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Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of U.S. troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when American military leaders made the crucial and costly decision not to pursue the terrorist leader with massive force, a Senate report says.

Trying to push their policies on the governments, Catholic bishops continue their attempts to convince lawmakers they're serious about abortion and same-sex marriage.

Some people can't stand prosperity, my father used to say. Today, he might be talking about Republicans, who, in the midst of declining support for President Obama's hope-and-change agenda, are considering a "purity" pledge to weed out undesirables from their ever-shrinking party. Just when independents and moderates were considering revisiting the GOP tent. .

From left, Shirley Dooley, 60, of Braddock, Beverly Chizmar, 67, and Evelyn Kolich, 83, both of Braddock Hills, take part in a rally Thursday outside UMPC Braddock Hospital.

The United Nations nuclear watchdog demanded Friday that Iran immediately freeze operations at a once secret uranium enrichment plant , a sharp rebuke that bore added weight because it was endorsed by Russia and China.

The American-backed campaign to persuade legions of Taliban gunmen to stop fighting got under way here recently, in an ornate palace filled with Afghan tribal leaders and one very large former warlord leading the way.

The two last planes at Maine's Brunswick Naval Air Station lifted off Saturday in blustery winds, ending nearly 60 years of maritime patrol operations at New England's last active-duty military air base.

Police are scheduled to talk to PGA golfer Tiger Woods about his car accident today, while at the same time searchers troll for Rachel Uchitel pics. The solo accident took place on Friday morning at 2:25 AM, and reasons are unknown, but rumors over a possible Woods - Uchitel affair have tongues flapping.

It seems as though celebrities, whether they are in sports, entertainment, or even politicians, are unable to keep from straying from their spouses, as groupies as well as travel give them the opportunity. Whether or not that's a key in this incident or not is still up in the air, but meanwhile, who is this woman and why is everyone searching for Rachel Uchitel pics?

The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve are giving U.S. financial institutions an additional six months to comply with regulations designed to ban Internet gambling.

Consumer activist and Connecticut native Ralph Nader said Friday he is "absorbing" the reaction he's receiving about a possible bid for the U.S. Senate, saying he wants to first gauge the level of grassroots support before making a decision.

Reports continue to circulate about the Tiger Woods car accident, and it appears now that his wife, supermodel Elie Nordegren, played a role in his rescue. However, she also played a role in the lead-up to the accident, reports now say.

Updates are coming in with regards to the Tiger Woods car crash that occurred earlier Friday morning. Reportedly, Woods, 33, pulled out of his driveway in the Isleworth community when he struck a fire hydrant, and then drove into a tree at his neighbor's property.

Treasury two-year notes advanced, pushing the yield to its lowest level in 11 months, after Dubai' s proposal to delay debt payments sparked a global slide in stocks and higher-yielding assets.

Space shuttle Atlantis gracefully returned to Earth at Kennedy Space Center today, bringing to an end 11 days in space and a jam-packed year of five successful shuttle missions for NASA.

Seven and a half months into Ta-Shai Pendleton's first pregnancy , her child was stillborn. Then in early 2008, she bore a daughter prematurely.

Soon after, Ms. Pendleton moved from a community in Racine that was thick with poverty to a better neighborhood in Madison. Here, for the first time, she had a full-term pregnancy.

Beneath the waters off the coast of Maine lie hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of wire lobster traps. Lost over the years to storms, boats or the knives of fishermen who have cut them from their buoys to settle scores, some of these “ghost traps” continue catching lobsters.

The Chinese government announced Thursday that it had set a target to slow the growth of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, a day after the Obama administration set a provisional target for reducing United States emissions.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on the Taliban and other extremist groups Friday to lay down their weapons and participate in rebuilding the battered country, as part of reconciliation efforts he has said will be his main objective during his second term.

Troubled by the rising jobless rate, President Barack Obama and the Democratic majority in Congress are assembling a jobs package that would devote billions of dollars to projects meant to put people back on payrolls in 2010 and keep them working.