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Prosecutor wants some details kept secret
Dec 2 2005 7:38PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The prosecutor in the CIA leak case on Friday opposed public release of some details about the criminal investigation, while supporting the disclosure of information regarding I. Lewis Libby, the indicted former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney.
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No major al-Qaida ability seen in U.S.
Dec 2 2005 5:52PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. counterterrorism agencies have not detected a significant al-Qaida operational capability in the United States since the 2003 arrest of a truck driver who was in the early stages of plotting to destroy the Brooklyn Bridge.
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Nuclear-powered ship to be based in Japan
Dec 2 2005 5:48PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Navy announced Friday that the USS George Washington will become the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be stationed in Japan, replacing the diesel-powered USS Kitty Hawk in 2008.
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Congress researchers fault EPA studies
Dec 2 2005 5:08PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Researchers who work for Congress say the Environmental Protection Agency skewed its analysis of air pollution legislation to favor President Bush's plan.
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IRS adjusts mileage rate to 44.5 cents
Dec 2 2005 2:27PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Internal Revenue Service on Friday set the deductible rate that workers can claim next year for using personal cars on business at 44.5 cents a mile.
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Alito assures Specter on abortion view
Dec 2 2005 12:52PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, who expressed strong opposition to abortion rights two decades ago, pledged Friday that his personal views on the subject "would not be a factor" in his rulings, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said.
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Senate panel backs special vaccine agency
Dec 2 2005 7:39AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - By creating a federal agency shielded from public scrutiny, some lawmakers think they can speed the development and testing of new drugs and vaccines needed to respond to a bioterrorist attack or super-flu pandemic.
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