Nation and World
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Cyclone kills at least 351 in Myanmar, state-run TV reports
May 03, 2008 11:00 pm - YANGON, Myanmar -- A powerful cyclone killed more than 350 people and destroyed thousands of homes, state-run media said Sunday. Some dissident groups worried that the m...
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Resolute volunteers define grass rootsMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - As Tuesday's Indiana primary closes in, plenty of folks think the Democratic nomination contest has dragged on long enough, thank you. If it feels long to us, consider h...
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He captured 1,000 Japanese in WW II
May 03, 2008 11:00 pm - MIAMI -- Armed but alone, Marine Pfc. Guy Gabaldon roamed Saipan's caves and pillboxes, persuading enemy soldiers and civilians to surrender during the hellish World War...
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Survivors search for belongings amid Ark. tornado wreckage
May 02, 2008 11:00 pm - DAMASCUS, Ark. -- Smoke rose from burning heaps of wreckage Saturday as residents of rural Arkansas cleaned up what was left of their homes after deadly tornadoes scoure...
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Fed looks at tighter rein on credit cards
May 02, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve and other regulators initiated steps Friday to end "unfair and deceptive" credit card industry practices assailing consumers who are al...
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Bridge collapse victims will divide $38 million
May 02, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota lawmakers reached agreement on a $38 million compensation package for victims of a deadly bridge collapse, culminating months of work to pro...
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Antarctic may join Arctic on thin ice
May 02, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Arctic will remain on thinning ice, and climate warming is expected to begin affecting the Antarctic also, scientists said Friday. "The long-term progn...
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Portugal still investigating little girl's disappearance
May 02, 2008 11:00 pm - PRAIA DA LUZ, Portugal -- A year after Madeleine McCann vanished from a resort in southern Portugal, police are still gathering evidence into the British girl's disappea...
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Not your mother's college dormitory
May 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Erik Youngdahl and Michelle Garcia share a dorm room at Connecticut's Wesleyan University. But they say there's no funny business going on. Really. They mean it. They ha...
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Judge rules Katrina victims can sue Corps of Engineers
May 02, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS -- The Army Corps of Engineers can be held liable for flood damage caused by a "hurricane highway," a navigation channel that is believed to have funneled Hu...