Nation and World
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Daimler, Chrysler pay costs of split
Aug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - DETROIT -- DaimlerChrysler AG and its former partner Chrysler posted weaker results in the second quarter as their trans-Atlantic union dissolved, but executives said We...
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Iraq cleric orders his militia to halt strikes
Aug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took his Mahdi Army out of action for up to six months Wednesday to overhaul the feared Shiite militia -- a stunning move...
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Report: Little progress in Iraq
Aug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Congressional auditors have determined the Iraqi government has failed to meet the vast majority of political and military goals laid out by lawmakers to a...
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Student suspended for tricking rival fans into insulting themselvesAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - HILLIARD, Ohio - A high school student who tricked football fans from a crosstown rival into holding up signs that together spelled out, "We Suck," was suspended for th...
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FBI probes calls that threaten stores nationwide
Aug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - NEWPORT, R.I. -- Large grocery and discount stores across the country have been targeted by a caller who threatens to blow up shoppers and workers with a bomb if employe...
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Musharraf to step down as army chief, Bhutto says
Aug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf has agreed to step down as army chief, exiled Prime Minister Benazhir Bhutto said Wednesday, a move that would be a ...
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Salmonella contamination sparks bagged spinach recallAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - A California produce company recalled bagged fresh spinach after it tested positive for salmonella. There were no immediate reports of illness linked to the tainted spi...
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Report criticizes Virginia Tech response
Aug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - RICHMOND, Va. -- A report into the Virginia Tech rampage concludes that school authorities should not have waited two hours to notify students about the first shooting o...
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Richard Jewell, wrongly linked to 1996 Olympic bombing, dies
Aug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Richard Jewell, the former security guard who was wrongly linked to the 1996 Olympic bombing and then waged a decade-long battle with news organizations to de...
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NASA can't find proof of drunken astronauts
Aug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- After finding no evidence of astronauts drinking before launching into space, NASA said Wednesday it is considering limited alcohol testing of its employee...