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Philly guides sue over history tests, licensing

PHILADELPHIA - Citing their rights to free speech, three tour guides sued the city of Philadelphia on Wednesday challenging an ordinance that will require them to pass a history test and get a license before speaking about the history of the Liberty ...

Swords, bombs seized inside Afghan prison

The search was launched after Taliban insurgents carried off one of the biggest jail-breaks in history last month, smashing a suicide truck bomb into the gate of Kandahar prison and freeing 400 of their fighters and 700 other criminals.

Military sees presidential race through own lens

The desire to quickly get out of Iraq is balanced against the hope to see the country stabilized; respect for one candidate's storied military history is weighed against another's relative youth; concern about the war's drain on the U.S.

Bush heckled at July 4 ceremony

When you raise your hands and take your oath, you will complete an incredible journey. ... From this day forward, the history of the United States will be part of your heritage.

Huge landowner gets a closed-door deal

We have 40 years of Forest Service history that has been reversed in the last three months," said Pat O'Herren, an official in Missoula County , which is threatening to sue the Forest Service for forgoing environmental assessments and other procedures ...