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Hezbollah pulled more deeply into Syria civil war
BEIRUT (AP) -- Hezbollah was pulled more deeply into Syria's civil war as 28 guerrillas from the Lebanese Shiite militant group were killed and dozens more wounded while fighting rebels, Syria activists said Monday....
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Hezbollah pulled more deeply into Syria civil war
BEIRUT (AP) -- Hezbollah was pulled more deeply into Syria's civil war as 28 guerrillas from the Lebanese Shiite militant group were killed and dozens more wounded while fighting rebels, Syria activists said Monday....
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Wave of attacks kills at least 95 in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A wave of attacks killed at least 95 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 240 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in years....
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Deadliest attacks in Iraq since US troop pullout
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Here is a look at the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops on Dec. 18, 2011:...
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Pa. mayoral hopeful charged with defacing signs
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A mayoral candidate in Harrisburg is facing charges stemming from allegations that he spray painted the campaign signs of one of his competitors for the Democratic nomination....
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Primary hopefuls put in final day of campaigning
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Candidates for elected posts including a seat on a state appellate court and mayor's offices in several cities are making their final pitches on the last full day before the Pennsylvania primary....
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Pa. justice's bid for new 10-term gets opposition
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Two men who were active in the successful effort to repeal the 2005 government pay-raise law have turned their sights on the state's high court, releasing a report Monday that argued the state's chief justice does not deserve another decade-long term on the bench....
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Sustainable Shale head calls for broad discussion
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Andrew Place once planted 5,500 trees on his 210-acre Greene County farm, adding native hardwoods to expand the habitat of a rare salamander....
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Police incident prompts lockdown at 2 Pa. schools
PLEASANT GAP, Pa. (AP) -- An elementary school and a vocational school in north-central Pennsylvania were on temporary lockdown as police responded to an off-campus incident....
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Casey wants federal probe of fiery tanker crash
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- U.S. Senator Bob Casey wants federal regulators to investigate a fiery tanker crash that caused serious damage at the interchange of Interstate 81 and U.S. Routes 22/322 near Harrisburg....
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Federal judge weighs fate of Corbett suit vs. NCAA
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A federal judge in Pennsylvania says she'll decide in the next couple weeks whether to dismiss Gov. Tom Corbett's antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA over penalties against Penn State....
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Police search for missing college student from Pa.
SKIPPACK, Pa. (AP) -- The parents of a University of Rhode Island student who disappeared while driving home to Pennsylvania are pleading for information that will lead to his return....
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Police search for wandering bear in Philly suburbs
BENSALEM, Pa. (AP) -- Police and wildlife officers are trying to track down a black bear that's been spotted wandering around several residential areas in suburban Philadelphia for days....
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NY cigarette tax probes called weak, sloppy
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Sting operations aimed at black market cigarettes in New York had such weak investigative protocols and financial controls that money went missing and prosecutions were dismissed, the state inspector general reported Monday....
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