Nation and World
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BP subsidiary admits guilt in Alaska spill
Nov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The Alaska subsidiary of British energy company BP PLC pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal environmental crime for failing to prevent a 2006 spill ...
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Body may be missing student who led secret life as porn star
Nov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - EL DORADO, Kan. -- A body found in Kansas appears to be that of a missing college student who led a secret life as an Internet porn star, police said Thursday. Authoriti...
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Hostage situation at Clinton campaign office ends peacefully
Nov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - ROCHESTER, N.H. _ A distraught man wearing what appeared to be a bomb walked into a Hillary Rodham Clinton campaign office Friday and demanded to speak to the candidate ...
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Vivid contrasts in style in battle between Giuliani, RomneyNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - BEDFORD, N.H. -- Call them Mr. Rough and Mr. Smooth. Or maybe Mr. Nasty and Mr. Nice. The intense battle between Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney for supremacy in the Jan. ...
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Shows to resume on Broadway after strike ends with tentative contract
Nov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Curtain up. Broadway raced to reopen for business Thursday after stagehands and theater producers reached a tentative agreement, ending a crippling strike th...
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Briefs: Unemployment up in Chicago areaNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Chicago was one of two metropolitan areas that experienced the largest October unemployment rate increase year-over-year. The Chicago-Naperville-Joliet area u...
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Study warns of CT scan risks
Nov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - Millions of Americans, especially children, are needlessly getting dangerous radiation from "super X-rays" that raise the risk of cancer and are increasingly used to dia...
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American Eagle airline to be sold or fly free
Nov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - DALLAS -- The parent of American Airlines said Wednesday it plans to sell or spin off its American Eagle regional carrier next year. Its shares rose 6.9 percent. Investo...
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Wisconsin hunter sentenced to 69 years for killing Hmong
Nov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - MARINETTE, Wis. -- A white hunter convicted of killing a Hmong man as they both stalked squirrels in the woods was sentenced Wednesday to 69 years in prison. James Nicho...
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Ford settles Explorer rollover suit
Nov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday ended an era of litigation over its rollover-plagued Explorer sport utility vehicles when it agreed to settle a class-a...