| |  SUNSHINE WEEK: Q&A with the open records ombudsman
Mar 20 2010 3:12PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - As part of Sunshine Week, when news organizations highlight the importance of government openness, the nation's new Freedom of Information Act ombudsman, Miriam Nisbet, took part in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press. | | |
US military deaths in Afghan region at 939
Mar 19 2010 4:14PM CT
(AP) - As of Friday, March 19, 2010, at least 939 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count. | | |
 A symbol of the slave trade joins US and Cuba
Mar 18 2010 5:42PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - It will be the rarest of sights: a black-hulled, two-masted replica of a slave-carrying schooner slipping into Havana's harbor flying two flags — those of the United States and Cuba. | | |
VA seeks to make benefits easier for vets to get
Mar 18 2010 10:10AM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Veterans Affairs Department is taking steps for the first time to make it easier for veterans of the Iraq or Afghanistan wars to get disability benefits for malaria, West Nile Virus and other diseases. | | |
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,385
Mar 16 2010 4:36PM CT
(AP) - As of Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at least 4,385 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. | | |
Poll: Public attitudes toward US census improving
Mar 16 2010 3:10PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - With the 2010 census under way, about 1 in 10 people may not participate in the population count, with many saying they see little personal benefit from the government survey or have concerns that it may be intrusive, according to a poll released Tuesday. | | |
Salmonella product recall news
Mar 15 2010 2:46PM CT
(AP) - The following products are being recalled because they could be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children and others with weakened immune systems: | | |
Yemen launches airstrike on al-Qaida hideout
Mar 14 2010 4:54PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Yemen's embassy in Washington says its nation's air force launched an airstrike on an al-Qaida hideout ahead of a likely terror attack. | | |
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