ACCRA, Ghana, July 11 — President Obama, making his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa since taking office, called on people of the oft-troubled continent Saturday to seize control of their future by building strong, democratic institutions and eliminating corruption …

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ACCRA, Ghana (July 11) - America’s president and Africa’s son, Barack Obama dashed with pride onto the continent of his ancestors Saturday, challenging its people to shed corruption and conflict in favor of peace. Campaigning to all of Africa, he said “Yes you can.” “I say this knowing full well the …

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney directed the CIA eight years ago not to inform Congress about a nascent counterterrorism program that CIA Director Leon Panetta terminated in June, officials with direct knowledge of the matter said Saturday. Subsequent CIA directors did not …

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Associated Press Writer= ALSIP, Ill. (AP) — A constant stream of relatives hoping to find their loved ones showed up Saturday as officials exhumed one grave in a cemetery where four former employees are accused of digging up and dumping hundreds of bodies in a scheme to resell plots. One body …

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ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — America’s president and Africa’s son, Barack Obama dashed with pride onto the continent of his ancestors Saturday, challenging its people to shed corruption and conflict in favor of peace. Campaigning to all of Africa, he said “Yes you can.” “I say this knowing full well the …

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SAN FRANCISCO—Jonathan Sanchez pointed to third baseman Juan Uribe and signaled that all was well. No hard feelings, let it go. Uribe’s error on a grounder by Chase Headley in the eighth inning Friday night wound up giving the San Diego Padres their only baserunner in Sanchez’s unlikely no-hitter …

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SAINT-GIRONS, France — Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong remains in third place in the Tour de France, after Spain’s Luis Leon Sanchez won the eighth stage Saturday in a sprint ahead of three other breakaway riders. Rinaldo Nocentini of Italy earned the yellow jersey for the second straight day …

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Against a backdrop of IOUs and expanding government furloughs, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders expressed optimism Saturday that they were moving toward a compromise that could end California’s fiscal calamity. Negotiations to close the state’s $26.3 …

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ALSIP, Ill., July 11 (UPI) — The entire Chicago-area cemetery where employees allegedly violated graves has been declared a crime scene, police said Saturday. The move means family members and the news media will be barred from Burr Oak Cemetery for at least five days, the Chicago Sun-Times …

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Stage: A 109.7-mile trek featuring three big climbs from Andorra La Vella, Andorra, to Saint-Girons, France. Winner: Spain’s Luis Leon Sanchez, in a sprint ahead of three other breakaway riders. Sanchez won the Paris-Nice stage race in March. He crossed the line just ahead of France’s Sandy …

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