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Monday, March 04, 2013  Cardinals begin pre-conclave meetings amid scandal, resignation and problems of church

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  Man's compassionate instincts kick in admist violent chaos

Wednesday, November 21, 2012  Elmo puppeteer resigns amid underage-sex allegations, leaving Elmo behind on 'Sesame Street'

Monday, July 09, 2012  NATO confirms 6 troops killed in roadside bombing Sunday in Afghanistan were Americans

Wednesday, April 18, 2012  Updated with video: Clark had a heart attack Wednesday morning at Saint John's hospital in Santa Monica, a day after he was admitted for an outpatient procedure.

Sunday, January 22, 2012  Joe Paterno, a half century of football triumphs at Penn State shadowed by scandal, dies at 85

Wednesday, June 29, 2011  Afghan president defiantly insists security transition will go on despite Kabul hotel assault

Thursday, June 16, 2011  Video included: New York Rep. Weiner resigns from Congress amid scandal of sex photos he sent to women

Friday, December 03, 2010  Updated with additional photos, links and video. President Barack Obama slipped unannounced into dangerous Afghanistan on Friday, one year after widening an ever deadlier war and just days before a pivotal review about the 9-year-plus conflict.

Wednesday, October 06, 2010  A newspaper report says secret talks aimed at ending the war in Afghanistan have begun between representatives of the Taliban and the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

Thursday, July 29, 2010  Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the release of secret U.S. military documents has endangered the lives of Afghan citizens who have cooperated with the international forces.

Monday, July 19, 2010  Struggling to overcome growing concern about the course of the war in Afghanistan, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday she detected a subtle but favorable shift in public opinion in key ally Pakistan.

Thursday, May 13, 2010  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that women's rights should not be sacrificed in any settlement between the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Taliban militants.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010  Afghan President Hamid Karzai is meeting President Barack Obama in the White House after a day of intensive talks at the State Department and a visit with wounded U.S. troops.

Monday, April 05, 2010  Karzai made the unusual statement at a closed-door meeting Saturday with selected lawmakers