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Obama seeks common cause with Muslim world

CAIRO - Invoking the Quran and his rarely used middle name, Barack Hussein Obama declared last Thursday that America has a common cause with Islam and never will be at war with the faith. More »

Justice Department admits more prosecution mistakes

WASHINGTON - Attorney General Eric Holder asked a court last Thursday to release two imprisoned former Alaska state lawmakers after the Justice Department found prosecutors improperly handled evidence in their trials on corruption charges. More »

Adoring crowds follow Obamas during Paris visit

PARIS - People gawked and cameras clicked as the Obamas cut a wide figure through the French capital, even while confined to a presidential motorcade. It was more personal for the few not kept so distat - the restaurant owner who "saw God," the chauffeur reveling in a "magnificent mission." More »