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Nation & World

Published
March 20, 2010

Clinton: Indirect Mideast talks likely to resume

The United States says a confrontation with Israel over settlements has the process back on track.
Published
March 19, 2010

Health care debate: The hows, whys, what ifs

Some questions and answers on the Democrats' health bill as a vote draws near:
Published
March 15, 2010

World/Nation Dispatches

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan Taliban calls bomb attacks a warning to top general The Taliban have called their deadly bomb attacks on the southern city of Kandahar a warning to NATO’s top general that the insurgents are ready for the war’s next major offensive in their heartland. The series of bombings Saturday night demolished buildings and killed […]
Published
March 15, 2010

Chinese premier criticizes U.S. position on currency

BEIJING — Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Sunday lectured the United States, criticizing its call for China to let its currency rise against the dollar to boost U.S. exports, advising it to work harder to improve its financial system and directing it to change its foreign policy to improve relations with China. Wen’s comments – […]
Published
March 15, 2010

Weapons transfers raise alarms, peace group warns

STOCKHOLM — Surging global weapons transfers are raising concerns about arms races in tension-fraught areas of the globe, a leading peace research group warned today. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said transfers of major conventional weapons rose by 22 percent in 2005-2009, compared to the previous five-year period. The United States remains the biggest […]

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Published
March 15, 2010

Witnesses: Snowmobilers may have set off deadly slide

Two people die in a Canadian avalanche at an unsanctioned rally where sledders were racing.
Published
March 15, 2010

Peter Graves, 83, ‘Mission: Impossible’ star, dies

The actor portrayed Jim Phelps, leader of a gang of special agents, on the long-running TV series.
Published
March 15, 2010

Mexico vows probe of killings of U.S. consulate worker, relatives

Drug traffickers are suspected because of recent threats against consulate personnel.
Published
March 15, 2010

Fargo residents face flooding threat all over again

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota and Minnesota residents who fought off record flooding a year ago in a frantic one-week sandbagging effort were jolted Sunday by the prospect of doing it over again. The latest flood forecast from the National Weather Service shows the Red River rising to 38 feet in Fargo by week’s end […]
Published
March 15, 2010

Winds, torrential rains batter Northeast

More than a half-million customers in several states lose power at the peak of the storm.