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WASHINGTON – U.S. lawmakers called a proposal to give amnesty to Iraq’s insurgents a “get out of jail free” policy, and demanded that President Bush reject the plan. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki‘s proposed reconciliation plan would grant amnesty to insurgents and opposition figures who have not been involved in …

PITTSBURGH – Ben Roethlisberger was released from a hospital late Wednesday night after spending more than two days there recovering from facial injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident. The Steelers quarterback left Mercy Hospital around 11:30 p.m., said team spokesman Dave Lockett. It was unclear where he went, Lockett …

DORTMUND, Germany – Police arrested 40 Polish fans ahead of Wednesday’s World Cup match between Germany and Poland, a sign they wouldn’t tolerate trouble surrounding a game circled for its hooliganism potential. Four known hooligans were arrested near the soccer stadium and found to have knives after Polish police in …