WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has canceled a trip to London and Turkey for international conferences on cyber security and Afghanistan because of her mother’s illness. Clinton had been scheduled to depart Washington late Monday but decided against the trip when her mother, 92-year-old Dorothy Rodham, became ill. Read full article > >

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On her trip to Israel in 2007.

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Like a roaring snake a dozen miles long, a caravan of almost 2,000 motorcycles crossed into Maryland at mid-morning Friday, cutting south toward Virginia bound for the Pentagon on a path expected to snarl traffic through much of the region. A second traffic mess , somewhat less onerous, is anticipated Saturday morning as the bikers continue their trip to each of the sites where terrorists struck a decade ago on Sept. 11. With police escorts providing rolling road closures, the group rallied at dawn in Pennsylvania and rode to the memorial near Shanksville where United Fight 93 plunged to the ground after passengers fought back against terrorist hijackers. Read full article > >

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PHOENIX — Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was back in her hometown Friday, visiting Tucson for Father’s Day weekend in her first time back to her hometown since she was shot in January. “We’ve been dreaming of this trip for some time,” Giffords’ astronaut husband, Mark Kelly, said in a news release. “Gabby misses Tucson very much and her doctors have said that returning to her hometown could play an important role in her recovery.” Kelly said the trip “is sure to be very emotional” and hopes the news media respects their privacy. Read full article > >

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BENGHAZI, Libya — A Libyan woman who claimed she was raped by Gadhafi troops has left Libya on her way to the United States, her sister said Sunday. Marwa al-Obeidi said her sister Iman was flown out of Benghazi early Sunday morning. It was not immediately known where she was going in the U.S. Wearing gray pajamas and sitting with her mother in a cramped hotel room in Benghazi, Marwa al-Obeidi said she had spent the day crying because it was hard to see her sister leave, but knew this trip was best for her. Read full article > >

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TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico — Police in Mexico’s southern Chiapas state found 513 migrants on Tuesday inside two trailer trucks bound for the United States, and said they had been transported in dangerously crowded conditions. Some of the immigrants were suffering from dehydration after traveling for hours clinging to cargo ropes strung inside the containers to keep them upright as the trucks bounced along from the Guatemalan border, and allow more migrants to be more crammed in on the floor. The trucks had air holes punched in the tops of the containers, but migrants interviewed at the state prosecutors’ office said they lacked air and water. The trucks were bound for the central city of Puebla, where the migrants said they had been told they would be loaded aboard a second set of vehicles for the trip to the U.S. border. Read full article > >

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Six racehorses died after a passing driver flicked a cigarette into their trailer, causing the hay around them to catch fire. They were being driven to their first start of the season at the Belmont Park racetrack in Long Island, New York; the trip had…

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Oh, to be a fly on the wall on this trip. Charlie Sheen is accompanying Sean Penn on a humanitarian trip to Haiti, Sheen said Friday. “I’m excited as hell because, you know, if I can bring the attention of the world down there, then clearly this…

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After three days stuck in port in the Libyan capital, a ferry full of Americans and other foreigners finally departed Friday. The Maria Dolores ferry left Tripoli’s As-shahab port, navigating treacherous waters on an eight-hour trip to Malta, Italy. At…

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In the hospital, after her Black Hawk helicopter was shot down in a fireball, L. Tammy Duckworth’s fellow soldiers made sure four of her personal items made the trip home from Iraq with her: her wedding ring, her dog tags, her unit patch and a coin she always kept in the breast pocket of her flight…

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Four tips on where to eat, sleep and get pampered in North America’s largest mountain resort Recently spending a week at Whistler Blackcomb (my annual snowboarding destination), I stuck to some of my favorite gear and places but also used the trip as an opportunity to try some new things. This first story, in a series of three, focuses on highlights of Whistler itself. Stay tuned for a gear round-up and apparel review both later this week. Four Seasons While a little off the beaten path, the Four Seasons makes up for it with spacious rooms that all come equipped with cozy fireplaces, thick terry robes and toasty down comforters. Impeccable food throughout its two restaurants and full bar service at the hot tub lends easy indulgence to a stay there. Being out of the fray of the main village provides a peaceful atmosphere, and a constantly rotating shuttle bus and Mercedes MLS courtesy car provide easy access to everything—nearly on demand. Scandinave New to Whistler this year, the Scandinave Spa is exactly what the resort town has been missing. The 3 acre property has multiple baths of varied temperatures, a large steam room and huge pine sauna. All of these features are outside and set in to a beautiful, rustic slope, complimented by modern Nordic-style buildings that house a caf

The foreign secretary will use his trip to Tunisia – where protests brought down the previous government – to pledge UK support for change.

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Former president George W. Bush was slated to speak at a gala charity event in Geneva on February 12, supporting United Israel Appeal. This weekend, a Bush spokesman announced that the trip had been scrapped. He noted the “threat of demonstrations” associated with the event. Now it appears that Bush’s decision not to travel abroad may have had an entirely different basis. . . .

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Martha Stewart got an unpleasant welcome home after her trip to South America when, leaning down to whisper to her dog, Francesca, Francesca “bolted upright with such force that she hit me in the face like a boxing glove hitting an opponent’s face.” “I…

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BEIJING – With the test of a stealth fighter jet Tuesday, just hours before U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates met with Chinese President Hu Jintao, the Chinese military provided a blunt demonstration of its willingness to challenge both the United States and its own president.

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