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House raises debt limit WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans backed away from a battle over the government's debt cap on Tuesday and permitted President Barack Obama's Democ- ratic allies to drive quick passage of a measure to increase the government's borrowing cap without any concessions from the White House. The 221-201 vote came hours after Speaker John Boehner announced that his fractured party would relent. Just 28 Republicans voted for the measure, including Boehner. But 193 Democrats more than compensated for the low support among Republi- cans. The move risks more displeasure from the tea party but came after most Republicans in the House made clear they had no taste for another high- stakes fight with President Barack Obama over the nation's debt ceiling, which must be raised so the government can bor- row money to pay all of its bills. The bill would permit the Treasury Department to borrow normally for another 13 months, dif- fusing the chance of a debt crisis well past the November elections and providing time for a newly elected Congress to decide how to handle the issue. Air Force's push to fix what ails the nuclear missile force WASHINGTON (AP) — Five years ago the Air Force considered a series of proposals to boost morale and fix perfor- mance and security lapses in its nuclear missile corps, according to inter- nal emails and documents obtained by The Associat- ed Press. But many fell short or died on the vine, and now, with the force again in crisis, it's retrac- ing those earlier steps. The new effort is more far-reaching, on a tighter timetable and backed by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. So it appears to hold more promise for an Air Force under scrutiny after a variety of embar- rassing setbacks and mis- steps raised questions about whether some of the world's most fear- some weapons are being properly managed. The earlier approach, shown in internal Air Force documents and emails from 2008-09, included some of the ideas being floated again today by a new set of Air Force leaders, including bonus pay and other incentives to make more attractive the work of the men and women who operate, maintain and secure an Air Force fleet of 450 Minuteman 3 nuclear-tipped missiles. Then, as now, the Air Force also looked for ways to eliminate the most damaging ''disin- centives'' — parts of the job that can make missile duty onerous. ''Keep the faith,'' one commander wrote to his ICBM troops in an email in early 2009. Faith, however, seemed to falter. AG urges restoring voting rights to former inmates WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder called on a group of states Tuesday to restore voting rights to ex- felons, part of a push to fix what he sees as flaws in the criminal justice sys- tem that have a disparate impact on racial minori- ties. ''It is time to funda- mentally rethink laws that permanently disenfran- chise people who are no longer under federal or state supervision,'' Holder said, targeting 11 states that he said continue to restrict voting rights for former inmates, even after they've finished their prison terms. ''Across this country today, an estimated 5.8 million Americans — 5.8 million of our fellow citi- zens — are prohibited from voting because of current or previous felony convictions,'' Holder told a symposium on criminal justice at Georgetown University. Now into his fifth year as attorney general and hinting that this year might be his last, Holder survived political contro- versies that, early on, placed him on the defen- sive. Now, he is doubling down on the kinds of issues that have long held his interest during a career in law enforcement — prison overcrowding, overly harsh mandatory drug sentences and school disciplinary policies that he says push kids into street crime. Congress used to be the place that highlighted Holder's problems, including a plan to try ter- rorists in New York City and the failed Justice Department investigation of gun smuggling in Ari- zona that ended in the death of a border patrol agent. Shirley Temple dies at 85 Any kid who ever tap- danced at a talent show or put on a curly wig and auditioned for ''Annie'' can only dream of being as beloved — or as impor- tant — as Shirley Temple. Temple, who died Monday night at 85, sang, danced, sobbed and grinned her way into the hearts of dispirited Depression-era moviego- ers and remains the ulti- mate child star decades later. Other pre-teens, from Macaulay Culkin to Miley Cyrus, have been as famous in their time. But none of them helped shape their time the way she did. Dimpled, precocious and oh-so-adorable, she was America's top box office draw during Holly- wood's golden age, and her image was free of the scandals that have plagued Cyrus, Lindsay Lohan and so many other child stars — parental feuds, or drug and alcohol addiction. Temple remains such a symbol of innocence that kids still know the drink named for her: a sweet, nonalcoholic cocktail of ginger ale and grenadine, topped with a maraschino cherry. Her hit movies — which included ''Bright Eyes'' (1934), ''Curly Top'' (1935), ''Dimples'' (1936), ''Poor Little Rich Girl'' (1936) and ''Heidi'' (1937) — featured senti- mental themes and musi- cal subplots, with stories of resilience and opti- mism that a struggling American public found appealing. She kept chil- dren singing ''On the Good Ship Lollipop'' for generations. Belgium set to extend right-to-die law to children BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium, one of the very few countries where euthanasia is legal, is expected to take the unprecedented step this week of abolishing age restrictions on who can ask to be put to death — extending the right to chil- dren for the first time. The legislation appears to have wide support in the largely liberal country. But it has also aroused intense opposition from foes — including a list of pediatri- cians — and everyday people who have staged noisy street protests, fear- ing that vulnerable chil- dren will be talked into making a final, irreversible choice. Backers like Dr. Ger- land van Berlaer, a promi- nent Brussels pediatrician, believe it is the merciful thing to do. The law will be specific enough that it will only apply to the handful of teenage boys and girls who are in advanced stages of cancer or other terminal illnesses and suffering unbearable pain, he said. Under current law, they must let nature take its course or wait until they turn 18 and can ask to be euthanized. ''We are talking about children that are really at the end of their life. It's not that they have months or years to go. Their life will end anyway,'' said Van Berlaer, chief of clinic in the pediatric critical care unit of University Hospital Brussels. ''The question they ask us is: 'Don't make me go in a terrible, horrifying way, let me go now while I am still a human being and while I still have my dignity.''' Algerian military plane crash kills 77 ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — An Algerian military transport plane slammed into a mountain Tuesday in the country's rugged eastern region, killing 77 people and leaving just one sur- vivor, the defense ministry said. Air traffic controllers lost radio and radar contact with the U.S.-built C-130 Her- cules turboprop just before noon and dispatched heli- copters to try to find it. The plane was discovered in pieces on Mount Fortas near the town of Ain Kercha, 50 kilometers (30 miles) south- east of Constantine, the main city in eastern Algeria. The plane was heading to Constantine from the southern Saharan city of Tamanrasset, which has a massive military presence due to its proximity to the country's unstable southern borders. It was at least 24 years old, according to sales information supplied by its maker, Lockheed Martin Corp. The plane carried 74 pas- sengers and four crew members, the military said in its statement, blaming poor weather for the crash. Earlier in the day, Alger- ian government officials and Algerian state media had reported that the plane had 99 passengers, making for a much higher death toll. Future of aid programs in Afghanistan hinges on security WASHINGTON (AP) — Warily watching to see how many U.S. troops might remain in Afghanistan next year, American diplomats and aid workers are facing a drawdown of their own as security threats and dwin- dling resources limit their 12-year push to develop the mostly primitive nation. 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