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Afghan opium plentiful

Associated Press
Aug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan opium poppy cultivation has exploded to a new record high this year, with the multibillion dollar trade fueled by Taliban militants and corr...
America gets even fatter

Associated Press
Aug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Loosen the belt buckle another notch: Obesity rates continued to climb in 31 states last year, and no state declined. Mississippi became the first state to...
Briefs: Attorney general resigns

Associated Press
Aug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' resignation Monday after months of controversy drew expressions of relief from Republicans and a vow from Democrats to p...
6 Westerners die in fighting

Associated Press
Aug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan -- Fighting between NATO troops and Taliban fighters killed eight soldiers -- including six Westerners -- and 10 militants in eastern and southern Afg...
FAA order inspections

Associated Press
Aug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators ordered inspections of the wing slats on all newer Boeing 737 jetliners based on findings about the fire that destroyed a China Airlines...
Officer dies in motorcade

Associated Press
Aug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A police officer in President Bush's motorcade crashed his motorcycle and died Monday, less than a year after a crash in Hawaii killed another motor...
FAA orders inspection of Boeing 737s

Associated Press
Aug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators ordered inspections of the wing slats on all newer Boeing 737 jetliners based on findings about the fire that destroyed a China Airlines...
Helicopters rescue Greek villagers

Associated Press
Aug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - ATHENS, Greece -- Firefighters rushed helicopters and buses Monday to evacuate more than two dozen villages threatened by towering walls of flames that had killed 63 peo...
Iowa Senator pleaded guilty to conduct

Associated Press
Aug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho pleaded guilty this month to misdemeanor disorderly conduct after being arrested at the Minneapolis airport. A Hennepin County c...
Soaring opium production endangers Afghan stability

Associated Press
Aug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan opium poppy cultivation exploded to a record high this year, with the multibillion-dollar trade fueled by Taliban militants and corrupt offi...

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