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The proposed mosque near ground zero drew hundreds of fever-pitch demonstrators Sunday, with opponents carrying signs associating Islam with blood, supporters shouting, “Say no to racist fear!” and American flags waving on both sides. (Aug. 22)

The Debt Commission that was appointed by President Obama earlier this year came out with a startling report.

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The AP reviewed tea party operations in almost every state, interviewing dozens of local organizers to produce a portrait of the movement to date _ and its prospects for tilting this November’s elections. (April 5)

Suicide blasts killed at least a dozen in southern Russia Wednesday, as a Chechen rebel leader claimed responsibility for the deadly subway blasts in Moscow. Russia’s president promised to continue to fight against terrorist activity. (March 31)

A pair of 911 calls spanning 23 minutes recounted the harrowing experience Jim Sikes went through as his Toyota Prius couldn’t slow down. In the audio released, Sikes sounds panicked at times as he tells a dispatcher about a stuck accelerator. (March 10)

Former Vice President Dick Cheney, still a forceful voice in the fray of American politics, is recovering from a “mild heart attack”– his latest bout in a long battle against heart disease. (Feb. 23)

A NATO airstrike killed at least 27 civilians in central Afghanistan, the third time a mistaken coalition strike has killed noncombatants since the start of a major offensive in the south aimed at winning over the population. (Feb. 22)