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Obama signs vets employment order
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The White House Monday announced the implementation of an initiative designed to transform the federal government into a model employer of U.S. veterans.
Ida headed for overnight landfall
Ida headed for overnight landfall
MIAMI, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Ida was closing in on the U.S. Gulf Coast Monday night and forecasters said the storm would probably make landfall during the night.
Report: Obama sets Afghan strategy
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama has decided to send a large number of troops to Afghanistan and keep a large force there for the long term, CBS News reported Monday.
Feds: Fort Hood suspect, imam communicated
Feds: Fort Hood suspect, imam communicated
FORT HOOD, Texas, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Intelligence agencies intercepted communications between the man accused of the Fort Hood, Texas, massacre and a radical imam, officials said Monday.
Obama: Healthcare bill not 'abortion bill'
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said Congress should change language in a healthcare reform bill passed by the House that restricts abortion coverage.
2012 presidential race shapes up for GOP
2012 presidential race shapes up for GOP
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Republicans thinking about a run at the U.S. presidency in 2012 might find the going tough as the field is filling up with established hopefuls, analysts say.
U.S. roads dangerous by design, group says
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Almost 5,000 Americans die each year on streets engineered for fast cars that make little or no provision for pedestrians or bicyclers, a lobbying group said.
Canadians circle the world on two wheels
CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Two Canadians who just completed a trip around the world on two wheels said they "had some major mishaps" but "every day was an adventure."
Kids with guns obstruct paramedics
BOLTON, England, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- A group of children as young as 6 threatened to shoot English paramedics, keeping them from transporting a burned toddler to a hospital, authorities said.
Tribe wants to give up 'Indian' status
TORONTO, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- A Canadian Indian tribe has made a groundbreaking proposal to the national government to exchange tribal status for resources, officials say.
Passport snooping nets eighth guilty plea
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- An eighth former U.S. State Department employee pleaded guilty Monday to illegally accessing confidential passport files, the Justice Department said.
Truck that fell from Bay Bridge speeding
Truck that fell from Bay Bridge speeding
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- A semi-trailer that plunged off the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Monday was speeding, authorities said.
Hearing set for mother accused of killings
MONTREL, Quebec, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The preliminary hearing of a Montreal woman accused of killing her two young children has been delayed a second time, police say.
Senators urge parental abduction talks
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- International parental child abduction must be broached when President Barack Obama meets with Japanese leaders, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators said.
U.S. economy rebounding slowly, Biden says
DETROIT, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Vice President Joe Biden visited Detroit Tuesday to raise funds for two Michigan Democrats in Congress and give a progress report on the nation's economy.