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Anti-doping agency clears Armstrong for Tour de France

Lance Armstrong was cleared Friday to ride in this year’s Tour de France, health permitting, after the French anti-doping agency confirmed it would not be launching disciplinary procedures against the seven-time champion. The agency opted not to take any action against the 37-year-old American in connection with an incident in the French Riviera town of Beaulieu-sur-Mer on March 17. Although Armstrong is recovering from breaking his collarbone in March, he has indicated he hopes to be ready for the Tour de France in July.

The Waterboarding Of Ken Lewis

Coercion and the use of force have been part of the American character since settlers started moving West at the end of the 18th Century.

Analysis: Pakistan, Taliban and nuclear arms

Taliban militants made their deepest incursion into Pakistan this week, seizing control of areas that are a short drive from the capital city. A Pakistani government official said the militants fully withdrew from the Buner district on Friday, although other officials cast doubt on the extent of the pullout and how long it would last.

Armstrong cleared by French doping agency

Lance Armstrong has been cleared to ride in this year’s Tour de France after the French anti-doping agency (AFLD) confirmed they would not be launching any disciplinary procedures against the seven-time champion. The AFLD opted not to take any action against the 37-year-old, following an incident in the French riviera town of Beaulieu-sur-Mer on March 17. The American returned from a training ride to find a doping official at his French home.

Cheney defends dark side interrogations

No one’s enthusiastic about torture, but Dick Cheney is back in the news, talking-up some pretty tough stuff.

My bullied son’s last day on Earth

Eleven-year-old Jaheem Herrera woke up on April 16 acting strangely. He wasn’t hungry and he didn’t want to go to school

Venezuela to give island to New Jersey

Venezuela will give a 300-acre island in the Delaware River to the state of New Jersey, the governor’s office announced.

Abu Ghraib head finds vindication in newly released memos

She said she was a scapegoat. She said she was just following orders. She said she was demoted unfairly.

Police: Death of Freddie Mac CFO may be suicide

The acting chief financial officer of mortgage finance giant Freddie Mac was found dead Wednesday morning at his home, police said.

Iranian Nobel laureate to defend U.S. journalist

An Iranian human-rights activist and Nobel laureate has joined the legal team of an Iranian-American journalist convicted of spying and jailed in Iran. Shirin Ebadi, who won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2003, took up the case of Roxana Saberi at the request of Saberi’s family, her father, Reza Saberi, told CNN Wednesday.