Students held in Miami protest released from jail

MIAMI More than two dozen teens who were arrested after sevenpolice officers were hurt in a violent demonstration at a highschool have been released, an attorney said. Circuit Judge BarbaraAreces found insufficient evidence Saturday to hold two of thestudents held in Fridays clash. Another 16 juveniles, most chargedwith resisting arrest and disturbing the peace, were given homedetention until a hearing today. Two 18-year-old students chargedwith resisting arrest with violence, disturbing a school assemblyand disturbing the peace bonded out after a hearing Saturday, …

Libya Pledges Military Trade Curbs, but Details Are Fuzzy

Building on its December 2003 decision to give up its nuclear and chemical weapons programs, as well as its long-range missiles, Libya announced May 13 that it would halt its military trade with countries it deems a proliferation threat. U.S. officials said Libya was following through on a private pledge to Washington to discontinue such dealings with Syria, Iran, and North Korea. But a subsequent Libyan statement called into question whether this commitment actually extended to Syria.

According to a May 13 statement carried on Libyan television, Libya has pledged that it "will not deal in any military goods or services with countries Libya considers to be a source of concern for …

A state-by-state look at Election Day

A state-by-state review of the race for the White House as well as key congressional and gubernatorial campaigns. The state's number of electoral votes is in parentheses.

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ALABAMA (9) _ McCain territory. Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions safe. Each party struggling to hold an open House seat.

ALASKA (3) _ Running mate Sarah Palin's state safe for McCain. Convicted GOP Sen. Ted Stevens and Republican Rep. Don Young in deep trouble.

ARIZONA (10) _ McCain's home state should be safe but isn't quite. Democrats on track to pick up one House seat.

ARKANSAS (6) _ McCain's for sure. Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor safe for …

Convention center opens tomorrow

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A welcome U.N. arrival

Once, the ability of the president to appoint officials during acongressional recess was an important tool to keep governmentrunning while lawmakers made the slow journey on horseback to theirfar-flung districts.

Transportation is faster nowadays. But interim appointments arestill important, to keep partisan politics from jamming themachinery of government. Thus we support President Bush's installingJohn Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations. Arguments thatBolton yelled at subordinates or challenged intelligence brought tohim held little water -- if being a gruff boss forestalls a careerin government, we'd have few public servants. It …

The Son Also Rises: Should William be king?

LONDON (AP) — King Charles or King William? Royal wedding bells have reignited the debate over whether Prince Charles should step aside to let his more popular son William be king.

Many are pushing the idea as the nation buzzes over the announcement of William's engagement to longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton. They argue that Charles' standing suffered irreparable harm when his marriage to Princess Diana fell apart and seamy details of his affair with Camilla Parker Bowles went public.

Others say he is, at 62, simply too old to start an effective reign after his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, dies. It's more than an academic question: the queen is 84 years old, albeit in …

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