Nation and World
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Washington Post cleans up with 6 Pulitzers; Dylan earns honorary prize
Apr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Like many newspapers, The Washington Post is struggling mightily with falling circulation and advertising revenue. It's going through its third round of empl...
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Protests disrupt Olympic torch relay in Paris
Apr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - PARIS -- Paris' Olympic torch relay descended into chaos Monday, with protesters scaling the Eiffel Tower, grabbing for the flame and forcing security officials to repea...
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8 teens charged with beating girl so they could videotape for YouTube
Apr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - LAKELAND, Fla. -- Eight teenagers have been arrested on charges alleging they beat another teen in an "animalistic attack" so they could make a videotape to post on YouT...
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Generation gap makes for interesting debate in Clinton-Obama raceApr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - It seems the presidential primary season has outlived its welcome, rather like winter in northern New England where the snowdrifts have delayed our annual appointment wi...
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Widow has soldier's sperm extracted after his death
Apr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- A soldier's widow has succeeded in having sperm taken from his body and frozen four days after he was slain in Iraq, though medical experts said it's highly u...
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Driver and paparazzi blamed in Diana's death
Apr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - LONDON -- A coroner's jury returned the most serious verdict within its power Monday, ruling Princess Diana and her boyfriend were unlawfully killed because their driver...
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Bush awards Medal of Honor to Navy SEAL who threw himself on grenade
Apr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush has awarded the nation's highest military tribute to a Navy SEAL who was killed when he threw himself on a grenade in Iraq to save his comra...
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Over 400 children taken into custody
Apr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - ELDORADO, Texas -- More than 400 children, mostly girls in pioneer dresses, were swept into state custody from a polygamist sect in what authorities described Monday as ...
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German polar bear cub "Flocke" makes her debut in Nuremberg
Apr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - BERLIN -- Never mind the burly polar bear Knut, here's the cute new cub Flocke. With all the fanfare of a movie premiere or record release, Nuremberg city and zoo offici...
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1 arrested in search of polygamist compound
Apr 06, 2008 11:00 pm - SAN ANGELO, Texas -- State police made an arrest as they searched a sprawling rural compound built by polygamist leader Warren Jeffs in their investigation into a possib...