Nation and World
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Romney challenges Bush administration over Homeland Security
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - AMHERST, N.H. -- Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney on Wednesday complained that the Bush administration had established an inefficient Homeland Security ...
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Russians reach North Pole
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - MOSCOW -- A Russian expedition aiming to claim vast swaths of the Arctic Ocean seabed reached the North Pole on Wednesday, and scientists immediately began preparing to ...
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Kids health plan debated
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- House Democrats pushed through legislation Wednesday to add 6 million lower-income children to a popular health insurance program while making deep cuts in...
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Six said to be dead after bridge collapse
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- An interstate bridge jammed with rush-hour traffic suddenly broke into huge sections and collapsed into the Mississippi River Wednesday, pitching dozens o...
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Oil prices retreat after reaching record
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices retreated after jumping to a new record Wednesday on the government's report of a steep drop in crude inventories and surge in refinery activity. ...
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Bally's files for bankruptcy
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp, one of the largest U.S. health club operators, has filed for bankruptcy protection after struggling in recent years with me...
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Darfur force's lineup forms
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Sudan on Wednesday endorsed a U.N. resolution to send 26,000 peacekeepers to Darfur, raising hopes for a force that could for the first time provide r...
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Fisher-Price recalls nearly million toys
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Toy-maker Fisher-Price is recalling 83 types of toys -- including the popular Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and Diego characters -- because their paint contains exc...
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Khmer Rouge official to talk
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- The former chief of a Khmer Rouge prison is willing to testify about the communist regime's atrocities that led to an estimated 1.7 million death...
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Today's Birthdays
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Actor Peter O'Toole, 75; country singer Hank Cochran, 72; movie director Wes Craven, 68; actor Max Wright, 64; actress Joanna Cassidy, 62; actress Kathryn Harrold, 57; s...