Nation and World
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Pastor forged message during civil rights era
Mar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - As shocking as they may be, the provocative sermons of Barack Obama's pastor come out of a tradition of using the black church to challenge its members and confront what...
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Candidates blast Bush's economic leadership
Mar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Democratic congressional leaders urged President Bush on Monday to do more to address the housing woes at the root of the spreading economic crisis, and cr...
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Bush's lame-duck status could impede foreign policyMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - President Bush seems ready to move back to Texas. There he was singing a jolly farewell at the Gridiron Club dinner recently, a fancy gathering for journalists and thei...
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Bear Stearns sale shakes bank stocksMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A fire sale of Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. stunned Wall Street and pummeled global financial stocks Monday on the eve of an expected interest rate cut aimed at pr...
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Obama confronts nation's legacy of racial division
Mar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- Barack Obama unsparingly criticized his longtime pastor's words while strongly defending the man himself Tuesday in a politically risky speech that appea...
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Ohio chemistry professor warns that plastic Easter eggs may contain lead
Mar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - CLEVELAND -- A chemistry professor who raised an earlier warning flag about toxic lead levels in toy jewelry didn't have to look far for evidence of similar risks in Eas...
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Supreme Court weighing what 'right to bear arms' really means
Mar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- At the Supreme Court today, foes in the nation's long debate over guns spelled out their dramatically different views of firearms and the public's safety. ...
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Do-over primary in Florida unlikely
Mar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Facing strong opposition, Florida Democrats on Monday abandoned plans to hold a do-over presidential primary with a mail-in vote and threw the deleg...
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2.4 million magnetic toys recalled over child safety concerns
Mar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Toy distributor Mega Brands Inc. recalled about 2.4 million Chinese-made toys Monday, because small magnets could fall out and cause internal damage. These...
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Logical choice for Clinton or Obama to pick as running mateMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Were it not for the 12th Amendment, ratified on June 15, 1804, presidential nominees could, and probably would prefer to, run alone without being saddled with pesky vice...