Nation and World
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Economy the primary issue, but no candidate profits
Apr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The economy has soared past Iraq as the top problem on the minds of voters. But do the growing economic worries give a particular edge to any presidential ...
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Army engineer charged with passing secrets to Israel in '80s
Apr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- An 85-year-old former U.S. Army mechanical engineer was arrested Tuesday on charges he slipped classified documents about nuclear weapons to an employee of t...
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Texas starts moving polygamist sect kids into foster care
Apr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - SAN ANGELO, Texas -- Child welfare officials on Tuesday started moving 437 children of a polygamous sect to temporary foster care facilities around Texas. At the same ti...
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Robotic vigilante: Homemade 'Bum Bot' patrols in Atlanta
Apr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Cars passing O'Terrill's pub screech to a halt at the sight of a 300-pound, waist-high robot marked "SECURITY" rolling through downtown long after dark. The r...
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Toys "R" Us to phase out baby bottles with chemical BPA
Apr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - WAYNE, N.J. -- Toys "R'' Us says it plans to phase out all plastic baby bottles containing a chemical that's facing safety questions. The toy and baby products retailer ...
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Man indicted on federal ricin charges in Las Vegas
Apr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- A federal grand jury in Las Vegas has charged a man who was believed to have ricin poisoning with possessing the deadly toxin and weapons. Tuesday's indictm...
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Testimony: Rezko attended fundraiser for President BushApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Tony Rezko was well-known in Chicago Democratic circles for years, but it was clear from testimony Monday that his money was not restricted by political ideology. In th...
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McCain woos black voters
Apr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - SELMA, Ala. -- Seeking support in rural Alabama, Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Monday he knows it will be difficult to win over black voters who hav...
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Pa. voters weigh in on hard-edged Democratic contest
Apr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama collided Tuesday in the Pennsylvania primary, the last of the big-state contests in a Democratic presidential cam...
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Stephen Hawking: Alien but primitive life likely
Apr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Famed astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has been thinking a lot about the cosmic question, "Are we alone?" The answer is probably not, he says. If there is li...