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Young Guantanamo Detainee Back In Afghanistan

Mohammed Jawad, now about 21, was welcomed home Monday by Afghanistan's president and joyful relatives after almost seven years in prison. A military judge ruled in October that he had been coerced into confessing he threw a grenade that injured U.S. soldiers.
Posted: 08/24/2009 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines

Smoker's Daughter Awarded $13M In Damages

The Los Angeles Superior Court jury returned the verdict Monday, more than eight years after the smoker, Betty Bullock, sued the company for fraud and product liability. Jodie Bullock became the plaintiff in the case after her mother died of lung cancer in 2003.
Posted: 08/24/2009 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines

4 Ky. Inmates Still Hospitalized After Prison Riot

Four prisoners remained hospitalized and hundreds of others had to be relocated Saturday after rioting inmates set their central Kentucky prison on fire.
Posted: 08/23/2009 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines

In Reversal, U.S. Will Tell Red Cross Of Detainees

The U.S. military has quietly changed a key policy and is now notifying the International Committee of the Red Cross of the identities of militants secretly held in camps in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Posted: 08/23/2009 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines

Obama Facing Hard Choices On Afghan War Plans

As public support for the Afghanistan war erodes, President Obama soon may face two equally unattractive choices: increase U.S. troop levels to beat back a resilient enemy, or stick with the 68,000 already committed and risk the political fallout if that number isn't enough.
Posted: 08/23/2009 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines

My Lai Soldier: Apology Could Answer Survivors

William Calley remained silent for 40 years about his role in the My Lai massacre, one of the worst atrocities in the history of American warfare. His apology last week may not be too late, says Lawrence Colburn, an American soldier honored for trying to stop the tragedy.
Posted: 08/23/2009 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines

My Lai Officer Apologizes For Massacre

The only U.S. Army officer convicted in the 1968 slaying of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai has apologized for the massacre. William L. Calley's remarks were made Wednesday at a Kiwanis Club in Columbus, Ga. Al Fleming, a longtime friend of Calley who invited him to speak at the club, talks about what happened.
Posted: 08/21/2009 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines

Revenue-Hungry States Take New Look At Gaming

Although casino revenues nationwide fell last year, states facing big budget shortfalls are taking a new look at gambling — and former foes are reluctantly lining up in support. Governors of some states want their share of the revenue their neighbors get from residents who cross state lines to gamble.
Posted: 08/21/2009 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines

Calley Apologizes For My Lai Massacre

"There is not a day that goes by that I do not feel remorse for what happened that day in My Lai," William L. Calley told members of a local Kiwanis Club in Georgia, referring to his role in a massacre by U.S. troops under his command that left 500 Vietnamese civilians dead.
Posted: 08/21/2009 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines

Lutherans To Allow Sexually Active Gays As Clergy

Leaders of the nation's largest Lutheran church have voted to allow sexually active gays and lesbians in committed relationships to serve as clergy. Critics predict the change will prompt individual congregations to split off from the denomination.
Posted: 08/21/2009 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines

Afghans Vote In Presidential Election

Poll workers in Afghanistan are counting the ballots after the country voted Thursday in presidential elections. Attacks by Taliban militants killed more than 20 civilians and security personnel. Results are not expected until Saturday.
Posted: 08/20/2009 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines