Nation and World
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Shuttle Atlantis blasts off after lengthy delay, carrying lab to space station
Feb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- After two months of delay, shuttle Atlantis blasted into orbit Thursday with Europe's gift to the international space station, a $2 billion scien...
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Couple stranded more than a week found alive by snowplow driverFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - SALT LAKE CITY -- A couple trapped for more than a week in heavy snow were rescued Wednesday when a snowplow driver clearing a remote canyon road found them attempting a...
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Medical examiner rules Heath Ledger died of accidental pill overdose
Feb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of painkillers, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medication and other prescription drugs, the New York City medical e...
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Sign of hope seen in weak home marketFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- U.S. mortgage applications rose last week to the highest level in nearly four years, fueled by demand for home purchase loans as interest rates hovered near ...
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Officer killed in LA shootout with man who claims he killed 3 relatives
Feb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- A man barricaded himself in a house after telling police he had killed three relatives, then opened fire on a SWAT team Thursday, killing one officer and ...
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Early primary helps McCainFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - In a push to help presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama's campaign, Illinois Democrats moved up the state's primary to Feb. 5 from March. But a day after Super Tuesday,...
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Senate Republicans block bid to expand stimulus bill
Feb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans blocked a move by Democrats on Wednesday to add more than $40 billion in checks for the elderly, disabled veterans and the unemployed to...
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Person close to Delta, Northwest combination talks says deal nearFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines are inching closer to a combination that would create the nation's largest carrier, and if a deal is reached it could b...
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Twisters extract terrible toll
Feb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - LAFAYETTE, Tenn. -- One man pulled a couch over his head. Bank employees rushed into the vault. A woman trembled in her bathroom, clinging to her dogs. College students ...
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Cisco says buyers remain cautiousFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Cisco Systems Inc gave a weaker-than-expected revenue growth forecast and said its U.S. and European customers were being increasingly cautious. The technolo...