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8 Americans Dead In Taliban Suicide Bombing

Eight Americans were killed and a half dozen others were wounded in southeastern Afghanistan when a Taliban suicide bomber infiltrated their heavily fortified base Wednesday. It was the worst attack on Americans in Afghanistan since October. The U.S. government is not saying who the victims are, although it appears some, if not all of them, worked for the CIA.

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National Security

Foiled Bombing Is Similar To Past Al-Qaida Attempts

Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula has claimed responsibility for the attempted Christmas Day bombing of a jetliner over Detroit. The group says it gave powerful explosives to the suspect in FBI custody, and the patterns in the case mirror past al-Qaida-linked incidents involving an assassination plot in Saudi Arabia and the 2001 shoe bomber.

Foiled Bombing Is Similar To Past Al-Qaida Attempts

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Airliner Attack Forces Security Reviews

The Obama administration says it will review how officials decide who should be on the terrorism no-fly list after the Christmas Day incident on an American airliner. The Justice Department has charged a 23-year-old Nigerian student with attempting to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit.

Airliner Attack Forces Security Reviews

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Technology

Technology: Apps Are Where It's At In 2010

In the world of technology gadgets, 2009 could be described as the year of e-readers, smart phones and downsized laptops known as netbooks. What does 2010 have in store for fans of technology? Morning Edition tech guru Mario Armstrong says when it comes to applications for smart phones, he expects location-based services to be big.

Technology: Apps Are Where It's At In 2010

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World

Pakistan's Zardari Under Pressure After Ruling

The Supreme Court in Pakistan has nullified a sweeping amnesty that allowed President Asif Ali Zardari to return from exile two years ago. The ruling sets in motion legal proceedings that could challenge Zardari's legitimacy because of corruption charges that were put on hold while he is in office. Thousands of other Pakistani officials had been protected by the amnesty as well.

Pakistan's Zardari Under Pressure After Ruling

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Sports

Alabama, Texas To Meet In BCS Title Game

Alabama and Texas have qualified for college football's National Championship Game, which will be played next month at the Rose Bowl. Alabama finished No. 1 in the Bowl Championship Series and Texas finished No 2. The lineups for the bowl games were announced Sunday.

Alabama, Texas To Meet In BCS Title Game

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U.S. Will Have Significant Presence In Afghanistan

President Obama's trip to Capitol Hill to fight for health care legislation was only one lobbying effort by his administration over the weekend. Key cabinet members and military officers fanned out over the airwaves to sell the president's policy toward Afghanistan as well. They tried to make it clear that the pace of a U.S. troop withdrawal will depend on conditions on the ground.

U.S. Will Have Significant Presence In Afghanistan

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Health

Many Speculate Cost Behind Mammogram Guidelines

When a government advisory panel last month suggested that women get mammograms less frequently, the reaction was fast and furious. Some people thought it must have been designed to cut costs. The scientists who made the recommendations insist money had nothing to do with their calculations. The question remains, however, would performing fewer mammograms save money?

Many Speculate Cost Behind Mammogram Guidelines

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Impasse Ended, Iraqi Election Can Proceed

Iraqi lawmakers have passed a long-awaited measure that clears the way for national elections to be held in late February. The White House hailed the move, in part because the election delay had threatened to complicate U.S. plans to start withdrawing American combat forces. The vote came after weeks of dispute that highlighted the country's ethnic and religious divisions.

Impasse Ended, Iraqi Election Can Proceed

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Economy

Unemployment Data Boosts Recovery Hopes

The unemployment rate fell to 10 percent in November as employers cut the smallest number of jobs since the recession began. The Labor Department says the economy shed 11,000 jobs last month, an improvement from October's revised total of 111,000.

Unemployment Data Boosts Recovery Hopes

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Unemployment Falls To 10 Percent In November

The Labor Department says unemployment fell to 10 percent in November as employers cut the smallest number of jobs since the recession began. The figures show the economy lost 11,000 jobs last month which is an improvement over what economists had been expecting.

Unemployment Falls To 10 Percent In November

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Sports

Time Again To Debate College Football Playoff System

It's a big weekend in college football, with the two top-ranked teams facing off against each other for a spot in the national title game. There are no playoffs in college football. Every year when it's time for the bowl games, the debate resumes over whether the Bowl Championship Series should be changed.

Time Again To Debate College Football Playoff System

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National

Police Kill Suspect In Officer Slayings In Wash.

The man suspected of gunning down four police officers in a coffee shop Sunday was shot and killed by a Seattle police officer early Tuesday morning. Authorities say Maurice Clemmons, 37, was spotted near a stolen vehicle on a Seattle street. The police officer recognized Clemmons and ordered him to show his hands and stop. Authorities say Clemmons wouldn't stop, and the officer fired several rounds.

Police Kill Suspect In Officer Slayings In Wash.

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World

Zardari Called On To Relinquish Powers In Pakistan

There has been a change in Pakistan's nuclear command structure. President Asif Ali Zardari has transferred that command from himself to the prime minister. Zardari has come under pressure to surrender sweeping powers that were put in place by former military ruler Gen. Perez Musharraf. Zardari's popularity has waned and opposition leaders are calling on him to relinquish other powers as well.

Zardari Called On To Relinquish Powers In Pakistan

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Obama Prepares To Announce Afghan War Strategy

President Obama will address the nation and outline his policy for Afghanistan on Tuesday. Key Senate Democrat Carl Levin of Michigan says the plan to send more troops to Afghanistan must show how those reinforcements will help increase the size of the Afghan security forces.

Obama Prepares To Announce Afghan War Strategy

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