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BAGHRAN VALLEY, Afghanistan – U.S. troops took positions atop a mountain ridge in southern Afghanistan on Sunday to cut off key transport routes as part of a major anti-Taliban offensive that has killed scores of suspected militants in recent days. For the first time in several years, coalition soldiers ventured …

WASHINGTON – Facing scathing criticism over reduced anti-terror grants for Washington, D.C., and New York City, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on Thursday defended his department’s handling of the funding saying the program is designed to avoid political influence in favor of reducing the threat of terrorism. “I would hate …

This is a partial transcript of “The Big Story With John Gibson,” June 27, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. JOHN GIBSON, HOST: Berkeley, California. It’s known as a hotbed of liberalism, and Tuesday night the city council is taking up a proposed ballot initiative, one that calls for …