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Fed OKs plan to rein in unfair, deceptive credit cards

Associated Press
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...
The Androgynous Pharaoh? Akhenaten had feminine physique

Associated Press
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...
Study throws into doubt future of Reading First program

Associated Press
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...
House to approve anti-genetic discrimination bill

Associated Press
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...
Economic hardships turn farm bill into a food bill

Associated Press
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...
Gates calls bad barracks conditions at Fort Bragg appalling

Associated Press
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...
Obama, Clinton focus on working class

Associated Press
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...
Pentagon changes rule for security clearances

Associated Press
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...
Pentagon officials ponder wider Afghan war

Associated Press
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...
US backs down on Belarus embassy closure

Associated Press
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...

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