -0500

The victims -- many of them beheaded -- include 13 women, one of whom was an official's wife carrying papers to nominate him for governor.

Reporting from Seoul and Zamboanga City, Philippines -- Authorities discovered the bodies of at least 30 people who had been kidnapped early today in the southern Philippines and called the incident politically motivated slaughter.

Michael Jackson wins 4, but Taylor Swift wins 5, named artist of the year at AMAs

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:34:00 -0500

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The King of Pop is still winning awards and setting records doing it.

Sen. Schumer vows Democrats will push through health care with or without Republican backing

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:23:00 -0500

WASHINGTON (AP) — A leading Senate Democrat said Monday his party is determined to push through a health care overhaul bill with or without Republican support because the "system is broken."

Dem senator says he might not back next step for health care overhaul if bill isn't changed

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:25:00 -0500

WASHINGTON (AP) — A moderate Democratic senator who voted to allow debate over a health care bill says he might not support the bill in its next hurdle in the Senate.