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Perrysburg, Ohio — From Interstate 75, the sight is striking: A gleaming white mosque with twin minarets in the classical Islamic style rises out of the Ohio countryside. A visit to the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo during Friday prayers offers another remarkable scene. Inside the mosque’s domed prayer hall, as light streams through stained-glass windows [...] Read Full Story

DES MOINES, Iowa – As Fred Thompson officially hits the campaign trail, he’s making a pitch to conservative Republicans nervous that the 2008 presidential race could lead to a Democratic president — and even one named Clinton. Thompson says he’s the candidate who could prevent that from happening by campaigning on true conservative values. “To my Republican friends, [...] Read Full Story

BAGHDAD - A car bomb killed at least 13 people Wednesday in a Shiite part of Baghdad, and the U.S. command announced the deaths of eight more American soldiers — some victims of a weapon the American command believes comes from Iran. At least 44 Iraqis were killed or found dead nationwide Wednesday, according to police [...] Read Full Story

MIAMI - The Rev. D. James Kennedy, a pioneering Christian broadcaster and megachurch pastor whose fiercely conservative worldview helped fuel the rise of the religious right in American politics, died Wednesday. He was 76. Kennedy died at his home in Fort Lauderdale from complications of a heart attack he suffered on Dec. 28, according to Kristin [...] Read Full Story

WASHINGTON - Ohio Rep. Paul Gillmor, a Republican whose political career covered four decades, has died, party officials said. “Born, raised and educated in our home state of Ohio, Paul never lost sight of the reason he came to Congress — to serve this great institution and his constituents with dedication and distinction,” House Republican [...] Read Full Story

WASHINGTON – Iraq’s Interior Ministry is regarded as “dysfunctional” and sectarian” and the National Police should be “disbanded and reorganized,” according to an independent report obtained by CNN. The report, authored by the Independent Commission on Security Forces in Iraq, fires stinging criticism at Iraqi security forces but also includes promising words for the country’s military. Ordered [...] Read Full Story

BERLIN, Germany – German police arrested three suspected Islamic militants who were planning “massive” and “imminent” attacks on American targets in Germany, authorities said Wednesday. “The main motivation of the group in Germany is hatred against American citizens and therefore they had as main targets the American military installations,” Jorg Ziercke, president of Germany’s Federal Criminal [...] Read Full Story

WASHINGTON – Six nuclear warheads on cruise missiles were mistakenly carried on a flight from North Dakota to Louisiana last week, prompting a major investigation, military officials have confirmed. The plane took the cruise missiles from Minot Air Force Base to Barksdale Air Force Base for decommissioning Thursday, the Air Force said. “This is a major gaffe, [...] Read Full Story

SINGAPORE — Stocks in Asia continued their downward spiral today amid the widening fallout from the United States’ subprime mortgage crisis. The decline was led by shares in South Korea, as local investors returned from a national holiday there and joined the stampede by foreign investors trying to sell. Across Europe, markets were also sustaining heavy [...] Read Full Story