Headlines from the Associated Press

Pentagon to unveil new waiver process for recruits - (Found July 2, 2008 )

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon has revised its policy for recruits who must get waivers for past bad behavior, but officials stopped short of eliminating waiver requirements for petty crimes, The Associated Press has learned....
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Recalls - (Found July 2, 2008 )

The following recalls have been announced:...
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Salmonella probe adds foods served with tomatoes - (Found July 2, 2008 )

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Adding to tomato confusion, the government is about to start testing numerous other types of fresh produce in the hunt for the source of the nation's record salmonella outbreak - even as it insists tomatoes remain the leading suspect....
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TOMATOES_SALMONELLA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TE...

NKorea nuke partners could take on other issues - (Found July 2, 2008 )

WASHINGTON (AP) -- North Korea and the nations bargaining to rid it of nuclear weapons could widen their talks to energy and Asian regional security issues, the top U.S. nuclear negotiator said Tuesday....
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NKOREA_ASIA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLAT...

New Iraq report: 15 of 18 benchmarks satisfactory - (Found July 2, 2008 )

WASHINGTON (AP) -- No matter who is elected president in November, his foreign policy team will have to deal with one of the most frustrating realities in Iraq: the slow pace with which the government in Baghdad operates....
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IRAQ_PROGRESS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPL...

White House: Bush to visit South Korea in August - (Found July 2, 2008 )

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Before attending the Summer Olympics in Beijing next month, President Bush will visit South Korea, the site of violent protests over the import of U.S. beef....
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SOUTH_KOREA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLAT...

Pentagon: Lithuania good site for missile defense - (Found July 2, 2008 )

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon said Tuesday that Lithuania would be a "good alternative" to Poland as the site for a U.S. missile defense base if negotiations with the Poles fail....
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EUROPE_MISSILE_DEFENSE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&...

Gov't not faulted for deaths of 2 detainees - (Found July 2, 2008 )

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal government was not negligent in two 2006 immigration detainee deaths, but officials can do a better job overseeing detainees' medical treatment, an internal review concluded....
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IMMIGRATION_CUSTODY_TREATMENT?SITE=AP&SECTION=H...

US-supplied food: Another US-NKorea deal - (Found July 2, 2008 )

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Relief workers distributing thousands of tons of U.S.-supplied food in North Korea have unprecedented freedom of access in the insular country to ensure the food goes to the people who need it, says the project's chief U.S. negotiator....
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NKOREA_FOOD_AID?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEM...

Treaty signed 40 years ago limited nuclear growth - (Found July 2, 2008 )

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A landmark treaty signed 40 years ago Tuesday by 61 countries is turning out to be more successful than predicted in keeping the nuclear weapons club small....
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