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Report: Victims not told of some inmate furloughs

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Federal prisons are failing to notify crime victims and witnesses when inmates are allowed to travel by themselves for medical treatment, the ...

Gates visits U.S. forces in southern Afghanistan

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As the last of 30,000 U.S. reinforcements arrive in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday got a firsthand look at operations ...

Fed's Bernanke doesn't know if big banks will get reined in

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Will governments have the political will to rein in big banking risks and to shut down ailing financial firms?

Banks giving gov't, non-profits chance to buy foreclosures

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Major banks are agreeing to give local governments and non-profit groups the ability to buy foreclosed homes before they are sold to private ...

Ex-CEO Fuld: Lehman was blameless in firm's collapse

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Bank regulators are defending their actions leading up to the collapse of Lehman Brothers and Wells Fargo's takeover of Wachovia at the height ...

Obama warns of challenges at start of Mideast peace talks

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As Middle East peace talks begin anew in Washington, President Obama warns, "This moment of opportunity may not soon come again."

Alaska Republican's win encourages outsiders

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The upset victory by Joe Miller in Alaska, who beat Sen. Lisa Murkowski in a primary, provides renewed momentum to insurgent candidates.

Obama calls for passage of bill to help small businesses

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President Obama exhorted Congress to make passage of a small-business aid package its first order of business when it returns in September.

Obama prepares to deliver Oval Office address on Iraq

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Obama heads to Fort Bliss, Texas, on Tuesday to thank troops for their service before addressing the nation from the Oval Office about Iraq.

Biden in Iraq to mark end of U.S. combat mission

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Vice President Biden was to sit down with Iraq's leaders Tuesday to mark the end of the U.S. combat mission there and to push for a new gove ...
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