http://hosted.ap.org/ AP Top U.S. News At 9:18 a.m. EST &copy; 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our <a href="http://apdigitalnews.com/privacy.html">Privacy Policy</a>. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SPACE_SHUTTLE?SITE=PAPIT&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- A pair of astronauts stepped out on the third and final spacewalk of their mission Monday to take care of some odd jobs at the International Space station.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:52:54 GMT By MARCIA DUNN http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SPACE_SHUTTLE?SITE=PAPIT&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CANNABIS_CAFE?SITE=PAPIT&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- At the newly opened Cannabis Cafe, people sit around taking tokes from a "vaporizer" - a contraption with a big plastic bag that captures the potent vapors of heated marijuana. Glass jars hold donations of dried, milky-green weed, and the cafe serves up meals and snacks for the hungry.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:51:15 GMT By WILLIAM McCALL http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CANNABIS_CAFE?SITE=PAPIT&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_RI_BISHOP_KENNEDY?SITE=PAPIT&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A bitter dispute over abortion that prompted Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop to ask Rep. Patrick Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion has revealed the depth of the divide among Catholics over how politicians should reconcile their faith with their public duties.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:18:29 GMT By RAY HENRY http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_RI_BISHOP_KENNEDY?SITE=PAPIT&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CIVIL_RIGHTS_COLD_CASES?SITE=PAPIT&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Over the last three years, the FBI scoured faded documents, interviewed aging lawmen and tracked down witnesses from killings that occurred decades ago, many of them involving white police officers who shot black men or teenagers.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:38:39 GMT By SHELIA BYRD http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CIVIL_RIGHTS_COLD_CASES?SITE=PAPIT&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DRUG_WAR_TRUCKING?SITE=PAPIT&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LAREDO, Texas (AP) -- A U.S. program that offers trusted trucking companies speedy passage across American borders has begun attracting just the sort of customers who place a premium on avoiding inspections: Mexican drug smugglers.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:22:51 GMT By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DRUG_WAR_TRUCKING?SITE=PAPIT&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SEPT_11_TRIAL_DEFENDANTS?SITE=PAPIT&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one of the defendants said.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:57:53 GMT By KAREN MATTHEWS http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SEPT_11_TRIAL_DEFENDANTS?SITE=PAPIT&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_AIRPORT_QUAGMIRE?SITE=PAPIT&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- Fewer people are expected to fly this holiday season, but travelers shouldn't expect a full reprieve from the horrid flight delays of Thanksgivings past, especially if they need to land anywhere near New York City.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:54:21 GMT By DAVID B. CARUSO http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_AIRPORT_QUAGMIRE?SITE=PAPIT&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FEA_LIFESTYLES_OPRAHS_BFFS?SITE=PAPIT&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- Like any wife who knows her husband well, Nancy Martus knows what will annoy her man. Like when she utters the phrase, "Oprah says..."... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:32:16 GMT By JOCELYN NOVECK http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FEA_LIFESTYLES_OPRAHS_BFFS?SITE=PAPIT&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FORESTS_AS_FUEL?SITE=PAPIT&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT PARK FALLS, Wis. (AP) -- Forests are a treasure trove of limbs and bark that can be made into alternative fuels and some worry the increasing trend of using that logging debris will make those materials too scarce, harming the woodlands.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:50:06 GMT By JOHN FLESHER http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FORESTS_AS_FUEL?SITE=PAPIT&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TRAIN_STATION_OFFICER_HURT?SITE=PAPIT&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- A train passenger's video of an arrest shows heavy-duty glass shattering and showering down on a San Francisco area transit police officer and an unruly passenger in an incident that injured both men.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:15:16 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TRAIN_STATION_OFFICER_HURT?SITE=PAPIT&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT