Nation and World
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Lawmakers push tougher penalties for teacher abuse
Jan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Heeding a steady drumbeat of sexual misconduct cases involving teachers, at least 15 states are now considering stronger oversight and tougher punishment for educators w...
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Sen. Edward Kennedy to endorse Obama, party officials say
Jan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - MACON, Ga. -- Democratic Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts will endorse Senate colleague Barack Obama for president, party officials confirmed Sunday. The endorsem...
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Romney, McCain get combative
Jan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - SWEETWATER, Fla. -- Republican Mitt Romney sought to lock up the Florida primary by refusing to talk Sunday about little else but the economic jitters confronting the na...
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Greek Orthodox leader dies at 69
Jan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - ATHENS, Greece -- Greece's Orthodox Church leader, Archbishop Christodoulos, who eased centuries of tension with the Vatican but angered liberal critics who viewed him a...
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Obama drawing support
Jan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Democrat Barack Obama said Sunday his landslide win in South Carolina's presidential primary marks a turn in political history, showing a black candi...
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Bank: Trader used fraud to bet $73 billion
Jan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - PARIS -- Societe Generale said Sunday that a trader who evaded all its controls to bet $73.5 billion -- more than the French bank's market worth -- on European markets h...
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Mormon leader dies at age 97
Jan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - SALT LAKE CITY -- Mormon church president Gordon B. Hinckley died Sunday, a church spokesman said. He was 97. Hinckley was the 15th president of The Church of Jesus Chri...
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Indonesia's former dictator dies
Jan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Former Indonesian President Suharto, a Cold War ally of the United States whose brutal military regime killed hundreds of thousands of left-wing po...
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No strike woes for SAG awards
Jan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- "No Country for Old Men" solidified its Academy Awards prospects as Javier Bardem won as supporting-actor and the film was honored for overall cast at Sun...
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Lincoln's summer home to open on President's Day
Jan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Until now, a cottage three miles from the White House where Abraham Lincoln paced the floors, contemplating the end of slavery, was largely unknown to the ...