Nation and World
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Ex-budget director diesJan 25, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Richard Darman, a former White House budget director who helped convince former President George H.W. Bush to renege on his no new taxes pledge, died Frid...
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Storms pound California
Jan 25, 2008 10:00 pm - WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. -- An avalanche struck a man in a mountain town and a rockslide brought a commuter train to a halt Friday as California strained under nearly a week o...
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International sales move up Caterpillar earnings
Jan 25, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Construction-equipment maker and economic bellwether Caterpillar Inc. said Friday it expects resilient overseas economies to drive strong sales and profit g...
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Photo with insider puts Clinton on spotJan 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Hillary Clinton's attempt to tar Barack Obama over his ties to an indicted fundraiser threatened to backfire on the eve of South Carolina's crucial primary. A photograph...
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Scientists surprised by comet dustJan 25, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Samples of rock dust retrieved from a comet called Wild 2 are forcing scientists to alter they way they think about these intriguing objects that streak th...
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Retirees considered for rebates
Jan 25, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Retirees living off Social Security are frustrated that they won't get tax rebate checks through a bipartisan economic stimulus package before the House. S...
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Guests flee casino after fire breaks out
Jan 25, 2008 10:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- Bill Bontrager was playing the slot machines Friday at the Monte Carlo hotel-casino when he saw firefighters rushing by. "'Turn and go the other way. Get ou...
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Teen boarded plane with handcuffs, tape
Jan 25, 2008 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Authorities said a teenager accused of concocting an ill-conceived plot to hijack an airliner got on board with handcuffs and duct tape -- a combinat...
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Campaigns getting help from friends cleared by ClintonJan 25, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- One of the last things Bill Clinton did as president was wipe out Richard Wilson Riley Jr.'s 1993 felony drug convictions from South Carolina. Today, Rile...
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Stimulus plan applauded
Jan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Republican presidential contenders Thursday night depicted Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as weak on Iraq and certain to raise taxes, setting aside thei...