TURKEY: COURT OVERTURNS MOVE BLOCKING PROBE
In this photo taken late Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013, Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey. After a decade of dominance over Turkey’s…
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3 TURKISH CABINET MINISTERS RESIGN OVER PROBE
By SUZAN FRASER In this photo taken late Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, Turkey’s Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan, right, Interior Minister Muammer Guler, center, and EU Affairs Minister Egemen Bagis speak…
JUDGE CLEAR WAY FOR DETROIT TO CONFRONT HUGE DEBTS
By ED WHITE Detroit city workers and supporters protest outside the federal courthouse in Detroit while awaiting the bankruptcy decision, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013. A judge is expected to announce…
VA. GOV ENDING TERM WITH SCANDAL-STAINED YEAR
By ERIC TUCKER FILE – In this Oct. 12, 2012, file photo Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, shakes hand with Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, left, as…
Local, not US, issues at play in Tuesday voting
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe, right, turns toward his son Peter after completing his vote on election day in McLean, Va. on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013.…
Filner casts short shadow in San Diego mayor race
By ELLIOT SPAGATSAN DIEGO (AP) — It took Democrats 20 years to recapture the mayor’s seat in San Diego and less than nine months for one of their own to…
McAuliffe seeks to win race that eluded him before
By PHILIP ELLIOTT This photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, shows Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe gesturing during an interview in Richmond, Va. McAuliffe’s campaign strategy in his second…
UK PHONE-HACKING TRIAL OPENS FOR TOP MURDOCH AIDES
By JILL LAWLESS Rebekah Brooks arrives at The Old Bailey law court in London, Monday, Oct. 28, 2013. Former News of the World national newspaper editors Rebekah Brooks and Andy…