Nation and World
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Scientists study haze of pollution over Arctic
Apr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- Visitors to Alaska often marvel at the crisp, clear air. But the truth is, the skies above the Arctic Circle work like a giant lint trap during late...
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Government to release proposed fuel economy rules
Apr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The next generation of new cars and trucks will need to meet a fleet average of 31.6 miles per gallon by 2015, the Bush administration proposed Tuesday, se...
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PETA offers $1 million for creation of test tube chicken
Apr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - NORFOLK, Va. -- An animal rights group wants to keep chickens alive and clucking by offering a $1 million prize for the creation of real poultry meat that could be mass-...
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Clinton wins Pennsylvania primary
Apr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Exuding fresh confidence after her double-digit Pennsylvania primary win, Hillary Rodham Clinton turned her attention Wednesday to contests in Indiana and ...
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Panel finds smog-mortality link
Apr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Short-term exposure to smog, or ozone, is clearly linked to premature deaths that should be taken into account when measuring the health benefits of reduci...
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Was crew in danger during Soyuz's wild return to Earth?
Apr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - MOSCOW -- The crew of the Soyuz space capsule that landed hundreds of miles off target in Kazakhstan was in serious danger during the descent, a Russian news agency repo...
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Officials wrap up DNA testing on polygamist sect kids
Apr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - SAN ANGELO, Texas -- Texas authorities said Wednesday they had finished taking DNA samples from all the children housed at a coliseum since being removed from a polygami...
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Priest vanishes on balloon flight over Brazil
Apr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - SAO PAULO, Brazil -- A Roman Catholic priest who floated off under hundreds of helium party balloons was missing Monday off the southern coast of Brazil. Rescuers in hel...
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Clinton asks, 'Who do you trust?'
Apr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - BLUE BELL, Pa. -- Hillary Rodham Clinton invoked Pearl Harbor, the Berlin Wall and Osama bin Laden as she reached for a victory in Pennsylvania's Democratic presidential...
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Carter coaxes Hamas, but gets no promises
Apr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - JERUSALEM -- With his Mideast shuttle winding down Monday, Jimmy Carter picked up the phone in Jerusalem and called the Hamas boss in Damascus one more time. Halt the ro...