Nation and World
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Lender forced to borrow
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- The credit mess forced Countrywide Financial Corp., the nation's largest mortgage lender, to borrow $11.5 billion on Thursday, shocking financial markets ...
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Army suicide rate soars
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- It's not just the war. Or the hardship of being far from home. Often it's the age-old, heartbreaking "Dear John" notes from wives and sweethearts that driv...
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Erin brings torrential rain to Texas
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- The tropical weather season revved up Thursday as the Atlantic's first hurricane formed and quickly strengthened, and as Tropical Storm Erin's remnants soaked...
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Republican Pryce to retire
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Republicans scrambled to find a candidate for one of the nation's most competitive congressional districts Thursday as Rep. Deborah Pryce, nearly a cas...
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Kraft's Post cereal may be up for sale
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Shares of Kraft Foods dipped in trading Thursday after a published report said the world's No. 2 food maker was mulling a sale of its Post cereal division. The Wall Stre...
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Markets pressure the Fed for rate cut
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Financial markets to Federal Reserve: Cut rates. Now. With worries about credit taking the Dow Jones industrials down by sometimes hundreds of points a day t...
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NASA: No repairs needed
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA decided Thursday that no repairs are needed for a deep gouge in Endeavour's belly and that the space shuttle is safe to fly home. Mission Co...
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Home building slows to fewest starts in decade
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Construction of new homes fell in July to the lowest level in 10½ years, and analysts said there is no end in sight to the deepening housing slump. The Com...
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Penney's, Kohl's, Nordstrom report strong sales
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - PLANO, Texas -- Mid-price department store powerhouses J.C. Penney Co. and Kohl's turned in solid profits that beat analysts' expectations, even as their middle-class co...
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Panel urges tobacco action
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- To aid the nation's fight against cancer, the federal government should increase taxes on tobacco products and strictly regulate the sales and marketing of...