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U.S. / NEWS Wed Mar 10, 2010 @ 3:00pm neoform

CNN -- The blonde woman who dubbed herself Jihad Jane is an American who lived literally on Main Street and said she was "desperate to do something" to help Muslims... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Dec 17, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- An American father said he hopes to be bringing his 9-year-old son home from Brazil Thursday after a long international custody battle that has involved Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and many Brazilian courtrooms... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Dec 9, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- Thousands of American Indians would receive as much as $1,000 each if they accept $1.4 billion to settle a lawsuit over government mismanagement of tribal lands... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Nov 2, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- The last time an American won the New York City Marathon, Ronald Reagan was president... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Sep 16, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- Twenty-three suspects, including nine American Airlines employees, were arrested Tuesday for allegedly transporting nearly $20 million worth of cocaine on flights into and out of Puerto Rico, federal authorities said... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Aug 20, 2009 @ 3:10pm neoform

CNN -- The families of three American hikers detained by Iran said Thursday they don't know anything about their whereabouts or how they are after nearly three weeks... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jul 31, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- On September 10, 2007, almost exactly six years after al Qaeda attacked the United States, Bryant Neal Vinas, a 24-year-old American citizen born in Queens, New York, boarded a flight from the city en route to Lahore, in eastern Pakistan, determined to fight jihad in neighboring Afghanistan... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jul 27, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- A 23-year-old man was arrested Sunday in the death of a former "American Idol" contestant, who was struck by a car in New Jersey, authorities said... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Jul 22, 2009 @ 3:00pm neoform

CNN -- An American from New York has been indicted on charges that he aided al Qaeda and helped attack a U.S. military base in Afghanistan, court documents show... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jul 3, 2009 @ 3:00pm neoform

CNN -- Fourth of July weekend is as good a time as any to think about what it means to be an American -- even if there are those who insist you're not qualified for the job... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Jun 24, 2009 @ 9:01am neoform

CNN -- Stars and Stripes, the newspaper that receives U.S. military funding to help it cover and get distributed free to American forces in war zones, complained Tuesday of censorship by military authorities in Iraq... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Apr 10, 2008 @ 8:14am neoform

MSNBC -- American Airlines canceled more than 900 flights Thursday to fix faulty wiring in hundreds of jets, marking the third straight day of mass groundings as company executives offered profuse apologies and travel vouchers to calm angry customers. American,.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Nov 24, 2007 @ 12:20pm neoform

Google Associated Press -- Firefighters in major cities are being trained to take on a new role as lookouts for terrorism, raising concerns of eroding their standing as American icons and infringing on people's privacy. Unlike police, firefighters and emergency medical personnel.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Fri Aug 3, 2007 @ 12:48am neoform

Guardian Unlimited -- The Bush administration is expected to announce a massive series of arms deals in the Middle East tomorrow that are being seen as part of a diplomatic offensive against the growing influence of Iran in the volatile region. The centrepiece of the deals.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jun 4, 2007 @ 4:52pm neoform

USA Today -- An al-Qaeda-umbrella group claimed its militants killed three American soldiers after capturing them last month in Iraq, according to a new video released Monday. "The Americans sent 4,000 soldiers looking for them and ... fearing that this will have b.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat May 26, 2007 @ 11:18pm neoform

New Yorker -- The office desk of Joel Surnow—the co-creator and executive producer of “24,” the popular counterterrorism drama on Fox—faces a wall dominated by an American flag in a glass case. A small label reveals that the flag once flew over Baghdad, aft.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Mar 10, 2007 @ 9:03am neoform

www.pfaw.org -- Americans learned today that the F.B.I. has been abusing its authority under the Patriot Act to obtain private information about American citizens without judicial approval. So says a report issued today by the Department of Justice’s inspector general... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Feb 5, 2007 @ 11:23am neoform

MSNBC -- New revelations have emerged about how tens of millions of taxpayer dollars have been wasted in Iraq. A new report by government watchdogs singles out a big American contractor — Parsons — for shoddy work. Investigators charge that Parsons managed to.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Nov 28, 2006 @ 9:29am mrmdc

Yahoo News -- The federal government has fined the American Red Cross $5.7 million for violating blood-safety laws and the terms of a 2003 consent decree... Read More

U.S. / OPINION Tue Oct 17, 2006 @ 7:00pm neoform

Washington Post -- President Bush this morning proudly signed into law a bill that critics consider one of the most un-American in the nation's long history... Read More