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Why Hunt for Missing Pilot Took So Long

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It took the U.S. military 18 years to find the remains of Michael "Scott" Speicher, the Navy pilot who was shot down during the 1991 Gulf War. A Defense Intelligency Agency official who worked on the case for 15 years blames the search's complications on factors ranging from logistical errors to the American belief that Saddam Hussein lied about everything.
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Man Sought in Coffee Shop Killings

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A man who was arrested and charged with second-degree rape of a child and third-degree assault on a police officer is being sought in connection with the killing of four police officers at a coffee shop in Parkland, Wash. Maurice Clemmons, a man with an extensive criminal record, is a "person of interest" in the case. "This was more of an execution. Walk in with the specific mindset to shoot police officers," a police spokesman says.
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Obama Plans New Push on Foreclosures

The White House plans to press mortgage companies to do more the help owners hold on to their homes, officials say. The plan is to be announced Monday. One step includes naming companies that have been slow to lower customers' payments.
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Party Crashers Reportedly Try to Cash In

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Michaele and Tareq Salahi
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The Virginia couple who got into last week's state dinner at the White House without an invitation are trying to sell their story to television networks for hundreds of thousands of dollars, a television executive says. Michaele and Tareq Salahi, whose party crashing embarrassed the Secret Service, are seeking a payment in the mid-six figures, the official says.
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Report Says Bin Laden Was Within Reach

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A Senate report says U.S. troops had the ability to capture Osama bin Laden in December 2001, when American military officials pulled back on any massive pursuit of the terrorist leader. The report also finds that failing to catch bin Laden sparked the Taliban's resurgence in Afghanistan and the internal strife roiling Pakistan.
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Message in a Bottle Found After 24 Years

A bottle cast to sea during a contest at a New Jersey coastal town more than 24 years ago washes ashore on the beaches of North Carolina. News reports of the discovery help reveal the person who stuffed the green plastic bottle with a message bearing her name, address and phone number.
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