Nation and World
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Bombings kill dozens in Sunni areas
Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Bombings blamed on al-Qaida in Iraq tore through market areas in Baghdad and outside the capital Tuesday, killing nearly 60 people and shattering weeks of rel...
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Bush, big White House crowd greet pope on his birthday
Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush and Pope Benedict XVI agreed Wednesday that terrorism is an unacceptable weapon for any cause or religion, standing strongly united on that ...
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Va. Tech begins day of mourning a year after mass shooting
Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - BLACKSBURG, Va. -- A sea of people clad in maroon and orange, some with heads tearfully bowed, others with arms interlocked, paid tribute Wednesday to the victims who di...
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Could air mergers make flying even less fun?
Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - PHOENIX -- Getting hitched may be the right move for Delta and Northwest. But for beleaguered air travelers, it could usher in an era of fewer flights, more confusion at...
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Bush revises climate strategy
Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Wednesday called for a halt in the growth of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 and urged other major polluting nations to develop nat...
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Governors to plot climate fight at meetingApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Governors from across the United States who bypassed the Bush administration by introducing laws to cut greenhouse emissions are slated to meet this week to ...
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'Fragmented families' cost traxpayers $112 billion a year
Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Divorce and out-of-wedlock childbearing cost U.S. taxpayers more than $112 billion a year, according to a study commissioned by four groups advocating more g...
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Supreme Court meeting to weigh death penalty for child rapists
Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is considering whether someone may be executed for raping a child, a case that balances concerns about the death penalty with tougher san...
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'Frankly', Clinton isn't believable in her criticism of ObamaApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Long ago, I discovered that the word "frankly" often meant a lie was coming my way. I learned this from an insurance agent, who preceded every attempt to sell me useless...
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World briefs: U.N. chief warns of food crisis
Apr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - U.N. chief warns of crisis UNITED NATIONS -- A rapidly escalating global food crisis has reached emergency proportions and threatens to wipe out seven years of progress ...