Nation and World
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Prosecutor says S.C. student to face WMD charge
Apr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - CHESTERFIELD, S.C. -- An 18-year-old accused of planning to bomb his high school will be charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, which carries a pos...
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Laser pointers banned after attacksApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - A major Australian state has banned laser pointers after a spate of incidents in which aircraft pilots have been temporarily blinded, the government said on Monday. High...
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More convicted felons allowed to enlist in Army, Marines
Apr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Under pressure to meet combat needs, the Army and Marine Corps brought in significantly more recruits with felony convictions last year than in 2006, inclu...
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China urges calm
Apr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Fresh anti-Western protests flared in several Chinese cities Sunday as people vented anger over pro-Tibet demonstrations along the Olympic torch relay. State ...
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Former Clinton critic now backs her candidacy
Apr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- Could it be the "vast right-wing conspiracy" is having second thoughts? Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton was endorsed Sunday by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Rev...
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Students return to S.C. school after plot allegation
Apr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - CHESTERFIELD, S.C. -- Students arriving Monday at a small South Carolina high school faced newly installed metal detectors and extra security because a student was arres...
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Oil prices spike to record above $117
Apr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Oil prices spiked to a record above $117 a barrel on Monday after a Japanese oil tanker was attacked off the east coast of Yemen. The 150,000-ton tanker Takayama was att...
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'All three of us would be better than George Bush'
Apr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - READING, Pa. -- Democrat Barack Obama, who often argues that John McCain is the same as President Bush, said Sunday that the Republican presidential candidate would be b...
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Bush pushes trade ties
Apr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush is tending to his country's relationship with Canada and Mexico one last time, trumpeting trade over the "scare tactics" of economic isolati...
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Which way will they go?
Apr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Many of the Democratic superdelegates who are still undecided say the most important factor in their decision is simple -- they just want a winner in Novem...