Two factions entangled in a power struggle for control of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference say one side locked and chained the civil right group's downtown Atlanta headquarters.
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SCLC HQ chained, locked shut in leadership fight
Despite a top-to-bottom overhaul of the intelligence community after the 2001 terrorist attacks, the nation's security system showed some of the same failures when it allowed a would-be bomber to slip aboard an airliner,…
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Congress: US repeated 9/11 slips in Christmas plot
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was meeting with the Obama administration's envoys to North Korea amid reports that an investigation will blame Pyongyang for the sinking of South Korean navy ship that killed 46…
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US officials huddle ahead of SKorean announcement
Las Vegas city leaders approved a budget Tuesday that calls for 205 layoffs, although council members said the door is still open for employee unions to make concessions and avoid some job losses.
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City Council OKs budget with 205 layoffs
Nevada Democrats say they have sent a complaint to the Federal Election Commission about U.S. Senate candidate Sue Lowden’s campaign bus, accusing the Republican of accepting an excessive campaign contribution and not reporting it properly.
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Nev. Dems File Election Complaint Against Lowden
ABC and NBC promise to improve in prime time's last hour next season, and last week shows why.
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Ratings for ABC, NBC show weak spots at prime time
The matriarch of the Cullen family in the “Twilight” films says talk of contract disputes are overblown.
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‘Twilight’ mom: Talk of contract dispute overblown
Vanessa Williams is headed to Wisteria Lane next fall on “Desperate Housewives.”
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Vanessa Williams headed to ‘Desperate Housewives’
A senior House Democrat said Tuesday that senators should fully question Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan to make sure she supports abortion rights, in light of her previous backing for limiting late-term abortions.
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Kagan papers emerge amid questions on abortion
