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Obama faces tight schedule for Afghan troop announcement

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Washington -- President Barack Obama will have scant time to rest up from his eight-day Asia trip.

Pentagon review set in wake of Ft. Hood

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Washington -- The Pentagon said Thursday it will scour its procedures for identifying volatile soldiers hidden in the ranks following the Fort Hood shooting rampage and for lapses that might allow others to slip through bureaucratic cracks.

Afghan president promises stability

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Kabul, Afghanistan -- President Hamid Karzai was inaugurated Thursday for a second term, pledging that Afghanistan will prosecute corrupt officials and control its own security within five years.

Palin's book tour to include stop at Fort Hood

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:27:00 EST

Fort Hood, Texas -- Sarah Palin's tour to promote her new memoir will include a stop at Fort Hood to benefit the victims of the shooting rampage and their families.

Canned pumpkin may be hard to find

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Portland, Ore. -- The holidays may not be so sweet this year. Nestle -- which sells nearly all the canned pumpkin in the U.S. -- says poor weather hurt its harvest, creating a potential shortage of its Libby's pumpkin pie products through the holidays.

Young women don't need Pap tests as often, report says

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

New guidelines for cervical cancer screening say women should delay their first Pap test until age 21, and be screened less often than recommended in the past.

Researcher says text proves Shroud of Turin real

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:18:00 EST

Rome -- A Vatican researcher claims a nearly invisible text on the Shroud of Turin proves the authenticity of the artifact revered as Jesus' burial cloth.

Grinch! North Pole irked at end to Santa replies

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Starry-eyed children writing letters to the jolly man at the North Pole this holiday season likely won't get a response from Santa Claus or his helpers. The U.S. Postal Service is dropping a popular national program begun in 1954 in the small Alaska town of North Pole, where volunteers open and respond to thousands of letters addressed to Santa each year.

FAA fixes computer glitch that caused flight delays

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:22:00 EST

Romulus -- The Federal Aviation Administration has repaired a glitch in its system that delayed flights across the nation this morning, but caused relatively few problems at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.

Afghan President Karzai sworn in to second 5-year term

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:52:00 EST

Kabul -- Afghanistan will control its own security within five years and prosecute corrupt officials, President Hamid Karzai pledged today in an inauguration speech made under intense pressure to shed the cronyism and graft that marked his government's first term.