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Stalemate over transfer of power is a scenario that U.S. has long feared as it prepares to end combat mission and reduce troop strength to 50,000.


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The wedding spectacle known for its hype, rumors, political intrigue and breathless celebrity speculation got under way Saturday night, as Chelsea Clinton tied the knot with her longtime boyfriend at a historic estate in Upstate New York.


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"Tea party" activists are drawn to Colonial Williamsburg and its portrayal of the Founding Fathers' struggle for liberty. » Amy Gardner


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Pentagon nears key step in European phase of global plan to deter Iran's nuclear ambitions.


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Despite restrictions, controversial chemicals were widely used to contain oil spill, documents show.


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By 2010-08-01T07:20:23Z DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The United Arab Emirates says it plans to block some messaging and web services on BlackBerry smart phones beginning in October....

The Obama administration said Saturday it repeatedly warned Enbridge Energy Partners about safety issues along its Lakehead oil pipeline system ...

By MICHAEL HILL 2010-08-01T07:03:52Z RHINEBECK, N.Y. (AP) -- It was high society inside and high security outside as Chelsea Clinton wed her longtime boyfriend at an elegant estate in a Hudson River village where several prominent guests were spotted beforehand, but the husband-and-wife-to-be stayed out of sight....

Six civilians die after their minibus strikes a roadside bomb in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar.

By AMANDA LEE MYERS 2010-08-01T06:37:22Z PHOENIX (AP) -- Police used helicopters and dogs Saturday to search for three convicted murderers who escaped from a northwest Arizona prison, kidnapped two semi-truck drivers at gunpoint and used the big rig to flee....

Andy Murray reaches the Farmers Classic final in LA after coming through a topsy-turvy semi-final against Feliciano Lopez in Los Angeles.

By 2010-08-01T06:13:22Z TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's Foreign Ministry says the three Americans jailed a year ago should stand trial on charges of illegally crossing the country's borders....

By BEN WALKER 2010-08-01T06:11:47Z Former All-Stars Jake Westbrook, Ted Lilly, Ryan Ludwick and Kerry Wood were traded Saturday as pennant contenders played a game of beat-the-clock. Lance Berkman went to the World Series champion New York Yankees after rejecting the Chicago White Sox....

By 2010-08-01T06:10:06Z LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Doctors plan to let Zsa Zsa Gabor return home Friday, about three weeks after the 93-year-old actress was hospitalized with a broken hip....

By NABEEL YUSUF and RIAZ KHAN 2010-08-01T06:09:23Z NOWSHERA, Pakistan (AP) -- The death toll in the massive flooding in Pakistan surged past 800 as floodwaters receded Saturday in the hard-hit northwest, an official said. The damage to roads, bridges and communications networks hindered rescuers, while the threat of disease loomed as some evacuees arrived in camps with fever, diarrhea and skin problems....

By JORDAN ROBERTSON 2010-08-01T06:09:06Z LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A computer security researcher has built a device for just $1,500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything that's said....

By LARRY MARGASAK 2010-08-01T06:08:34Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- To rebut a lengthy list of alleged ethical misdeeds, Rep. Charles Rangel is trotting out this three-way defense: I didn't do it. I did it, but was inattentive. Others lawmakers were allowed to do the same thing without penalty....

By 2010-08-01T06:07:52Z PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) -- A wildfire smoldered in the high desert north of Los Angeles Saturday, spewing plumes of thick smoke that promted air quality warnings as hundreds of firefighters worked to contain the 2-day-old blaze....

By BEN FOX 2010-08-01T06:06:38Z SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama, its most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo....

By H. JOSEF HEBERT 2010-08-01T06:05:49Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Coast Guard has routinely approved BP requests to use thousands of gallons of toxic chemical a day to break up oil slicks in the Gulf of Mexico despite a federal directive that the chemicals be used only rarely on surface waters, congressional investigators said Saturday after examining BP and government documents....