Nation and World
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'Multiple fatalities' in shooting near University of Iowa
Mar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Multiple people were shot to death Monday morning in a home on Iowa City's east side, authorities said. "Yes there are multiple fatalities," ...
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Fire, explosions destroy Ark. meat packing plant
Mar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - BOONEVILLE, Ark. -- A fire set off a series of explosions at a meat packing plant on Sunday, destroying the factory and causing an ammonia gas leak that forced 180 peopl...
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Tepid embrace of democracy in Bhutan
Mar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - THIMPHU, Bhutan -- The command came from the king, as commands normally do in a nation where royalty has ruled for a century. But when the Precious Ruler of the Dragon P...
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1970s radical, freed 5 days ago by math error, taken back to prison
Mar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Just days after her release on parole, a former 1970s radical was headed back to prison Saturday to serve at least one more year after corrections officia...
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U.S. won't pressure Israel
Mar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - JERUSALEM -- In a bold defense of Israel, Vice President Dick Cheney said Saturday that the United States wants a new beginning for the Palestinian people but will never...
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Body may be tornado's first victim
Mar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Workers found a body on Saturday while clearing rubble from a building damaged over a week ago when a tornado slammed into downtown Atlanta, police said. "We ...
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Truckers slow down to save fuel
Mar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - BISMARCK, N.D. -- Coast-to-coast trucker Lorraine Dawson says fellow drivers used to call her "Lead Foot Lorraine." But with diesel fuel around $4 a gallon, she and othe...
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Vermont Supreme Court to decide if unpopular prison food is punishment
Mar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - MONTPELIER, Vt. -- When shooting suspect Christopher Williams acted up in prison, he was given nutraloaf -- a mixture of cubed whole wheat bread, nondairy cheese, raw ca...
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Shuttle Endeavour astronauts embark on final spacewalkMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- Two shuttle Endeavour astronauts floated outside the International Space Station on Saturday to stow an inspection boom for the next shuttle crew and hook up ...
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Bomb brings U.S. death toll in Iraq to 3,996
Mar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- A roadside bomb killed three American soldiers north of Baghdad on Saturday, pushing the U.S. death toll in the five-year conflict to nearly 4,000. Also Satur...