Fate of Alaska race hinges on write-ins
Alaska voters face a postprimary ballot scramble as tens of thousands of ballots are reviewed to determine if Sen. Lisa Murkowski survives as a write-in, or if Joe Miller retains the lead and the outcome goes to the courts.
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Carnival Splendor Drifts After Engine Fire Off Mexico Coast
The Carnival Splendor with about 4,500 passengers and crew drifts 200 miles off San Diego after an engine room fire cuts power. U S Navy helicopters haul 70,000 pounds of supplies including crab meat and Spam as tugboats prepare to tow the ship to San Diego with no air conditioning, hot water, or communications for now.
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GOP eyes hearings to challenge Obama health care overhaul
Republicans plan congressional inquiries to probe the health care overhaul focusing on cost, coverage, and Medicare effects. They aim to compel testimony from officials like Don Berwick, with questions on Medicare Advantage premiums and potential hospital closures while defending the law's impact on care quality.
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Obama reaches out to Muslims from home in Indonesia
In Jakarta Obama speaks on building trust with the Islamic world and a "new beginning" with Muslims while noting the Middle East path remains complex. He criticizes Israel's housing in east Jerusalem as unhelpful to peace talks and urges both sides to push for breakthroughs.
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No charges for destroying CIA interrogation videos
Special prosecutor John Durham will not pursue criminal charges over the destruction of 92 CIA waterboarding tapes involving Abu Zubaydah and Abd al-Nashiri. The probe continues on whether interrogations exceeded legal guidance, with CIA officer Jose Rodriguez defending the destruction as protective.
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