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WASHINGTON – Congressional investigators are questioning whether the Veterans Affairs Department (search) can adequately help troops who may return from Iraq and Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress disorder. The agency said that so far it has treated 6,400 veterans of the Afghanistan (search) and Iraq wars for the disorder and that …

NEW YORK – First-time Oscar host Chris Rock (search), a comedian known for his frequent use of expletives, says the five-second decency delay on the ABC show’s Feb. 27 telecast will be a welcome “safety net.” “I’ve been on TV and been funny not cursing,” Rock says in an interview …

GROTON, Conn. – The USS Jimmy Carter (search) entered the Navy’s fleet Saturday as the most heavily armed submarine ever built, and as the last of the Seawolf class of attack subs that the Pentagon ordered during the Cold War’s final years. The $3.2 billion Jimmy Carter was commissioned Saturday, …