Deadly Taliban car bombing hits Kabul NATO convoy
A vehicle borne bomber attacked a U S convoy in Kabul killing 18 people including six troops five Americans and a Canadian in the deadliest NATO attack in eight months. Two more American service members died in the south as 12 civilians perished and 47 were wounded.
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Political shakeup colors Tuesday primaries across the states
The AP reports Arlen Specter loses a bid for a sixth term as a party switcher. Rand Paul wins Kentucky GOP Senate primary with tea party support. Blanche Lincoln trails in Arkansas runoff risk. Mark Cruz leads Tim Burns in Pennsylvania bellwether race. Souder resigns after admitting affair. Blumenthal faces Vietnam misstatements but builds Connecticut lead.
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Thai troops unleash final push on Bangkok protest zone
Armed columns rammed barricades and fired from overpasses and tracks in Bangkok as troops pressed a crackdown on a week of deadly clashes. Witnesses reported black smoke and armored vehicles shattering bamboo defenses with no casualty figures released.
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Congress Finds 9/11 Failures Recurred on Christmas Attempt
Senate Intelligence Committee report criticizes NCTC for poor organization and resources, noting failures to connect key intelligence and prior systemic errors. It cites CIA weaknesses and inadequate search tech as factors in Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's Christmas Day bombing attempt.
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Interior secretary admits lax oil oversight in Gulf spill hearing
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar acknowledged lax offshore drilling regulation may have contributed to the Deepwater Horizon disaster during a Senate panel hearing. Officials expanded the Gulf fishing closure to 46 000 square miles as scientists track oil movement and tar balls reach Key West. Admiral Thad Allen called the spill more complex than any he has faced.
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