New Afghan chief in Marjah has criminal record (AP)

AP - The man chosen to be the fresh face of good Afghan governance in a town just seized from the Taliban has a violent criminal record in Germany, but Western officials said Saturday they are not pushing to oust him.

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Space station’s fancy new $27M lookout attached (AP)

AP - Astronauts successfully attached a fancy new observation deck to the International Space Station early Monday after a long, frustrating night spent dealing with stuck bolts and wayward wiring.

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Clinton visits key allies in Persian Gulf (AP)

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Spacewalking astronauts turn plumbers, hook hoses (AP)

AP - A pair of spacewalking astronauts hooked up plumbing on the newest room of the International Space Station, enabling it to come alive with power Sunday.

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Space shuttle Endeavour pulls in at space station (AP)

AP - Shuttle Endeavour arrived to a warm welcome at the International Space Station early Wednesday, delivering a new room and observation deck that will come close to completing construction 200 miles above Earth.

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Clouds force space shuttle delay, next try Monday (AP)

AP - Clouds prevented space shuttle Endeavour from blasting off Sunday on the last planned nighttime shuttle launch, delaying its trip with a final few building blocks for the International Space Station.

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Power restored after outage at Cleveland airport (AP)

AP - Power has been restored at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, but the status of flights scheduled for Sunday afternoon and evening remains uncertain.

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Arrest made in Newark airport security breach (AP)

AP - The man believed to have caused a security breach that resulted in major delays last weekend at Newark Liberty Airport when he took advantage of a guard’s absence to sneak past a checkpoint and walk arm-in-arm with a woman was arrested Friday night at his home, authorities said.

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Passengers on US-bound flights face more screening (AP)

AP - Passengers flying into the United States from Nigeria, Yemen and other “countries of interest” will be subject to enhanced screening techniques, such as body scans and pat-downs, the Transportation Security Administration said Sunday.

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Yemeni forces raid al-Qaida hideout, clashes erupt (AP)

AP - Yemeni forces raided an al-Qaida hideout and set off a gunbattle Wednesday as the government vowed to eliminate the group that claimed it was behind the Christmas bombing attempt on a U.S.

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