Nation and World
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Dodd endorses former rival Obama
Feb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - CLEVELAND -- Sen. Christopher Dodd endorsed one-time presidential rival Barack Obama on Tuesday and said it is time for Democrats to join forces to defeat the Republican...
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Clinton, Obama both have valid arguments regarding delegatesFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - The details of the process for choosing and allocating delegates to the parties' national conventions are usually sleep-inducing to all but the most dedicated political ...
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Jury deliberating fate of ex-cop who killed lover, unborn baby
Feb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - CANTON, Ohio -- A jury began deliberating Tuesday whether to recommend the death sentence for a former police officer convicted of killing his pregnant girlfriend and th...
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Obama's tide gains strength
Feb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama has taken clear leads over Hillary Rodham Clinton among white men, middle-income earners and liberals, allowing him to catch his faltering riv...
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Ralph Nader announces third-party run for president
Feb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Ralph Nader on Sunday announced a fresh bid for the White House, criticizing the top contenders as too close to big business and dismissing the possibility...
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Pentagon: Missile hit satellite's fuel tank, destroyed toxic chemicals
Feb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon said Monday it has a "high degree of confidence" that the missile fired at a dead U.S. spy satellite in space destroyed the satellite's fuel t...
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S. Africa to allow killing of elephants
Feb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - PRETORIA, South Africa -- South Africa said it will allow elephants to be killed to control their population, reversing a 1994 ban and immediately drawing criticism from...
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Ruby prosecutor put on spot 44 years later
Feb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - DALLAS -- A longtime prosecutor agreed while he was in office to give filmmakers access to documents connected to President Kennedy's assassination and helped form a com...
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Raul Castro succeeds older brother Fidel as Cuba's president
Feb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - HAVANA -- Cuba's parliament named Raul Castro president on Sunday, ending nearly 50 years of rule by his brother Fidel but leaving the island's communist system unshaken...
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Space a weapons-free zone?
Feb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - In last week's space spectacular, a U.S. missile did more than turn a dead satellite into bits of space scrap. It also blew another hole in hopes that the world's nation...