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VA patient tests positive for HIV after mistakes

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Veterans Affairs department says a patient has tested positive for HIV after being exposed to contaminated equipment at a medical facility.

Slain Pittsburgh officer had Tennessee ties

MARTIN, Tenn. – One of the three Pittsburgh police officers killed Saturday after police responded to a domestic disturbance call was a former football player at the University of Tennessee at Martin.

Vermont legalizes gay marriage with veto override

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont on Tuesday became the fourth state to legalize gay marriage — and the first to do so with a legislature's vote.

Obama in Baghdad, tells troops Iraq must take over

BAGHDAD — Cheered wildly by U.S. troops, President Barack Obama flew unannounced into Iraq on Tuesday and promptly declared it was time for Iraqis to "take responsibility for their country" after America's commitment of six years and thousands of li

Polls shows low approval ratings for Nagin

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's approval ratings have sunk to their lowest levels since he took office in 2002, but residents' overall satisfaction with the city has matched pre-Hurricane Katrina levels, according to a poll released Mond

Recession erodes conveniences shoppers got used to

First came the housing bust, followed by eroding job security and dwindling retirement accounts.

Obama declares U.S. not at war with Islam

ANKARA, Turkey — Barack Obama, making his first visit to a Muslim nation as president, declared Monday the United States "is not and will never be at war with Islam."

Three slain Pittsburgh officers to lie in state

PITTSBURGH — The bodies of three slain Pittsburgh police officers will lie in state at a downtown municipal building, city officials announced Monday.

Fed 'extremely uncomfortable' about bailouts

While acknowledging that the Federal Reserve was "extremely uncomfortable" about last year's bailouts of big financial companies, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday the central bank's strategy to ease the financial crisis is working.

Iowa high court legalizes gay marriage in state

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa's Supreme Court legalized gay marriage Friday in a unanimous and emphatic decision that makes Iowa the third state — and the first in the nation's heartland — to allow same-sex couples to wed.
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