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AP Exclusive: US No-Fly list doubles in 1 year (AP)

AP – Even as the Obama administration says it’s close to defeating al-Qaida, the size of the government’s secret list of suspected terrorists who are banned from flying to or within the United States has more than doubled in the past year, The Associated Press has learned.

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Panetta: US combat in Afghanistan to end next year (AP)

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrives in Brussels, Belgium, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, to attend a NATO conference . (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)AP – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta laid out the administration’s most explicit portrayal of the U.S. drawdown in Afghanistan, saying Wednesday that U.S. and other international forces in Afghanistan expect to end their combat role in 2013 and continue a training and advisory role with Afghan forces through 2014.


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Giffords, Tucson mark 1 year since deadly rampage (AP)

Ina Menzl, left, hugs her daughter, 4-year-old Rebecca Kraft, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, in Tucson, Ariz., outside the Safeway grocery store where U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., was shot one year ago during a shooting spree that left 6 dead and 13 wounded, including Giffords. (AP Photo/Matt York)AP – Bells rang out across Tucson on Sunday to mark exactly one year since a bloody morning when a gunman’s deadly rampage shook a community and shocked a nation.


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New year starts with hopeful outlook on hiring (AP)

FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2011 file photo, people talk with a recruiter, center, at a job fair sponsored by National Career Fairs, in New York. The average number of people seeking unemployment benefits in the past month fell to the lowest level in three and a half years, a positive sign for hiring one day ahead of Friday’s December employment report. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)AP – The job market is looking a little brighter at the start of the new year.


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German man charged with arson in New Year fires (AP)

RE-TRANS WITH CORRECTED ASPECT RATIO - In this image taken from video released on Jan. 2, 2012 by OnScene.tv, arson suspect Harry Burkhart, 24, a German national, is arrested in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Burkhart was pulled over by a reserve sheriff's deputy and later booked for investigation of arson of an inhabited dwelling. Since the arrest, firefighters have not responded to any other suspicious fires. Police declined to reveal any motive for more than 50 fires that have occurred since Friday in Hollywood, neighboring West Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley, causing about $3 million in damage. (AP Photo/OnScene.tv)AP – A German man was charged Wednesday with 37 counts of arson in connection with a rash of fires that terrorized Los Angeles over the New Year’s weekend.


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Brooklyn workout worth sticking to in New Year

It’s still the first week of 2012 and most of us have already broken our resolutions – especially the ones involving dieting or exercise.

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The year ahead – Gemini 2012

This is a lucky year for Geminiwhere events can seem to fall into place without too much effort. With Jupiter the planet of abundance moving into your sign mid-year get ready to rewrite the script of your life.

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