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Today's birthdays

Associated Press
Aug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Singer Frankie Ford, 68; actor-comedian Richard Belzer, 63; actor Billy Bob Thornton, 52; Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, 46; TV producer Michael Gelman of "Live with Regis ...
Business briefs

Aug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Ford to repair cruise switches WASHINGTON -- Ford Motor Co is recalling as many as 3.6 million vehicles because a switch that deactivates the speed control can overheat,...
Today's sports birthdays

Aug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Today's birthdays Aug. 4 Dallas Green (73), MLB John Riggins (58), NFL Mary Slaney (49), U.S. track star Roger Clemens (45), MLB B.J. Surhoff (43), MLB Jeff Gordon (36),...
Never too cool, or old, for school

Associated Press
Aug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - CANBERRA, Australia -- A 94-year-old great-great-grandmother who left school at the age of 12 appears to be the world's oldest recipient of a master's degree, an ...
Rap, Uzis and the Internet

Daily Herald Editorial Board
Aug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - "... If this account doesn't reach $50,000 in the next 7 days then a murderous rampage similar to the VT shooting will occur at another highly populated university. This...
Court rules against Plame, despite public records

Associated Press
Aug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) -- The CIA can force Valerie Plame, whose career became national news after her once-clandestine position was leaked, to remain silent about the exact leng...
Musharraf suffers another setback

Associated Press
Aug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday ordered the release on bail of a senior opposition leader who was sentenced to 23 years in prison for tryi...
Senate passes spy bill

Associated Press
Aug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Senate, in a high-stakes showdown over national security, voted late Friday to temporarily give President Bush expanded authority to eavesdrop on suspe...
Statement behind Dow drop

Associated Press
Aug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street plunged anew Friday, hurtling the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 280 points after comments from a major investment bank exacerbated ...
Teen gets life in prison for killing principal

Associated Press
Aug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - BARABOO, Wis. (AP) -- A 16-year-old was sentenced Friday to life in prison with the possibility of parole for the shooting death of his high school principal. Eric Ha...

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