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HARRISBURG, Pa. – While states are spending more to extend benefits to their National Guardsmen called to duty, the Bush administration is reducing benefits, Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor said Saturday. “While we the governors do all we can for our vets and our returning soldiers, our federal government has the primary …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – U.S. soldiers, ambushed by dozens of Iraqi militants near the infamous “Triangle of Death,” responded by killing 26 guerrillas in the largest single insurgent death toll since last fall’s battle for Fallujah (search), the U.S. military said Monday. The high number of deaths in Sunday’s daylight battle …

LA PAZ, Bolivia – President Carlos Mesa (search) submitted his resignation Monday to Congress after several days of massive protests against his government, and the lawmakers may decide on his fate as early as Tuesday. Chief of Staff Jose Galindo carried Mesa’s resignation letter to the congressional building across the …