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Jimmy Stewart Museum Rebounds from Adversity

Jimmy Stewart Museum Rebounds from Adversity

By KEVIN BEGOSAssociated PressINDIANA, Pa.For a time it looked like the Jimmy Stewart Museum wasn’t going to make it. It’s in the actor’s hometown of Indiana, Pennsylvania–an hour’s drive from Pittsburgh and off the radar of many fans who might

Vets Return to Streets to Reach the Homeless

Vets Return to Streets to Reach the Homeless

(AP) Vets return to streets to reach the homelessBy KEVIN FREKINGAssociated PressCONCORD, Mass.Not far from where the Boston Massacre helped sow the seeds for the Revolutionary War, David Dyer points toward the underpass where he’d score crack cocaine by day

Former Eagles Cheerleader Honored for Service in Afghanistan

Former Eagles Cheerleader Honored for Service in Afghanistan

A former Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader who joined the Army and finished two tours of duty in Afghanistan was honored Sunday night before the game between the Eagles and the Chicago Bears in Philadelphia. Rachel Washburn, the 25-year-old former Eagles cheerleader,

NY court restores Saudi Arabia in Sept. 11 lawsuit

(AP) NY court restores Saudi Arabia in Sept. 11 lawsuitBy LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated PressNEW YORKA federal appeals court on Thursday reinstated Saudi Arabia as a defendant in lawsuits claiming it provided support to al-Qaida before the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

Hagel to Meet with Pakistan's Prime Minister

Hagel to Meet with Pakistan's Prime Minister

(AP) Hagel to meet with Pakistan’s prime ministerBy LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressISLAMABADU.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived in Pakistan Monday for meetings with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the nation’s new army chief, hoping to further repair a strained and

World View: Nationalistic Bloggers Ridicule China over America's B-52s

World View: Nationalistic Bloggers Ridicule China over America's B-52s

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com CENTCOM delivers Thanksgiving dinners to soldiers in Afghanistan Nationalistic bloggers ridicule China over America’s B-52s Iran rejects White House summary of nuclear agreement CENTCOM delivers Thanksgiving dinners to soldiers in Afghanistan Marines at Forward

Afghan Leader, Rice at Odds over Security Deal

Afghan Leader, Rice at Odds over Security Deal

(AP) Afghan leader, Rice at odds over security dealBy PATRICK QUINNAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanAfghanistan’s president and the U.S. delivered blunt messages to each other Monday that gave no indication of a resolution of their disagreements over a pact that governs the

World View: Jubilation in Tehran over Iran's Nuclear Deal

World View: Jubilation in Tehran over Iran's Nuclear Deal

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Jubilation in Tehran over Iran’s nuclear deal Pakistan’s Imran Khan blockades supplies to Nato in Afghanistan Jubilation in Tehran over Iran’s nuclear deal Jubilant Iranians holding posters of president Hassan Rouhani welcome the return

Wind Energy Company Pleads Guilty to Eagle Deaths

Wind Energy Company Pleads Guilty to Eagle Deaths

(AP) Guilty plea in bird deaths at wind farms a firstBy DINA CAPPIELLOAssociated PressWASHINGTONA major U.S. power company has pleaded guilty to killing eagles and other birds at two Wyoming wind farms and agreed to pay $1 million as part

Clock Ticks on Authority for Guantanamo Detention

Clock Ticks on Authority for Guantanamo Detention

(AP) Clock ticks on authority for Guantanamo detentionBy LARA JAKESAP National Security WriterGUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, CubaA persistent knock came from inside the heavy, locked cell door. A young U.S. Army guard strode over and leaned in to hear the

Pakistani Drone Protesters Block NATO Supply Route

Pakistani Drone Protesters Block NATO Supply Route

(AP) Pakistani drone protesters block NATO supply routeBy RIAZ KHANAssociated PressPESHAWAR, PakistanThousands of people protesting U.S. drone strikes blocked a road in northwest Pakistan on Saturday used to truck NATO troop supplies and equipment in and out of Afghanistan, the

Afghanistan Deal is a Bitter Victory

Afghanistan Deal is a Bitter Victory

The purported deal to keep some troops in Afghanistan is a potential win for the U.S., and especially for all those who fought and sacrificed themselves to defeat Al Qaeda and protect the new government from collapse. But it is

Afghan President Will Defer Signing US Deal

Afghan President Will Defer Signing US Deal

(AP) Afghan president will defer signing US dealAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanAfghanistan’s president says he backs the signing of a security deal with the United States but tells a gathering of elders that if they and parliament approve the agreement it should