| Wave of bombings in Iraq during holiday kills 69 Posted: 10 Aug 2013 01:12 PM PDT  A wave of car bombings targeting those celebrating the end of Ramadan across Iraq killed 69 people Saturday, a bloody reminder of the inability of Iraqi authorities to stop violence threatening to spiral out of control.
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| Obamas return for summer stay on Martha's Vineyard Posted: 10 Aug 2013 01:03 PM PDT  President Barack Obama has arrived on Martha's Vineyard for summer vacation with his wife and daughters.
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| 4 bodies pulled from wreckage of Conn. plane crash Posted: 10 Aug 2013 11:04 AM PDT  Four bodies have been recovered from the site of a plane crash in a residential Connecticut neighborhood, a fire official said. Those presumed dead are the pilot, a former Microsoft executive, his teenage son and two children in a home struck by the plane.
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| Body recovered from mudslide in Colorado Posted: 10 Aug 2013 02:30 PM PDT  MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Authorities have recovered a man's body from debris left by a fast-moving mudslide that swept through a historic town near Colorado Springs, Colo., and crews continued their search Saturday for three people reported missing after the flood.
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| Funeral held for Pa. boy who was parents' best man Posted: 10 Aug 2013 04:16 PM PDT  JEANETTE, Pa. (AP) — In his short life, the 2-year-old Pennsylvania boy who died days after he served as best man at his parents' wedding touched the hearts of many people.
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| Pilot in deadly Conn. wreck survived earlier crash Posted: 10 Aug 2013 04:57 PM PDT HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The plane accident that killed four people in a Connecticut neighborhood was not the first crash for the pilot, a former Microsoft executive who was taking his teenage son on a tour of East Coast colleges. |
| AP Interview: US general says Afghan deal vital Posted: 10 Aug 2013 07:15 AM PDT  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The top U.S. and coalition commander in Afghanistan stressed Saturday that the signing of a stalled bilateral security agreement between America and Afghanistan was needed to send a clear signal both to the Afghan people and the Taliban that the international community remains committed to the country's future stability even as foreign forces withdraw.
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| Syria's Muslim Brotherhood faces uphill battle Posted: 10 Aug 2013 08:51 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — For Syria's banned Muslim Brotherhood, the uprising against President Bashar Assad that erupted amid Arab Spring revolts in 2011 provided a long-sought opportunity to stage a comeback after decades spent in exile.
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| FBI fans through wilderness in search for teen Posted: 10 Aug 2013 05:04 PM PDT  CASCADE, Idaho (AP) — Federal and local law enforcement agents say they're focused on getting feet on the ground in the search for 16-year-old Hannah Anderson and her suspected abductor, 40-year-old James Lee DiMaggio in central Idaho's Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness.
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| Furyk has lead heading to final round of PGA Posted: 10 Aug 2013 05:07 PM PDT  PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Oak Hill finally had enough elements for a strong test Saturday in the PGA Championship, and Jim Furyk was up for the fight.
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| Obama begins Martha's Vineyard vacation Posted: 10 Aug 2013 04:11 PM PDT  EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama opened the first summer vacation of his second term Saturday on Martha's Vineyard, trading Washington debates over the budget, government surveillance and his health care overhaul for a hoped-for carefree week filled with golf, beach outings and hanging-out time with family and friends.
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| Police release IDs of 4 killed in CT. plane crash Posted: 10 Aug 2013 04:31 PM PDT HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police have confirmed the deaths of a former Microsoft executive and his teenage son when a plane crashed into two Connecticut homes. The names of two East Haven children killed in the accident also were released. |
| Hundreds search Idaho wilderness for missing teen Posted: 10 Aug 2013 12:30 PM PDT CASCADE, Idaho (AP) — The search for 16-year-old Hannah Anderson and her suspected abductor, 40-year-old James Lee DiMaggio, has spanned three states and thousands of miles. |
| Dufner, Furyk tied for lead at PGA Championship Posted: 10 Aug 2013 02:25 PM PDT  PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — On a day when Oak Hill finally showed its bite, Jason Dufner dunked his ball in the creek that snakes through the course and fell into a tie for the lead with Jim Furyk in the third round of the PGA Championship on Saturday.
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| NTSB: No obvious sign of cause of CT. plane crash Posted: 10 Aug 2013 02:48 PM PDT HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Investigators in the Connecticut plane crash that killed four people say they've found no obvious signs there was anything wrong with the plane. |
| Reality and the real world, 'Mountain Man' style Posted: 10 Aug 2013 12:51 PM PDT  TRIPLETT, N.C. (AP) — The way Eustace Conway sees it, there's the natural world, as exemplified by his Turtle Island Preserve in the Blue Ridge Mountains. And then there's the "plastic, imitation" one that most other humans inhabit.
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