Nation and World
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Prince Harry being withdrawn from Afghanistan for security reasons
Feb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Britain's defense chief decided Friday to immediately pull Prince Harry out of Afghanistan after news of his deployment was leaked on the U.S. Web site the Dru...
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Who should lead: Garth Brooks or Paul Newman?
Feb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - McMINNVILLE, Ore. -- On the ballot this month in Yamhill County are questions such as whether the United States should purchase the Louisiana Territory or whether Paul N...
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Black must report to prison
Feb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - A federal appeals court in Chicago on Thursday denied former newspaper baron Conrad Black's request to remain free on bond while appealing his fraud conviction and order...
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Deaths on planes give passengers an up-close view of human frailty
Feb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- When Rubina Husain's husband died aboard an airliner, she shielded her 10-year-old daughter's eyes so she wouldn't see her daddy's body carried through the c...
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Study finds more incarcerated in U.S. than any other country
Feb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- For the first time in U.S. history, more than one of every 100 adults is in jail or prison, according to a new report documenting America's rank as the world...
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Task force tackles Web safety issues
Feb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Leading Internet scholars at Harvard University will convene a yearlong task force to explore how children can avoid unwanted contact and content when using ...
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Obama says Bush, McCain are to blame
Feb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - AUSTIN, Texas -- Democratic candidate Barack Obama said Thursday the economy is "on the brink of a recession" and blamed economic policies espoused by President Bush and...
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Treasury boss wants to kill penny
Feb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A penny for your thoughts? Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson thinks the answer to that question should be not much. In fact, if he had his way, he would lik...
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McCain goofs, says he's a liberal
Feb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain almost called himself a liberal on Thursday, getting ahead of himself as he contrasted himself with the Democratic candi...
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Text alerts slow to catch on
Feb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - The massacre at Virginia Tech last year sent colleges nationwide scrambling to improve how they get alerts to students during crises on campus. One solution: Text messag...