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Seaweed provides clues to earliest inhabitants of Americas
- Remains of meals that included seaweed are helping confirm the date of a settlement in southern Chile that may offer the earliest evidence of humans in the Americas.
Analysis: 'Hillary Democrats' could be up for grabs
- With the racially tinged Democratic race drawing to an awkward close, Barack Obama and John McCain face the challenge of winning over "Hillary Democrats" - the white, working-class voters who favored the former first lady over Obama's historic candidacy.
- With the racially tinged Democratic race drawing to an awkward close, Barack Obama and John McCain face the challenge of winning over "Hillary Democrats" - the white, working-class voters who favored the former first lady over Obama's historic candidacy.
US says Syria, Iran behind Lebanon violence
- The Bush administration accused Iran and Syria on Friday of fueling ongoing violence in Lebanon by inciting members of the radical Shiite Hezbollah movement to take up arms against the country's western-backed government.
A crash course in true political science
- Daniel Suson has a doctorate in astrophysics and has worked on the superconducting super collider and a forthcoming NASA probe. Now he's heading back to school to take on an even trickier task - getting elected to public office.
- Daniel Suson has a doctorate in astrophysics and has worked on the superconducting super collider and a forthcoming NASA probe. Now he's heading back to school to take on an even trickier task - getting elected to public office.
Army targets 8 bases for repairs after worldwide inspections
- The U.S. Army said Friday it will immediately repair barracks at Fort Lewis and seven other facilities in the wake of inspection at bases worldwide.
Ford: We were surprised by Kerkorian investment
- Buying up small blocks of stock, billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian quietly accumulated millions of shares of Ford Motor Co. in a series of purchases in April that left the automaker "completely unaware" of his involvement until later in the month.
NY rep faces questions after admitting affair, secret child
- Embattled and embarrassed by the confession he fathered a child from an extramarital affair, New York Rep. Vito Fossella is facing public calls to resign.
Advocacy groups take aim at Google-Yahoo partnership
- An online advertising partnership between Yahoo Inc. and Google Inc. is facing opposition from consumer and civic groups that didn't wait for an official deal announcement to voice their discontent.
March trade deficit drops by bigger-than-expected amount
- The U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in March as demand for imports fell by the largest amount since the last recession was ending. Analysts forecast that trade would continue to be one of the economy's few bright spots this year.
Obama picks up 9 superdelegates, union endorsement
- Barack Obama all but erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among national convention superdelegates on Friday and won fresh labor backing as elements of the Democratic Party began coalescing around the Illinois senator for the fall campaign.
Military adds armor to Iraq vehicles as roadside bombs surge
- The U.S. military is reinforcing the sides of its topline mine-resistant vehicles to shore up what could be weak points as troops see a spike in armor-piercing roadside bombings across Iraq, The Associated Press has learned.
- The U.S. military is reinforcing the sides of its topline mine-resistant vehicles to shore up what could be weak points as troops see a spike in armor-piercing roadside bombings across Iraq, The Associated Press has learned.
Ford: Surprised by Kerkorian investment
- Ford Motor Co. said Friday it first learned that billionaire Kirk Kerkorian was interested in investing in the automaker in early April but was "completely unaware" that he had begun buying shares until later in the month.
Soldier from Mission killed in Iraq
- Another soldier from Fort Hood has been killed in an attack in Iraq.