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Starting over in U.S. can be frustrating for Iraqis 

Her mansion in Iraq was bombed, her medical career and future in her beloved country dashed the day she found a white envelope on her car...

Suspect in abduction was seen as 'weird and unstable' 

ANTIOCH, Calif. -- Phillip Garrido's unspeakable private life began unraveling in a very public place: a college campus. He arrived at the...

Old MacDonald turning to matchmakers to save family farms 

RICHLAND, Iowa -- He quit his job and drove his wife and their four young daughters across country, a 21st-century pioneer lured to these faraway...

AAAI 2008 Fall Symposia Reports 

The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence was pleased to present the 2008 Fall Symposium Series, held Friday through Sunday,...

Did toxic chemical in Iraq cause GIs' illnesses? 

Larry Roberta's every breath is a painful reminder of his time in Iraq. He can't walk a block without gasping for air. His chest hurts, his...

Surgeries help soldier slowly rebuild his life 

By Sharon Cohen

The Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO

His first glimpse in the mirror was largely a blur .

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Terror victims seeking Persian relics in court 

CHICAGO -- The professor opens a cardboard box and gingerly picks up a few hunks of dried clay -- dust-baked relics that offer a glimpse into the...

Obama's rise was meteoric 

CHICAGO -- Every year, the dedicated teacher would put together a bulletin board for Black History Month, honoring famous achievers. There was...

Illinois corruption: deep roots, tough to weed out 

CHICAGO -- More than 25 years ago, a visiting small-town judge stashed a tape recorder in his cowboy boot and came away with shocking evidence of...

Obama steering clear of Chicago brouhahas 

CHICAGO -- On the campaign trail, Barack Obama liked to boast that he was a tough survivor of the bare-knuckled world of Chicago politics. But the...