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  • Obama honors veterans of the Vietnam War

    By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

    Beginning a yearlong commemoration of the 50th anniversary of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, President Obama called on Americans Saturday to thank veterans of that war during this weekend's Memorial Day observances.

  • Texan gets 20-year prison term for al Qaeda links

    By Juan A. Lozano - Associated Press

    A Texas man convicted of trying to sneak out of the U.S. to give al Qaeda restricted military documents, GPS equipment and money was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday.

  • U.S. poised to vet possible arms for Syrian rebels

    By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

    As one diplomatic effort after another fails to end more than a year of brutal violence in Syria, the Obama administration is preparing a plan that essentially would give U.S. nods of approval to arms transfers from Arab nations to some Syrian opposition fighters.

  • Iran rejects West's proposal on nuclear curbs

    By Ali Akbar Dareini and Lara Jakes - Associated Press

    Iranian negotiators on Thursday rejected proposals by six world powers to curb Tehran's nuclear program and demanded answers to their own counteroffer meant to alleviate concerns about the Islamic Republic's ability to build atomic weapons.

  • Fire damage assessment awaits for nuclear sub

    By David Sharp - Associated Press

    Officials hoped to begin venting smoke and noxious fumes from a nuclear-powered submarine on Thursday so they could get inside to assess damage from an intense blaze that swept through the forward compartments.

  • Iran is offered new plans to ease nuclear concerns

    By Ali Akbar Dareini and Lara Jakes - Associated Press

    Diplomats from six world powers offered Iran new proposals Wednesday to ease international concerns about its nuclear program, but appeared to reject Tehran's appeals to ease economic sanctions to help move along talks.

  • Woman on diverted US Airways jet claimed to have implanted device

    By Associated Press

    Officials diverted a US Airways jet to Maine after a French passenger traveling from Paris to North Carolina handed a note to a flight attendant that mentioned she had a surgically implanted device, prompting concerns about possible terrorism.

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