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All Rights Reserved.Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:26:07 EDT15http://www.cbsnews.com/track/rss/sections/ap/cabstatepent/main501706.shtml??source=RSS&http://wwwimage.cbsnews.com/common/images/v2/logo_cbsnews_small.gif13623Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:25:13 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/10/ap/cabstatepent/main4513868.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4513868The tough economy could make it easier to sign up soldiers.Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:25:34 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/10/ap/cabstatepent/main4513870.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4513870The Bush administration is trying to build consensus among its negotiating partners before removing North Korea from a terrorism blacklist in hopes of salvaging nuclear disarmament talks, U.S. officials said Friday.Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:24:41 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/10/ap/cabstatepent/main4513084.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4513084Army criminal investigators are examining whether Combat Support Associates, a defense contractor that has earned more than $2 billion so far supporting U.S. troops in Iraq, overcharged the government. The company said it is cooperating in the case.Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:18:01 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/09/ap/cabstatepent/main4512678.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4512678The Associated Press has learned that the Bush administration is nearing a decision to remove North Korea from a terrorism blacklist to salvage faltering nuclear disarmament talks.Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:24:53 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/09/ap/cabstatepent/main4512556.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4512556The Senate Select Intelligence Committee is looking into allegations from two U.S. military linguists that the government routinely listened in on phone calls of American military and humanitarian aid workers serving overseas.Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:12:26 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/09/ap/cabstatepent/main4512470.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4512470The Energy Department moved ahead Thursday on further restricting the nation's most dangerous nuclear material, part of a plan to scale back and modernize management of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile.Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:25:40 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/09/ap/cabstatepent/main4512257.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4512257The State Department says two American journalists who were detained by Syrian authorities have been released and are safe at the U.S. Embassy in Damascus.Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:24:44 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/09/ap/cabstatepent/main4512024.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4512024The situation in Afghanistan now is the worst since the U.S.-led invasion of 2001 and the country is in danger of a "downward spiral" into violence and chaos, according to an intelligence report draft.Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:23:42 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/09/ap/cabstatepent/main4511632.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4511632A senior U.S. official says Libya has started paying money into a fund to compensate the families of American victims of Libyan-linked terror attacks.Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:25:57 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/09/ap/cabstatepent/main4512424.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4512424The military said Wednesday that U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan on Aug. 22 killed 33 civilians, far more than previously acknowledged. While expressing regret, it blamed the Taliban, the targets, for taking up fighting positions near civilians.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:22:15 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/08/ap/cabstatepent/main4511043.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4511043Three men who say they have adequate health coverage and enough money to pay for their health care needs want to opt out of hospital coverage under Medicare. Federal rules say they cannot collect Social Security benefits if they do that.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:27:35 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/08/ap/cabstatepent/main4510996.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4510996The replacement for the Homeland Security Department's computerized network for nationwide information sharing could be headed down the same path as its cumbersome original, said a government report released Wednesday.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:23:10 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/08/ap/cabstatepent/main4509480.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4509480U.S. intelligence has detected no sign of North Korean military activity that might suggest the communist nation's reclusive leader, Kim Jong Il, has been disabled or otherwise lost his grip on power, the commander of American military forces in South Korea said Wednesday.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:23:55 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/08/ap/cabstatepent/main4508941.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4508941U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates urged Macedonia on Wednesday to resolve a dispute over its name with neighboring Greece if it wants to join NATO.Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:23:25 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/07/ap/cabstatepent/main4508204.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4508204In an effort to help the United States counter al-Qaida after the 9/11 attack, Iran rounded up hundreds of Arabs who had crossed the border from Afghanistan, expelled many of them and made copies of nearly 300 of their passports, a former Bush administration official said Tuesday.Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:23:32 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/07/ap/cabstatepent/main4508160.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4508160A U.S. military officer warned Pentagon officials that an American detainee was being driven nearly insane by months of punishing isolation and sensory deprivation in a U.S. military brig, according to documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union and provided to The Associated Press.Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:25:54 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/07/ap/cabstatepent/main4507969.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4507969Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday said the U.S. is committed to keeping troops in Kosovo through late next year despite strong Russian opposition to creation of the world's newest country this year.Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:23:08 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/07/ap/cabstatepent/main4507148.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4507148The U.S. military has started a media campaign to educate soldiers about working with electricity as part of an effort to prevent future electrocutions in Iraq.Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:21:53 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/07/ap/cabstatepent/main4505575.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4505575A small group of Chinese Muslims being held by the U.S. at Guantanamo Bay want a federal judge to order their release into the United States.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:22:00 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/08/ap/cabstatepent/main4508501.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4508501The government is weighing a bold plan to buy massive amounts of unsecured short-term debts in a dramatic effort to break through a credit clog that is imperiling the economy.Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:34 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/06/ap/cabstatepent/main4505078.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4505078An estimated 17,000 deceased U.S. prisoners of war could be awarded Purple Hearts under a new Pentagon policy announced Monday.Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:51 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/06/ap/cabstatepent/main4505079.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4505079A North Korean defector gave a piano recital Monday at the State Department, telling assembled diplomats and officials that the ability to freely listen to music from other countries can influence repressed North Koreans' view of the world.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:27:58 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/08/ap/cabstatepent/main4510997.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4510997A North Korean defector gave a piano recital Monday at the State Department, telling assembled diplomats and officials that the ability to freely listen to music from other countries can influence repressed North Koreans' view of the world.Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:26:08 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/06/ap/cabstatepent/main4505080.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4505080A top former CIA official said the intelligence agency had more than 100 Afghans acting as spies before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but told a magazine in a rare interview that nothing could have averted the attacks.Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:26:47 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/06/ap/cabstatepent/main4504579.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4504579China has canceled some military contacts with the Pentagon as a result of America's recent announcement of a planned arms sale to Taiwan, a Pentagon official said Monday.Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:24:45 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/06/ap/cabstatepent/main4504503.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4504503The Group of Seven industrialized countries is outmoded and should be replaced with a new entity that would include growing economies in Asia and Latin America, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said Monday.Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:23:26 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/04/ap/cabstatepent/main4501645.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4501645The top American and Indian diplomats lauded a new agreement that opens up U.S. nuclear trade with India, but they stopped short of signing the deal Saturday. Some private U.S. arms control experts said the pact probably will speed up nuclear arms competition in Asia.Sat, 04 Oct 2008 05:22:12 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/04/ap/cabstatepent/main4501359.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4501359Democracy and human rights are likely to take a back seat as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice seeks to improve ties with Kazakhstan, an energy-rich former Soviet republic whose importance has been emphasized by Russia's invasion of Georgia.Sat, 04 Oct 2008 04:23:15 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/04/ap/cabstatepent/main4501316.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4501316The Bush administration has shelved plans to set up a diplomatic outpost in Iran, in part over fears it could affect the U.S. presidential race or be interpreted as political meddling, The Associated Press has learned.Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:22:42 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/03/ap/cabstatepent/main4501012.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4501012The Bush administration issued new rules Friday designed to allow the FBI to pursue potential national security threats with the same vigor and techniques used against common criminals. Civil libertarians said the guidelines will come at a cost to constitutional protections.Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:19:33 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/03/ap/cabstatepent/main4500855.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4500855Federal regulators said Friday they don't plan to try to rid drinking water supplies of a toxic rocket fuel ingredient that's been found in 35 states.Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:22:58 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/03/ap/cabstatepent/main4500363.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4500363The Air Force said Friday it has ordered immediate inspections and repairs to about 130 of its A-10 aircraft to fix possible cracks in the wings.Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:23:17 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/03/ap/cabstatepent/main4500364.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4500364A historic and highly sensitive deal that opens up U.S. nuclear trade with India should trigger an across-the-board improvement in U.S relations with the Asian giant, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday enroute to New Delhi.Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:23:51 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/03/ap/cabstatepent/main4499582.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4499582The Bush administration has announced plans to sell billions of dollars in arms to Taiwan, a decision certain to anger Taiwan's rival China.Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:25:54 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/07/ap/cabstatepent/main4506820.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4506820The State Department says a U.S. diplomat's trip to North Korea has not stopped the North from moving to restore its disabled nuclear reactor.Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:23:37 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/02/ap/cabstatepent/main4496795.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4496795The Army and Marine Corps doled out nearly $640 million in the past year in bonuses to entice recruits to join the military, as the two services continue to bear the brunt of the U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:23:50 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/02/ap/cabstatepent/main4496049.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4496049The Pentagon is asking wounded, ill or injured service members and their families to rate their medical care in an anonymous poll that officials hope will encourage candor.Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:24:05 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/01/ap/cabstatepent/main4493067.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4493067The United States has reversed itself and decided to allow two journalists for the Cuban news agency Prensa Latina to return to their posts at the United Nations, the State Department said Wednesday.Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:24:39 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/01/ap/cabstatepent/main4492834.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4492834The commander of a new U.S. military organization focused on Africa said Wednesday he believes distrust of U.S. motives on the continent will fade as it becomes clear that the creation of Africa Command does not represent a change in the United States' foreign policy.Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:25:29 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/30/ap/cabstatepent/main4490465.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4490465The State Department is warning that more than your money and marriage are at stake if you visit strip clubs in the Bulgarian capital.Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:25:40 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/30/ap/cabstatepent/main4489627.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4489627Six Army brigades, a National Guard unit, and three military headquarters have been ordered to deploy to Iraq next summer in a move that would allow the U.S. to keep the number of troops largely steady there through much of next year.Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:15:44 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/30/ap/cabstatepent/main4488503.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4488503A U.S. defense official says the military believes that three pirates were killed in a gunfight among themselves on the ship they hijacked off Somalia's coast.Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:21:42 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/30/ap/cabstatepent/main4488195.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4488195The next president, John McCain or Barack Obama, is expected to be a penny-pinching commander in chief when it comes to buying new military weapons. And that's bad news for the Air Force's push to buy scores more F-22 Raptors, a supersonic jet fighter built to dominate enemy airspace.Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:17:54 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/29/ap/cabstatepent/main4487939.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4487939A summary of the findings from a Justice Department investigation into why nine U.S. attorneys were fired in 2006-2007.Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:18:12 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/29/ap/cabstatepent/main4487940.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4487940The typical nursing home was cited for seven health and safety deficiencies last year, with for-profit homes more likely to have problems than facilities run by local governments or non-profits, federal investigators said Monday.Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:26:16 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/29/ap/cabstatepent/main4487218.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4487218Federal prosecutor Nora Dannehy has taken on Connecticut's most powerful politicians, sending a governor, a state treasurer and others to prison for corruption.Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:21:41 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/29/ap/cabstatepent/main4485828.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4485828Defeating the enemies of tomorrow _ from rogue nations to terror networks _ will require a balanced and nimble military that can coax or confound an adversary as well as it can crush one, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday.Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:24:10 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/29/ap/cabstatepent/main4484860.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4484860A report on a Justice Department investigation into the controversial firings of U.S. attorneys is harshly critical of the politically charged dismissals but does not recommend referring the role of former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to a grand jury for possible criminal charges, according to published reports.Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:22:52 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/29/ap/cabstatepent/main4484412.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4484412Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice returns to Washington after a grueling week at the United Nations, where U.S. prestige and influence took a beating at the hands of Russia, Iran and North Korea.Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:19:49 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/04/ap/cabstatepent/main4501259.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4501259A senior American diplomat plans to visit North Korea in the coming week in a bid to salvage a faltering international effort to get the communist country to give up nuclear weapons, U.S. officials said Saturday.Sat, 27 Sep 2008 05:15:40 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/27/ap/cabstatepent/main4482235.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4482235The United States is looking to the conduct of parliamentary elections in Belarus this weekend for signs that a government it has denounced as a dictatorship wants improved relations.Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:24:00 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/26/ap/cabstatepent/main4481536.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4481536President Bush, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke are all warning of dire consequences to the economy, one that could affect nearly all Americans, if the proposed administration financial bailout isn't approved. But what if they're wrong? What if the largest government rescue in history doesn't work? And is it really the best way to go?Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:22:23 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/30/ap/cabstatepent/main4488117.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4488117Russia and China are blocking U.S. and European efforts to slap new sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear program.