Nation and World
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Lincoln's letter to kids about slavery sets record at NYC auction
Apr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Abraham Lincoln's heartfelt reply to a group of youngsters who asked him to free America's "little slave children" has sold for $3.4 million. Sotheby's aucti...
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FAA ignored air dangers
Apr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The whistleblowers who exposed maintenance and inspection problems at Southwest Airlines told Congress their jobs were threatened and their reports of nonc...
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Quiznos wins lawsuit filed by Illinois franchises
Apr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Quiznos has won a legal battle against Illinois franchisees who accused the national sandwich chain of improper business practices. Six Illinois franchise operators cont...
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Poll: 81 percent of Americans say country is on the wrong track
Apr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- More than 80 percent of Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, the highest such number since the early 1990s, according to a new sur...
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Bush says NATO endorses building missile defense system in Europe
Apr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - BUCHAREST, Romania -- President Bush won NATO's endorsement today for his plan to build a missile defense system in Europe over Russian objections. Secretary of State Co...
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Minneapolis woman bites dog; may need rabies shots
Apr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- Amy Rice feared for her dog's life when a pit bull jumped over a fence into her yard and attacked her pooch. So she took matters into her own mouth. Rice ...
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Inquest jury starts deliberating blame in 1997 death of Diana
Apr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Eleven jurors began deliberating Wednesday about who, if anyone, was responsible for the death of Princess Diana -- the subject of official investigations, boo...
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Neglect, abuse seen in 1 in 50 US infants
Apr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- About 1 in 50 infants in the U.S. have been neglected or abused, according to the first national study of the problem in that age group. Nearly a third of the...
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3rd unsolved killing rattles Madison residents and UW students
Apr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. -- Three unsolved killings in less than a year share at least one thread: They've spread fear among college students and downtown residents in Wisconsin's ...
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Michigan senator's husband admits to sex with prostitute
Apr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - TROY, Mich. -- The husband of Sen. Debbie Stabenow told authorities that he used the Internet to arrange a $150 sexual tryst with a prostitute at a metropolitan Detroit ...