Senate urged to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell' - NWI.com
NEW YORK Elated by a major court victory gay-rights activists are stepping up pressure on Congress to repeal the militarys dont ask dont tell policy this month. They want to avoid potentially lengthy appeals ...
Backfield friends lead Clemson rushing attack - Oregonian
CLEMSON S.C. AP Clemsons backfield began taking shape three years ago when a big and brash runner from Jacksonville Fla. met a quiet skinny speedster from a small town in South Carolina at a high school ...
Revolutionary museum swap: Valley Forge for Philly - Independent Record
A land swap that will bring a Revolutionary War museum to Philadelphia and preserve 78 acres of land at nearby Valley Forge was heralded as a victory by those on both sides of what had been a contentious battle over ...
Iranian consular official in Finland defects - Rapid City Journal
A ranking diplomat at the Iranian Embassy in Finland said Friday he has quit his job to protest the Islamic Republics treatment of its citizens. Hossein Alizadeh said he had held the No. 2 post at the embassy in ...
Texas mom says she waived finger, not gun, at team - Times and Democrat
A Texas mother who witnesses said pulled a gun on a seventh-grade volleyball team says she merely waived her finger and never threatened the players. A Judson school district spokesman said Friday that the woman told ...