Nation and World
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Navy missile hit wayward spy satellite on first attempt
Feb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) _ A missile launched from a Navy ship struck a dying U.S. spy satellite passing 130 miles over the Pacific on Wednesday, the Pentagon said. It was not cl...
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Musharraf to step down?
Feb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A top opposition leader called Tuesday on President Pervez Musharraf to step aside after his ruling party conceded defeat in parliamentary electio...
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Obama cuts into Clinton support
Feb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Exit polls in Wisconsin offered ominous warnings for Sen. Hillary Clinton as she tries to reconstitute her political base in Ohio, Texas and elsewhere. Obama defeated he...
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Delta-Northwest combination deal in jeopardy because of pilots' impasse
Feb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - ATLANTA -- A $20 billion deal to combine Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. was in "serious jeopardy" late Tuesday because the pilots unions from both com...
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Last chance to see lunar eclipse tonight until 2010
Feb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- The last total lunar eclipse until 2010 occurs tonight, with cameo appearances by Saturn and the bright star Regulus on either side of the veiled full moo...
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Space shuttle Atlantis lands safely with Lombard astronaut aboardFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - Space shuttle Atlantis landed at its Florida home port on Wednesday after a mission to deliver Europe's first permanent space lab to orbit, cl...
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Satellite shoot-down bid could be tonight
Feb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- An attempt to blast a crippled U.S. spy satellite out of the sky using a Navy heat-seeking missile -- possibly tonight -- would be the first real-world use...
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Kraft to pass along higher food costsFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc. plans to raise prices or cut discounts on about 90 percent of its products in North America this year as it looks to combat commodity costs that continu...
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Oil jumps back above $100Feb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil futures shot higher Tuesday, closing above $100 for the first time as investors bet crude prices will keep climbing despite evidence of plentiful supplie...
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AT&T, T-Mobile follow VerizonFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - SAN ANTONIO -- AT&T Inc. Tuesday launched unlimited voice plans targeted to wireless users seeking flat-rate pricing for unlimited minutes. The plans will be available t...