Nation and World
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Penguin's wetsuit puts him back in the swim of things
Apr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- What's black and white and warm all over? A penguin in a wetsuit, naturally. Sounds like a joke, but it's quite serious for biologists at the California...
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Scalia: Conservative, not biased
Apr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Constitution doesn't prohibit abortion any more than it allows it, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia says in a television news interview to be broad...
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People's decisions to cut back add up to weaker economy
Apr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Monique Blake won't be shopping for new clothes. William Acosta got rid of his cell phone. Paula Rockwell put off buying a home. In ways both large and sma...
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Snipes gets 3 years in prison on tax charges
Apr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - OCALA, Fla. -- Wesley Snipes was sentenced to three years in prison on tax charges Thursday, a victory for prosecutors who sought to make an example of the action star b...
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Controversial pastor cries foul
Apr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, former pastor to Barack Obama, said publicizing sound bites of sermons in which he condemned U.S. policies was "unfair" and "deviou...
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Airline fires 2 pilots who overshot Hawaii runway
Apr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - HONOLULU -- Two pilots for Hawaii's Go airlines who overshot a runway by 15 miles while trying to land on the state's Big Island have been fired. Mesa Air Group confirme...
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U.S.-contracted ship fires warning shots in Gulf
Apr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - CAIRO, Egypt -- A civilian ship working for the U.S. military fired warning shots at two small boats that approached it in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy said Friday. T...
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Fatal shark attack forces beach closures near San Diego
Apr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - SOLANA BEACH, Calif. -- A shark on Friday attacked and killed a 66-year-old swimmer who was training in the ocean off San Diego County with a group of triathletes, autho...
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North Carolina Republicans pull anti-Obama TV adApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS -- North Carolina's Republican Party Thursday withdrew an advertisement critical of Democrat Barack Obama's links to a controversial preacher, Republican Joh...
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Petraeus picked to lead Mideast command
Apr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Army Gen. David Petraeus, the four-star general who led troops in Iraq for the past year, will be nominated by President Bush to be the next commander of U...