Nation and World
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President meets with top commanders
Aug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush huddled with top military leaders about the Iraq war Friday, and Pentagon officials defended efforts to rid the Iraqi national police of sec...
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Lobby probe aside, Calif. lawmaker to run again
Aug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- GOP Rep. Jerry Lewis of California announced Friday that he'll seek a 16th term, putting to rest speculation that he would retire amid a federal lobbying p...
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BriefsAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Purchasing index rises for Chicago CHICAGO -- U.S. business activity held at a level in August that suggests companies continue to expand, though at a less rapid rate, a...
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Man suspected in serial killings
Aug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - LANSING, Mich. -- A prison parolee and sex offender is suspected of killing five women in the city in a little more than a month and could face charges in a sixth death ...
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Agreement on emissions
Aug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - VIENNA, Austria -- Negotiators from 158 countries reached basic agreement Friday on rough targets aimed at getting some of the world's biggest polluters to reduce emissi...
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Bernanke, Bush weigh in on lending squeeze
Aug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and President Bush sent separate tough love messages Friday to Wall Street and Main Street: We understand your pain but it's not ou...
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Cars coughing out fewer carbsAug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Climate-warming carbon emissions from new cars and light trucks in the United States dropped 3 percent in 2005, the first decrease in nearly two decades, E...
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NASA research predicts more turbulent weather
Aug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- As the world warms, the United States will face more severe thunderstorms with deadly lightning, damaging hail and the potential for tornadoes, a trailblaz...
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Princess Diana service stirs up past
Aug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Princess Diana is at rest, but the passions that swirled around her tempestuous marriage to Prince Charles are still evident as friends and family prepare to c...
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Iraq report a hornets nest
Aug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- An independent assessment concluding that Iraq has made little political progress in recent months despite an influx of U.S. troops drew fierce pushback fr...