COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Some shareholders have sued Hecla Mining Co. for stock losses they endured after the federal government shut down the Lucky Friday Mine for safety violations….

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Shareholders sue Hecla Mining Co. after deaths

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A Colombian rebel commander who has been detained in Venezuela since May was taken to a military hospital because of health problems, Venezuelan authorities said Friday….

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Colombia rebel undergoes tests at Caracas hospital

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co. ushered in Meg Whitman as its CEO with a $16.5 million compensation package that hinges on the one-time politician’s ability to lift the stumbling technology company’s stock price during the next two years….

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HP awards new CEO Whitman with $16.5M pay package

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Apple Inc. has temporarily blocked Motorola Mobility’s attempt to have it withdraw several iPhone and iPad models from its Internet store in Germany, the latest twist in an extended legal duel over patents between the companies….

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Apple, Motorola in patent struggle in Germany

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Republican front-runner Mitt Romney surged on Friday toward an apparent easy win in Nevada, with a new poll showing him beating rival Newt Gingrich by a 2-to-1 margin on the eve of the state’s presidential nominating contest.

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Romney cruises toward win in Nevada

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force on Friday detailed plans to cut the service by nearly 10,000 active, National Guard and Reserve airmen next year, as part of a broad move to downsize and shift capabilities around the country to be better prepared for wars of the future….

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Air Force to cut 10,000 airmen, shift aircraft

GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Minutes after a man pleaded guilty to kidnapping, raping and murdering 7-year-old Somer Thompson, who was dumped in a trash bin and later found in a landfill, the little girl’s twin brother addressed his sister’s killer….

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Killer of Fla. girl found in landfill gets life

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – By day, Robert Leitao manages a Catholic church in Southern California. By night, he indulges his other passion: predicting Apple Inc’s results.

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Wall Street analysts struggle to predict Apple

Bob Schieffer announces Sunday’s Face the Nation line-up: GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and a roundtable with Michael Kranish, Norah O’Donnell and John Dickerson.

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This Sunday: Gingrich, Giuliani and panel

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Afghanistan could end up fighting Taliban insurgents with a national army and police force two-thirds the size envisaged, if plans discussed on Friday by NATO defense ministers, trying to balance security needs with budget cuts, gain traction.

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Cost drives NATO bid for smaller Afghan army