Bin Laden papers include loving notes, terrorist application
By CONNIE CASS and ROBERT BURNS During his years in hiding, Osama bin Laden urged followers to concentrate on attacking Americans and wrote bittersweet letters to one of his wives…
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Jacksonville mayoral race draws national political interest
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON There’s a reason why the Jacksonville mayoral race is drawing the attention of outsiders like former President Bill Clinton, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Gov. Jeb…
Iraq war judged a mistake by today’s White House hopefuls
By CONNIE CASS A dozen years later, American politics has reached a rough consensus about the Iraq War: It was a mistake. Politicians hoping to be president rarely run ahead…
Obama, first lady thinking about life after White House
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Presidential library? Check. Future home? TBD. The decision by President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, to build his presidential library in Chicago scratches one item from…
Paul won’t spell out abortion ban exceptions
By PHILIP ELLIOTT Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a newly declared Republican presidential candidate, is dodging a central question about abortion: What exceptions, if any, should be made if the procedure…
AP Analysis: 5 reasons why health overhaul drama plays on
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s health overhaul remains an all-consuming drama for many, even though millions of people are gaining insurance coverage through a…
Selma civil rights milestone marked by first black president
By JAY REEVES and DARLENE SUPERVILLE SELMA, Ala. (AP) —Tens of thousands of people joined to commemorate the “Bloody Sunday” march of 1965 and take stock of the struggle for equality. Under…
Hillary Clinton email trove under review for release
By STEPHEN BRAUN WASHINGTON (AP) — The government will review a huge cache of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s emails for possible release after revelations she conducted official business as secretary of…