More murders go unsolved across the nation
FBI figures reviewed by the AP show the homicide clearance rate fell from 91 percent in 1963 to 61 percent in 2007 as drug and gang related killings rise. Detectives cite cold cases, staffing shortages, and reduced federal funding as factors, with DNA solving only about 30 percent of such cases. Witnesses remaining silent continues to hinder progress.
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Fewer cases solved in U.S. homicides struggle to clear
FBI data show a declining clearance rate for homicides nationwide. Across years from 1963 to 2007, investigators report fewer cases solved, highlighting ongoing challenges in solving violent crimes and tracking progress in public safety efforts.
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Rioters Rampage Across Greek Cities After Teen Shooting
In Athens and other cities youths torched stores and cars for a third day amid Greece’s worst rioting in decades. Police reported 89 arrests in Athens for assault and vandalism, with hundreds of blazes and clashes continuing as Prime Minister Karamanlis vowed national protection of society.
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Obama vows line by line veto of federal budget
Promised budget cuts face hurdles as Barack Obama pledges a line by line scrub of the $3 trillion federal budget. Major areas likely spared include Social Security Medicare and Pentagon spending, while allies brace to defend farm subsidies and home state projects amid political peril of cutting entitlements.
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Foreclosure relief unlikely until Obama takes office next year
Rep. Barney Frank said any use of the 700 billion rescue funds to aid homeowners will wait until after President-elect Barack Obama takes office. He warned the administration must show serious foreclosure modifications and lending efforts before releasing more aid, as Treasury weighs tapping the second 350 billion.
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Mexico drug war toll climbs with 117 percent rise
Mexico City A G Eduardo Medina Mora reports more than 5,000 drug violence deaths in 2008, lifting total deaths since December 2006 to 8,150. Through 11 months of 2007 there were 2,477 killings, while 2008 figures show 5,376 deaths, indicating a worsening trajectory amid cartel splits and paramilitary violence.
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Mexico
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