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BAGHDAD, Iraq – Clashes erupted between U.S. troops and insurgents Tuesday in the troubled city of Ramadi west of the capital, leaving at least two people dead, officials said. In Baghdad, gunmen assassinated the deputy chief of the Interior Ministry’s immigration office, Gen. Ghazi Mohammed Issa (search), in a drive-by …

ST. LOUIS – A quadriplegic attorney settled his lawsuit against producers of NBC’s “The Apprentice” (search) after they agreed to make clear the program accepts applications from the disabled. James Schottel Jr. (search), whose federal lawsuit claimed the show’s online application was discriminatory in requiring “excellent physical” health of would-be …

KABUL, Afghanistan – A roadside explosion hit a Canadian Embassy vehicle in the Afghan capital Monday, wounding one Canadian passenger, officials said. Witnesses said three Afghan civilians were also hurt. Officials said it appeared that the blast, which left a five-foot-wide crater beside the busy road in eastern Kabul, was …