Nation and World
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Treasure hunters war with Spain over millions in coins
Jan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - TAMPA, Fla. -- The playground legal principle "Finders keepers, losers weepers" is being put to the test in an international dispute over what could be the richest sunke...
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Potash profits from rising crop pricesJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc., with corporate offices in Northbrook, the world's largest maker of crop nutrients, said profit more than doubled to a record as rising...
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Police: Masseuse made 4 calls to Olsen twin after finding Ledger
Jan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The massage therapist's first call on finding a lifeless Heath Ledger wasn't to 911. Nor was her second. Nor her third, police said. A day before a Friday pr...
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U.S. troop roles to be widened?
Jan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is willing to send a small number of U.S. combat troops to Pakistan to help fight the insurgency there if Pakistani authorities ask...
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Kucinich abandoning his long-shot bid
Jan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - CLEVELAND -- Democrat Dennis Kucinich is abandoning his second, long-shot bid for the White House as he faces a tough fight to hold onto his other job -- U.S. congressma...
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French bank claims rogue trader lost $7 billion
Jan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - PARIS -- In what appears to be the largest trading fraud ever carried out by a single person, a young trader at French bank Societe Generale is accused of making unautho...
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Tenneco shares jump on upgradeJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Tenneco Inc. shares jumped the most in two months Thursday after an analyst dropped his "sell" recommendation for the largest maker of automobile exhaust systems. Lake F...
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Climate change and hurricanes stir debate
Jan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS -- A lively and sometimes scrappy debate on whether global warming is fueling bigger and nastier hurricanes like Katrina is adding an edge to a gathering of ...
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Who's running the show anyway?
Jan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- It started with dismissive talk of a fairy tale, then deteriorated into more of a nightmare. As he campaigns for his wife, Bill Clinton has been taking aim...
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Group urges FDA to enlarge warnings on Botox containers
Jan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A public interest group petitioned the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to increase the warnings on the popular cosmetic and drug Botox. Dr. Sidney...