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| Tuesday, 14-Oct-2008 13:10 EDT |
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Missing hard drive held personal info
LONDON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- British officials say a missing computer hard drive may contain personal information about nearly 1.7 million people who inquired about the military.
Gitmo lawyers doubt interpreters' skills
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Defense lawyers at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are raising concerns about the quality of the Arabic interpreters offered inmates.
McCain presents more economic proposals
BLUE BELL, Pa., Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain Tuesday outlined his plans to protect pensions, help U.S. homeowners and put money in taxpayers' pockets.
Iraq mission pending to rescue GI's dog
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- The head of a dog-lover's group says she'll head to Iraq this week to pick up a motley collection of dogs and cats adopted by U.S. troops.
Severe famine overtaking Zimbabwe
MUTARE, Zimbabwe, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Famine on a scale never before seen in Zimbabwe is quickly and quietly overtaking the country, aid workers said.
Report: GOP may boost close Senate races
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Republican Party officials say they may dip into a line of credit to pump up the U.S. Senate campaigns of a number of incumbents locked in tough races.
Hearing set on King love-letters dispute
ATLANTA, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- A judge has ordered Martin Luther King's daughter to be in court with a cache of her father's love letters that are being sought by a book publisher.
Poll: Obama leads in key GOP counties
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama has erased longtime Republican advantages in four key counties in battleground states, a poll indicates.
Election: Quebec pivotal for Conservatives
MONTREAL, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- The Canadian Conservatives' hopes for a majority government after Tuesday's federal election appear hampered by Quebec separatists, The Gazette newspaper said.
Moscow air defenses to be tested
MOSCOW, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Mobile air defense units around Moscow will conduct live-fire exercises using Buk-M1 surface-to-air missile systems, a Russian military spokesman said.
Whites more comfortable voting for blacks
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- White U.S. residents are becoming increasingly comfortable with blacks representing them in political offices, analysts say.
Judge halts Michigan voter roll purging
DETROIT, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- A federal judge says Michigan officials must restore the names of 1,438 newly registered state residents who were purged from the voting rolls.
Iraq-U.S. forces agreement proves elusive
BAGHDAD, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Efforts by officials to reach a new "status of forces" agreement governing U.S. troops in Iraq probably won't be reached by a year-end deadline, observers say.
Security forces claim more militant deaths
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Pakistani security forces claimed at least 43 militants were killed in fighting at two different locations in the troubled northwest region.
Embers touch off fires along SoCal freeway
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Blowing embers from a small fire on a highway median burned down two commercial buildings in San Bernardino, Calif., firefighters said Monday night.
McCain's bailout vote irked conservatives
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Sen. John McCain's vote for the $700 billion U.S. financial market bailout hurt his credibility among conservatives, observers and conservative lawmakers say.
Claim: Mahoney paid mistress $121K
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep Tim Mahoney, D-Fla., allegedly agreed to pay $121,000 to a former mistress who threatened to sue, current and former employees said.
Britsh interpreter charged with spying
LONDON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- British prosecutors say the alleged activities of an army interpreter charged with spying for Iran were discovered early enough to prevent harm.
Commander: U.S. Special Forces changing
TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. special forces branches are changing their missions from high-profile anti-terrorism raids to "indirect action" such as training, their commander says.
Obama proposes sweeping economic plan
TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama Monday proposed a sweeping series of actions to boost the economy and provide relief for homeowners.
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