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Clinton Urges Better Foreign Relations
AP - America's security in the future depends on how it acts today — while it's still the only global superpower, former President Bill Clinton told a crowd Saturday at the University of Minnesota.
Bodies of 3 Haitians Found on Fla. Beach
AP - The bodies of three women thought to be Haitian migrants washed ashore on a South Florida beach, authorities said.
Miss. Mom Gets Support for Double Losses
AP - Elaine Oneto says losing her home to Hurricane Katrina was devastating and losing her son in Iraq just two months later was unimaginable, but the support she has received has been overwhelming.
US Army briefs family of soldier missing in Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Army on Friday briefed the parents of the only U.S. soldier listed as captured in the Iraq war about the ongoing search for their son just days after they complained publicly about being kept in the dark.
Abercrombie & Fitch to pull tees after "girl-cott"
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Retailer Abercrombie & Fitch said on Friday it would stop selling some of its T-shirts after a national boycott by teenage girls, who objected to slogans emblazoned across the shirts such as 'Who needs brains when you have these?'
Ex-Counterterror Czar Lauds N.Y. Searches
AP - Former White House counterterrorism czar Richard Clarke says the random search by police of bags on New York subways is a program that should be copied in other cities.
Report: Orange County Gunman Was Outcast
AP - The Orange County man who killed two neighbors and then turned a shotgun on himself desperately sought friends on the Internet but was ridiculed for his sometimes angry and bizarre messages.
Is America Still Red Vs. Blue, or Purpler?
AP - Dial back to a year or so ago, to the wrenching, vicious, partisan escapade that was Campaign 2004, to a time when we were told by a thousand pundits that America was deeply, hopelessly divided.
Two Workers Die at Oil Refinery in Del.
AP - Two workers died while working on a unit at the Valero Energy Corp. oil refinery, a company spokeswoman said Sunday.
Doctors Say ERs Not Ready for a Disaster
AP - At this city's main trauma hospital, lines of waiting patients clog the hallways — even on slow days. Doctors say they probably couldn't handle a major plane crash or any other incident with more than 20 or 30 severe injuries.
Prince Charles, Camilla Attend Church
AP - Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, attended Sunday services in a tiny rural church near San Francisco before an evening of theater in the city as they continued the eclectic Californian half of their U.S. tour.
Bison Hunt to Begin Outside Yellowstone
AP - The five men said little as the slides, narrated by state wildlife officials, clicked along — revealing the dos and don'ts of hunting bison that leave Yellowstone National Park.
Calif. Vote May Reregulate Energy Market
AP - Five years after California suffered through blackouts, soaring electricity prices and the bankruptcy of its largest utility, voters are being asked to roll back a key part of the deregulation effort blamed for the state's energy crisis.
Tergat wins New York marathon in final meters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - World record holder Paul Tergat pushed ahead in the final few meters to defeat defending champion Hendrick Ramaala of South Africa in a thrilling finish to the New York City Marathon on Sunday.
Two die at Valero refinery
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two contract workers performing maintenance at a refinery operated by Valero Energy Corp. in Delaware City, Delaware, died early on Sunday, a state police spokesman and a company spokeswoman said.
Gasoline prices fall 23 cents-survey
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The average retail price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States fell 23.3 cents over the past two weeks, according to an industry analyst.
US Midwest farmers' latest harvest: wind energy
STEWARD, Illinois (Reuters) - For 150 years, farmer Dennis Cradduck's family grew corn and soybeans along a ridge. For the past 20 months, he's also been harvesting the wind.
'Chicken Little' opens big at box office
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - 'Chicken Little,' Walt Disney Co.'s first fully computer-animated movie, opened to a better-than-expected $40.1 million at the North American box office, the company said on Sunday.
Escaped Pit Bulls Attack Six in Illinois
AP - A 10-year-old boy was in critical condition Sunday after three pit bulls escaped from a home and went on a rampage, attacking six people before police shot and killed the dogs, authorities said.
U.S. Marshals Get Tips in Texas Escape
AP - Convicted killer Charles Victor Thompson remained at large three days after escaping from jail, but the U.S. Marshals Service said Sunday it had gotten some valuable tips to pursue about his whereabouts.
Philly Transit Workers, Agency Reps Meet
AP - Representatives of the region's transit agency and its workers met Sunday after Gov. Ed Rendell urged them to settle their contract dispute and end the strike that has crippled public transportation in Philadelphia for a week.
Tornado Levels Some Homes, Spares Others
AP - Steps lead to nowhere. Concrete foundations stand bare. Stop signs bend parallel to the ground.
La. Legislature Meets on Katrina Recovery
AP - Gov. Kathleen Blanco warned lawmakers Sunday that the tremendous amount of work needed to help Louisiana recover from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina will require tough choices as they start their 17-day special session.
FBI Use of Patriot Act Concerns Lawmakers
AP - Lawmakers expressed concern Sunday that the FBI was aggressively pushing the powers of the anti-terrorist USA Patriot Act to access private phone and financial records of ordinary people.
Lawyer: JDL Activist Had Been Threatened
AP - A Jewish Defense League activist who was killed in a federal prison had received death threats because of his militancy and needed more protection from authorities, his former attorney said Sunday.
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