Nation and World
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Housing-credit woes spur calls for more federal regulation
Apr 19, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A heavier federal hand is reaching into American life as politicians in both parties demand an overhaul of government financial regulation and more protect...
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Feds are looking into the dangers of lead in artificial turfApr 19, 2008 11:00 pm - TRENTON, N.J. -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is looking into the possible health hazards of lead in artificial turf installed at schools, parks and stadi...
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Democratic race enters home stretch
Apr 19, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Finally for the Democrats, the homestretch. The last 10 contests of the marathon presidential race could make front-runner Barack Obama the party's nominee...
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Many still think Obama is Muslim
Apr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are both sustaining dents and dings from their lengthy presidential fight. The former first lady is clearly s...
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Indiana woman celebrates 115th birthday
Apr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - SHELBYVILLE, Ind. -- Maybe it was a lifetime of chores on the family farm that account for Edna Parker's long life. Or maybe just good genes explain why the world's olde...
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Study finds the golden years shine brightest
Apr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - It turns out the golden years really are golden. Eye-opening new research finds the happiest Americans are the oldest, and older adults are more socially active than the...
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Pope: Power elite hurts U.N.
Apr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Making a plea for human rights, Pope Benedict XVI warned diplomats at the United Nations on Friday that international cooperation needed to solve urgent prob...
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Judge orders DNA tests on sect families
Apr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - SAN ANGELO, Texas -- The more than 400 children taken from a ranch run by a polygamous sect will stay in state custody and be subject to genetic testing to sort out fami...
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Carter defies U.S. policy, meets with outlawed Hamas leaders
Apr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - DAMASCUS, Syria -- Former President Carter defied U.S. and Israeli warnings and met Friday with the exiled leader of Hamas and his deputy, two men the U.S. government ha...
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Candidates differ over Iraq policy
Apr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Get out at any cost? Or stay in it to win it, no matter what it takes? The presidential candidates have staked out positions on the Iraq war and its afterm...