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Groups demand new probe into Marine photo with Nazi symbol

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:19:00 00

SAN DIEGO (AP) - A leading Jewish organization and others outraged by a photo showing Marine snipers in Afghanistan posing with a logo resembling a notorious Nazi symbol are demanding President Barack Obama order an investigation and hold the troops accountable.

Report: President Obama retreating on birth control policy

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:29:00 00

WASHINGTON (AP) - Retreating in the face of a political uproar, President Barack Obama on Friday will announce that religious employers will not have to cover birth control for their employees after all, The Associated Press has learned. The administration instead will demand that insurance companies will be the ones directly responsible for providing free contraception.

FBI file: Steve Jobs was considered for govt post

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:03:00 00

WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI background interviews of some people who knew Apple founder Steve Jobs reveal a man so driven by power that he sometimes lost sight of honesty.

Pentagon rules to change on U.S. women in combat

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:47:00 00

Pentagon rules are catching up a bit with reality after a decade when women in the U.S. military have served, fought and died on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Gender-bending model pushes limits of the runway

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:17:00 00

On a chilly winter afternoon, Andrej Pejic settles into a Manhattan cafe with a cup of Earl Grey tea, sitting gracefully, long legs crossed.

Greece reaches austerity deal
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece has reached a tentative agreement on new austerity cuts demanded by creditors to release a

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