Nation and World
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Republicans hope that Maine goes the way of conservatismMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - AUGUSTA, Maine -- It is only partially true that in presidential elections "as Maine goes, so goes the nation." The term emerged in the 19th century because at the time ...
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Residents flee Chilean volcano
May 06, 2008 11:00 pm - SANTIAGO, Chile -- The Chaiten volcano spewed lava and blasted ash 12 miles into the sky on Tuesday, prompting officials to order a total evacuation of nearby area. More...
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WWII forgeries seek to defame Churchill
May 06, 2008 11:00 pm - LONDON -- British historians called Tuesday for a public report on the inquiry into 29 forged documents found at the National Archives that falsely accuse Winston Church...
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The cost of small change isn't small
May 06, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Further evidence that times are tough: It now costs more than a penny to make a penny. And the cost of a nickel is more than 7½ cents. Surging prices for c...
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Exit polls reveal race again a key
May 06, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Race again played a pivotal role in Tuesday's Democratic presidential clashes, as whites in Indiana and North Carolina leaned solidly toward Hillary Rodham...
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Georgia execution first since court ruling
May 06, 2008 11:00 pm - JACKSON, Ga. -- A Georgia man who killed his live-in girlfriend was executed Tuesday, the first inmate put to death since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutiona...
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Clinton and Obama stump for votes by focusing on the pump
May 05, 2008 11:00 pm - DURHAM, N.C. -- Dueling over gas prices, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama strained for every last vote Monday, the eve of the Indiana and North Carolina primaries...
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DNA tests prove none of 3 skulls billed as Schiller's was authentic
May 05, 2008 11:00 pm - BERLIN -- Who is buried in Friedrich Schiller's tomb? Several people, apparently, but none of them the famous poet and playwright, according to new research. After two y...
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10 million children die from lack of health care every year, report says
May 05, 2008 11:00 pm - MANILA, Philippines -- More than 200 million children worldwide under age 5 do not get basic health care, leading to nearly 10 million deaths annually from treatable ail...
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Can Clinton win without hurting the Democratic Party?May 05, 2008 11:00 pm - On the day last week when Hillary Clinton suffered the first of two costly defections by Indiana superdelegates, I went to see an old friend working in her national camp...