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ALOHA, Ore. – Friends and family spoke out Thursdayin defense of the Portland lawyer being held as part of the investigation into the deadly train bombings in Spain. FBI officials said 37-year-oldBrandon Mayfield (search)was taken into custody on a material witness warrant. The FBI also searched Mayfield’s Aloha home. Mayfield’s …

WASHINGTON – Democratic Party Chairman Terry McAuliffe (search)says the Bush administration is “in the pocket of big oil” and isn’t doing enough to hold down fast-rising gasoline prices. “The price of gas is up about 50 cents a gallon sinceGeorge Bush (search)took office,” McAuliffe said in remarks prepared for delivery …

Thousands of pet cats in Beijing are being killed in secretive government pounds to prepare the Chinese capital for the Olympic Games, it is being reported. According to the U.K’s Daily Mail newspaper, hundreds of abandoned cats are being rounded up and sent to what some animal welfare groups describe …