Nation and World
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Great Lakes report makes waves
Mar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Under pressure from Congress, the government released a controversial draft report Wednesday that suggests pollution is causing health problems in some parts ...
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Lincoln gets a makeover on new $5 bill
Mar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Abraham Lincoln is getting a little color in his cheeks. New $5 bills bearing the gaunt visage of the nation's 16th president -- but with some touches of c...
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The new language of scandalMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - The scandal surrounding the resignation of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer on Wednesday ratcheted up the lingo of money laundering. Accused of spending tens of thousands...
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Cancel your plans to climb Everest
Mar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- China is denying mountaineers permission to climb its side of Mount Everest this spring, a move that reflects concerns by the communist government that Tibet ...
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Gas prices hit new record as oil jumps to $110
Mar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Gas and oil prices jumped to new highs today as the dollar weakened, although crude's gains were limited by fresh evidence of a U.S. economic slowdown. At th...
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Teen's cancer project wins $100,000 scholarship
Mar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. -- A North Carolina high schooler beat out 1,600 others nationwide to win a $100,000 scholarship Tuesday for developing a model she used to identify stage ...
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Mother tosses boys from overpass, then jumps herself; all 3 survive
Mar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - DALLAS -- Motorists watched in horror Wednesday as a woman tossed two young boys off a freeway overpass, then took the two-story leap into rush-hour traffic herself. But...
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Hong Kong shuts schools over flu cases
Mar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - HONG KONG -- Hong Kong ordered more than half a million primary and kindergarten students Wednesday to stay home for two weeks because of a flu outbreak in one of the wo...
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Obama shows off his military support at Chicago appearanceMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - On the heels of two more primary wins, Barack Obama touted the endorsements of nine high-ranking, retired military officers Wednesday to rebut Hillary Clinton's contenti...
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Powerful lawyer, mother of 3, a woman scorned
Mar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Harvard Law graduate Silda Wall Spitzer succeeded as a hard-charging corporate lawyer, then raised three daughters and supported the ambitions of her husband...