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'Father of Medicare' Ball dies at 93

Associated Press
Jan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Robert M. Ball, a former Social Security commissioner considered by many as its chief defender and the father of Medicare, has died at age 93. Ball's death...
Astronauts take risky spacewalk to fix space station's power system

Associated Press
Jan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The space station's two American astronauts went out on a riskier-than-usual spacewalk Wednesday and fixed one of two equipment failures that cri...
Presidential field narrows, but not clearer

Associated Press
Jan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The race for the White House narrowed abruptly Wednesday, party maverick John McCain the man to beat for the Republican nomination while the Democrats face...
Senate proposes rebates for more Americans

Associated Press
Jan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A plan to send $500-$1,000 rebates to all but the richest taxpayers advanced in the Senate Wednesday after Republicans and Democrats teamed to add aid for ...
Is Justice Dept. hindering U.S. attorney firing probe?

Associated Press
Jan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The head of a federal inquiry into the firings of eight U.S. attorneys claims the Justice Department has impeded his investigation. Specifically, Office of...
Military plans for satellite

Jan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military is developing contingency plans to deal with the possibility that a large spy satellite expected to fall to Earth in late February or ear...
Factory orders rise, possibly for export

Jan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Orders to factories for big-ticket manufactured goods jumped unexpectedly in December, good news amid signs the U.S. economy may be tipping toward a recessio...
FBI takes a look at mortgage industry

Associated Press
Jan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The FBI on Tuesday said it is investigating 14 companies for possible accounting fraud, insider trading or other violations in connection with home loans m...
Swoon in stocks hits retirees

By Ellen Simon Associated Press
Jan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - The temperature in Lea Wait's home has been falling along with stock prices. Wait, 61, invested the early retirement buyout she took from AT&T Corp. in 1998. As stocks g...
Arrests end hostage crisis

Associated Press
Jan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - ALTAGRACIA DE ORITUCO, Venezuela -- Gunmen who held more than 30 hostages inside a Venezuelan bank for more than 24 hours negotiated their getaway in an ambulance Tuesda...

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