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Political misses: Cold War in the Sunshine State?

Republican congressman Allen West claims there are Communists in Congress and Biden gets loud.

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John Edwards facing toughest vote of his life

A North Carolina jury is expected to begin deliberations on John Edwards today.

Trayvon evidence fails to answer who screamed for help

An FBI expert said it was impossible to tell if the voice screaming for help belonged to the black Florida teenager or his shooter George Zimmerman.

American militant in Somalia releases book; says he always had a bad temper

An American who serves as a commander with a Somali militant group says in a new autobiography that he had a "privileged" childhood in Alabama before he joined the al-Qaida linked militants.

G8 leaders seek to corral Europe crisis

The leaders of eight of the world's biggest economies meet this weekend outside Washington, seeking to keep Europe's debt crisis from spiraling out of control and jeopardizing fledgling recoveries in the U.S. and elsewhere.

Suspect arrested in Miss. highway shootings

Authorities in Mississippi have arrested a suspect in two fatal highway shootings. The suspect had not been posing as a police officer in the shootings, as authorities previously thought.

Scott Walker gains ground in Wisconsin recall campaign

Beside the presidential contest, Walker's recall fight might be the most hyped race of 2012.

Private rocket poised to make history with Saturday launch

A private spacecraft stands ready to launch on a historic first visit to the International Space Station.