Nation and World
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Fed OKs plan to rein in unfair, deceptive credit cards
May 01, 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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The Androgynous Pharaoh? Akhenaten had feminine physique
May 01, 2008 11:00 pm - BALTIMORE -- Akhenaten wasn't the most manly pharaoh, even though he fathered at least a half-dozen children. In fact, his form was quite feminine, which has puzzled exp...
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Study throws into doubt future of Reading First program
May 01, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- From the beginning, President Bush's Reading First program has had problems -- charges of conflicts of interest, bruising budget fights. Now perhaps the wo...
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House to approve anti-genetic discrimination bill
Apr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Congress on Thursday moved toward passing a landmark anti-genetic discrimination bill making it illegal for insurance companies or employers to raise rates...
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Economic hardships turn farm bill into a food bill
Apr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Most people call it a farm bill. But it's really more of a food bill. That's even more true this year as negotiators, spurred by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
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Gates calls bad barracks conditions at Fort Bragg appalling
Apr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - FORT BLISS, Texas -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates, after watching a YouTube video showing poor barracks conditions at the Army's Fort Bragg in North Carolina, said Thu...
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Obama, Clinton focus on working class
Apr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - BEECH GROVE, Ind. -- Barack Obama teamed up with wife Michelle on Wednesday to court working families with a little kitchen table conversation about tax cuts. Rival Hill...
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Pentagon changes rule for security clearances
Apr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday urged troops to get psychiatric counseling for wartime mental health problems, saying it's "not going to count a...
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Pentagon officials ponder wider Afghan war
Apr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Pentagon officials are quietly considering a significant change in the war command in Afghanistan to extend U.S. control of forces into the country's volat...
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US backs down on Belarus embassy closure
Apr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The United States abruptly backed down on a decision to order the closure of the Belarusian embassy in Washington and consulate in New York just minutes be...