Nation and World
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Utah mine, oft-fined state mine have same owner
Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - GALATIA, Ill. -- An Illinois mine run by the company that co-owns the Utah coal mine where six workers are trapped had more safety-related fines in the first half of thi...
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Easing of mining rules proposed
Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration wants to quit requiring coal operators to prove that their surface mining will not damage streams, fish and wildlife. Under propose...
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Science tackles 'out-of-body' events
Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The stories seem strange but riveting. A heart attack victim recalls floating in the air, watching paramedics revive him. A surgical patient remembers hove...
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Senator: Bring some troops home
Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush should start bringing home some troops by Christmas to show the Baghdad government that the U.S. commitment in Iraq is not open-ended, a pro...
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U.N. cites health risks
Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - GENEVA -- A ballooning world population, intensive farming practices and changes in sexual behavior have provided a breeding ground for an unprecedented number of emergi...
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'Barbie Bandit' suspect pleads guilty
Aug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - MARIETTA, Ga. -- One of the two young women dubbed the "Barbie Bandits" after a videotaped bank theft pleaded guilty Wednesday and apologized in tears. "I regret what I ...
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Helicopter crash kills 14 U.S. soldiers
Aug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Fourteen U.S. soldiers were killed Wednesday when a Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a nighttime mission in northern Iraq, but the military said it appear...
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A look at technology to keep drunks off the road
Aug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Technology that prevents a drunken driver from starting a vehicle holds the promise of greatly reducing alcohol-related deaths, the government and auto saf...
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Obama denies wife's remark targeted Hillary Clinton
Aug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Presidential hopeful Barack Obama said Wednesday his wife was not taking a swipe at Hillary Rodham Clinton when she said, "If you can't run your own house, y...
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Did pigeons play big role in bridge collapse?
Aug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Pounded and strained by heavy traffic and weakened by missing bolts and cracking steel, the failed interstate bridge over the Mississippi River also f...