Nation and World
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Calamari rings the size of tires? Scientists thaw 1,000-pound squid
Apr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Marine scientists in New Zealand on Tuesday were thawing the corpse of the largest squid ever caught to try to unlock the secrets of one of th...
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Court backs voter ID law
Apr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The surge of new voters into the 2008 presidential campaign could run up against a Supreme Court-sanctioned barrier next week, a law requiring photo identi...
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China blames speeding for train crash that killed 70 people
Apr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - ZIBO, China -- China could identify less than half the 70 people killed in its deadliest train accident in a decade but had already cleared the mangled cars and laid new...
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Poll favors Clinton over Obama in one-on-one race with McCain
Apr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Hillary Rodham Clinton now leads John McCain by 9 points in a head-to-head presidential matchup, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll that bolsters ...
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Vietnam to halt all American adoptions
Apr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam -- Vietnam, where growing numbers of Americans have turned to adopt a baby, announced Monday it is halting all U.S. adoptions following allegat...
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Obama's quandary over preacher reflects supporters' divide
Apr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Thirteen hours after his former pastor startled some with a defiant performance that was televised nationwide, Barack Obama urged 18,000 supporters ...
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Iranian official calls Barbie 'destructive'
Apr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - TEHRAN, Iran -- A top Iranian judiciary official warned Monday against the "destructive" cultural and social consequences of importing Barbie dolls and other Western toy...
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Cashing out the attic to make ends meet
Apr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The for-sale listings on the online hub Craigslist come with plaintive notices, like the one from the teenager in Georgia who said her mother lost her job an...
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Bloggers offer uncensored glimpse of Cuba
Apr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - HAVANA -- Only a month has passed since ordinary Cubans won the right to own computers, and the government still keeps a rigid grip on Internet access. But that hasn't s...
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Police: Dad confesses to holding daughter captive 24 years
Apr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - AMSTETTEN, Austria -- A man has confessed to imprisoning his daughter for 24 years in a windowless cell with a soundproofed door and fathering seven children with her in...