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U.S. says Israelis and Palestinians agree to more talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders began their first round of direct peace negotiations in more than a year on Thursday, pledging to meet again in two weeks as part of a U.S.-brokered quest for peace. Read more »

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Obama opens Mideast peace summit, says U.S. resolute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama vowed on Wednesday that "extremists and rejectionists" would not derail the relaunch of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations as he opened a peace summit shadowed by Middle East violence. Read more »
Obama: No Iraq victory lap as combat mission ends
FORT BLISS, Texas (Reuters) - President Barack Obama declared the U.S. combat mission in Iraq officially over on Tuesday but said he would not take a "victory lap" because a lot more work remained to be done inside the country. Read more »
VP Biden visits Iraq as troops withdraw
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden flew into Iraq Monday to assure Iraqis the United States is not abandoning them as it stops combat operations, a milestone in the 7-1/2 year war the Obama administration is trying to end. Read more »
Tea Party rally at site of famed King speech raises hackles
Plans by the conservative Tea Party movement for a huge weekend rally at the site and on the anniversary of Martin Luther King's historic "I Have a Dream" speech have drawn fire from the civil rights movement. Read more »

Local News

Stevens Plans to Fight Verdict; Not Stepping Down

Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens says he's not dropping out of his Senate race despite being convicted of seven corruption charges. Stevens accused the Justice Department of unconscionable behavior in his prosecution... Read more »
Governor at Fairbanks Deployment Ceremony
It was Governor Sarah Palin, not the vice presidential candidate, who spoke at a deployment ceremony Thursday at Fort Wainwright. Read more »
McCain: Obama Campaign Is Smearing Gov. Palin's Record
John McCain's campaign says Barack Obama's campaign has been spreading "smears" about Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's past political affiliations. At issue are claims by members of the Alaskan Independence Party that Palin was once associated with it. The party wants to place all federal lands in Alaska under state control. Read more »
FBI Taped Senator Stevens' Phone Calls

Attorneys for Sen. Ted Stevens say the FBI recorded more than 100 of the Republican lawmaker's phone conversations. Jurors could hear those calls later this month when Stevens stands trial on charges of lying about hundreds of thousands of dollars in home renovations and other gifts he received from an oil contractor. Read more »

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