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Despite fanfare, FBI initiative brings no prosecutions in unsolved civil rights era killings

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Flanked by officials from the NAACP and the Southern Poverty Law Center, FBI Director Robert Mueller last year announced with considerable fanfare a new partnership between his agency and civil rights organizations. The goal: To bring justice in long-ignored murders from the civil rights era. The...

John McCain, Barack Obama enter final 8 weeks of their historic, close White House race

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ They embody four uniquely American stories. They offer messages of transformation with two distinct world views. They pursue one goal. Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama and their respective running mates, Sarah Palin and Joe Biden, begin the final eight weeks of their historic and remarkably...

Jermaine Dupri's MTV Video Music Awards pre-party helps kick off festivities for show

%meta(topic:01011000;ap_topic:general entertainment;subtopic:music;%) %meta(topic:01016000;ap_topic:general entertainment;subtopic:tv;%) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Don't let the celebrities at a Jermaine Dupri party distract you from partying, or you might get an admonishment from the host himself. "At Jermaine...

Bush: Congress should allow more offshore drilling or risk losing votes in November

WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Bush says if Congress doesn't permit offshore drilling to increase U.S. oil supplies and possibly ease gasoline prices, lawmakers should not expect voters to support them in November. In his Saturday radio address, Bush said experts claim the Outer Continental Shelf could eventually produce nearly 10...

Top Alaska Republicans not consulted before Palin selection

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) _ John McCain's presidential campaign did not speak with the Alaska House speaker and other leading Republicans before McCain tapped Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. The low-profile vetting allowed McCain to spring Palin onto the national scene uncolored by media scrutiny. But it has left the campaign...