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U.S. consumer chief warns Asian firms on cadmium use 
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The top U.S. consumer product regulator is warning Asian manufacturers not to substitute other toxic substances for lead in children's items, a message that follows the launch of a government investigation into Chinese-made jewelry that lab tests showed was laden with the heavy metal cadmium.
January 11, 2010
Eddie the Eagle carries the Olympic torch in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG — Former Olympic folk hero Eddie (the Eagle) Edwards flew down Winnipeg streets this morning as he proudly hoisted the Olympic torch in frigid weather.
By AP wire report , January 07, 2010
Dubai opening world's tallest building amid crisis
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai prepared to inaugurate the world's tallest skyscraper on Monday, hoping to shift international attention away from the Gulf emirate's deep financial crisis and rekindle the optimism that once fueled its turbocharged growth.
By AP wire report , January 04, 2010
US officials: 8 Americans killed in apparent suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan
KABUL - At least eight Americans died Wednesday in a suicide bombing at a military base in eastern Afghanistan, U.S. officials said.By AP wire report , December 30, 2009
Christmas gloom, prayers for peace in Holy Land
BETHLEHEM, West Bank — The top Roman Catholic cleric in the Holy Land delivered Christmas wishes Thursday for peace in the Middle East — and prayed for the day when Palestinians would no longer be confined by Israeli barriers.
By AP wire report , December 24, 2009
Six Nations oppose Olympic flame relay through reserve
SIX NATIONS INDIAN RESERVE, Ont. — Aboriginal protesters are vowing to disrupt the Olympic torch relay today during a stop at the Six Nations reserve that has the approval of the band leadership.
By AP wire report , December 21, 2009
Polish police: Auschwitz 'Arbeit Macht Frei' sign stolen
WARSAW, Poland — The infamous iron sign bearing the Nazis' cynical slogan "Arbeit Macht Frei" that spanned the main entrance to the former Auschwitz death camp was stolen before dawn Friday, Polish police said.
By AP wire report , December 18, 2009
Canadian man almost freezes to death after jumping on a freight train
WETASKIWIN, Alta. — As Jonathan Hambler clung with his bare hands to the freezing metal of a freight train that was barrelling into the unknown darkness of a frigid prairie night, it occurred to him he’d made one pretty big mistake.
By AP wire report , December 17, 2009
President Obama defends U.S. wars as he accepts Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO — President Barack Obama entered the pantheon of Nobel Peace Prize winners today with humble words, acknowledging his own few accomplishments while delivering a robust defense of war and promising to use the prestigious award to "reach for the world that ought to be."
By AP wire report , December 10, 2009
Text of Obama's Nobel Peace Prize speech
The text of President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, delivered Thursday in Oslo, Norway, as provided by the White House:
By AP wire report , December 10, 2009
U.N. says climate finale may have happy ending
COPENHAGEN — Delegates converged Sunday for the grand finale of two years of tough, sometimes bitter negotiations on a climate change treaty, as U.N. officials calculated that pledges offered in the last few weeks to reduce greenhouse gases put the world within reach of keeping global warming under control.
By Arthur Max , December 07, 2009
Report: Breast-feeding mother smothers baby on jet
LONDON — Britain’s Sun newspaper is reporting that a breast-feeding mother accidentally smothered her four-week old child on a United Airlines flight from Washington, D.C. to Kuwait.
By AP wire report , December 02, 2009
Letter: A platform for the terrorists
I must take exception to the West Central Tribune editorial of Nov. 14 concerning the trying of five terrorists involved with the attack on the World Trade Center.
By John L. Sullivan, Willmar , November 25, 2009
Afghan president sworn in to second 5-year term
KABUL (AP) — 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.
November 19, 2009
A grateful nation pays tribute to its military vets and families
ARLINGTON, Va. — On a cold, rain-soaked Veterans Day, President Obama walked slowly through the white, stone markers at the section of Arlington National Cemetery reserved for troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, the two wars he oversees as commander in chief.
By Julie Pace , November 12, 2009
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