Nation and World
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United hikes fares by up to $50 round-trip, citing high fuel costs
Mar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- United Airlines said Friday it boosted its ticket prices by as much as much as $50 round-trip, raising the stakes in the airline industry's battle against ra...
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A third of women in military report sexual harassment
Mar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- One-third of women in the military and 6 percent of men said they were sexually harassed, according to the latest Pentagon survey on the issue. The figure ...
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China faces angry Tibet protests
Mar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Bonfires, shops and the Chinese flag burning in the capital of Tibet. Riot police backed by armored vehicles guarding Lhasa's stone-strewn streets. Crimson-ro...
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Pentagon says a top al-Qaida figure captured, taken to GuantanamoMar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON _ After secret interrogations, the CIA transferred to U.S. military custody a high-level al-Qaida figure who helped Osama bin Laden escape from Afghanistan i...
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Does 'for better or worse' include $4,300 hookers?Mar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - In a scandal that erupted and reached a conclusion of sorts in just 72 hours this week, a dash of the scorn thrown the way of disgraced Democratic New York Gov. Eliot Sp...
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Possible tornado hits downtown Atlanta
Mar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- A severe storm ripped through downtown Atlanta on Friday night, injuring several people and damaging skyscrapers, hotels and two major sports arenas that were...
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Former executives convicted of fraudMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Five former executives of a health-care company were convicted Thursday in a $1.9 billion fraud scheme prosecutors likened to large white-collar crime ...
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Bush: The country's 'going through a rough time'
Mar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Trying to calm jitters about the economy, President Bush conceded on Friday that the country "obviously is going through a tough time" but expressed confidence about a r...
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S&P says end is near for bank losses
Mar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A fractious Wall Street on Thursday rebounded from an early plunge to finish moderately higher after Standard & Poor's predicted financial companies are near...
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New gadgets come with unpleasant extras -- like viruses
Mar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - From iPods to navigation systems, some of today's hottest gadgets are landing on store shelves with some unwanted extras from the factory -- pre-installed viruses that s...