Nobel-winning Obama defends war in call for peace (AP)

AP - Newly enshrined among the world’s great peacemakers, President Barack Obama offered a striking defense of war.

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Pakistani police: 5 detained US men sought jihad (AP)

AP - Five young American Muslims arrested in Pakistan met with representatives of an al-Qaida-linked group and asked for training but were turned down because they lacked references from trusted militants, a Pakistani law enforcement official said Thursday.

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Big spending measure set for House vote riles GOP (AP)

AP - The House Thursday passed a huge spending measure combining major spending boosts for domestic agencies and foreign aid with more than 5,000 back-home projects sought by lawmakers.

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Federal budget deficit for November hits $120.3B (AP)

AP - The federal deficit for the first two months of the new budget year is piling up faster than last year’s record imbalance.

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Obama defends US wars as he accepts peace prize (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama entered the pantheon of Nobel Peace Prize winners Thursday with humble words, acknowledging his own few accomplishments while delivering a robust defense of war and promising to use the prestigious award to “reach for the world that ought to be.”

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PROMISES, PROMISES: A closed meeting on openness (AP)

AP - It’s hardly the image of transparency the Obama administration wants to project: A workshop on government openness is closed to the public.

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In rare public comments, Nobel jury defends Obama pick (AP)

AP - Members of the Norwegian committee that gave Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize are strongly defending their choice against a storm of criticism that the award was premature and a potential liability for the U.S. president.

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Gays question Obama ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ pledge (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama restated his campaign pledge to allow homosexual men and women to serve openly in the military, but left many in his audience of gay activists wondering when he would make good on the promise.

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Powerful earthquake rocks western Indonesia (AP)

AP - A powerful underwater earthquake rocked western Indonesia Wednesday, triggering a tsunami alert for countries along the Indian Ocean and sending panicked residents out of their houses.

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Govt: Nearly 6,000 deaths from driver distraction (AP)

AP - Opening a government meeting on auto safety, the Obama administration reported Wednesday that nearly 6,000 people were killed and a half-million injured last year in vehicle crashes connected to driver distraction, a striking indication of the dangers of using mobile devices behind the wheel.

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