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WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is trying to placate an outraged Turkish government while refusing to condemn Israel for its deadly raid on a flotilla of aid ships bound for Gaza.

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration said Tuesday that it had begun civil and criminal investigations into the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

WASHINGTON - As the US agencies continue their investigations to probe the failed Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad's links with Pakistani extremist groups, indications are that he is a "hybrid terrorist", who worked alone but derived inspiration from the Pakistan Taliban.

WASHINGTON -. The perception in the minds of most Americans, especially in the corridors of power, was that the Clintons - Bill and Hillary - would divorce as soon as their stint in the White House ended. So, it came as a surprise and an irony to many that former US Vice-President Al Gore and his wife Tipper announcing on Tuesday that they have separated after four decades of association.