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WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — A billboard showing President Barack Obama wearing a turban has sparked a lot of attention at the suburban Denver used car dealership that … more

11/21/09 | 51 views

Some lawmakers send few minorities to military academies

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — As the nation’s military academies try to recruit more minorities, they aren’t getting much help from members of Congress from big-city districts with large numbers of … more

By Brian Witte
Associated Press Writer | 11/21/09 | 45 views

Holiday travelers waited longer to book

MINNEAPOLIS — Holiday travelers waited a little longer to book their flights this year, likely holding out for better deals and waiting to see if they would still have a job. And some aren’t … more

By Joshua Freed
AP Airlines Writer | 11/21/09 | 38 views

Militias resurface across America

NIKISKI, Alaska — Norm Olson’s genial tone belies his reputation as a radical militiaman, yet here he is, at 63, an affable grandfather explaining why Americans should arm themselves against … more

By Rachel D’oro
Associated Press Writer | 11/21/09 | 24 views

Winfrey: Prayer, careful thought influenced exit

CHICAGO — Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying prayer and careful thought led her to … more

By Caryn Rousseau
Associated Press Writer | 11/21/09 | 27 views

University’s students must pass fitness class

PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania university’s requirement that overweight students take a fitness course to graduate has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal … more

By Kathy Matheson
Associated Press Writer | 11/21/09 | 15 views

GOP fuels health care concerns

WASHINGTON — Republicans are seizing on this week’s recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care — and to try to chip away … more

By Laurie Kellman
Associated Press Writer | 11/21/09 | 18 views

FBI may have more e-mail from shooter

WASHINGTON — There may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the Fort Hood shooter before he went on his deadly rampage, the chairman of the … more

By Pamela Hess and Anne Gearan
Associated Press Writers | 11/21/09 | 16 views

Asian carp may have breached barrier

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent the giant invaders from upsetting the ecosystem in the Great Lakes and jeopardizing a $7 billion … more

By John Flesher
AP Environmental Writer | 11/21/09 | 15 views

Ethics panel: No Burris punishment

WASHINGTON — The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Democratic Sen. Roland Burris for misleading investigators about his maneuvering to get Barack Obama’s old Senate seat from the … more

By Larry Margasak
Associated Press Writer | 11/21/09 | 14 views