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Obama to tell Putin: Time to move past Cold War
3:23PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Days from his first Moscow summit, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that former Russian President Vladimir Putin "still has a lot of sway" in his nation and needs an in-person reminder the Cold War is over.
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Documents describe chaos of Gitmo's early months
7:17PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Newly released Defense Department documents and memos about the first years of operation of the jail at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, portray a chaotic and sometimes violent operation that its own commanders described as dysfunctional.
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Analysis: US leverage small in Honduran coup
6:20PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - The coup that deposed the president of Honduras exposed the small leverage that even millions of dollars in aid and longtime military cooperation will buy.
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US wants privacy in new cyber security system
6:55PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is moving cautiously on a new pilot program that would both detect and stop cyber attacks against government computers, while trying to ensure citizen privacy protections.
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Senate bill fines people refusing health coverage
8:02PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans who refuse to buy affordable medical coverage could be hit with fines of more than $1,000 under a health care overhaul bill unveiled Thursday by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.
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Obama uneasy over indefinite Gitmo detentions
6:23PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama said Thursday he's uneasy about his own proposal to indefinitely imprison some of the most dangerous terror suspects being held now at Guantanamo Bay. He called it "one of the biggest challenges of my administration."
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Missile experts see Soviet parts in NKorean rocket
6:30PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - With concerns rising about a possible North Korean long-range missile test this weekend, two independent scientists say the regime may be using an old Soviet ballistic missile to boost a rocket capable of reaching the West Coast of the United States.
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American soldier feared captured in Afghanistan
6:17PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - An American soldier is believed being held by the Taliban after he walked off his base in eastern Afghanistan without his body armor and weapon, officials said Thursday.
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Obama: Court leaves room for affirmative action
5:39PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama said Thursday the Supreme Court is "moving the ball" to limit affirmative action, but he stressed that its ruling in favor of white firefighters still allows employers and educators to take race into account in hiring, promotions and admissions.
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