Nation and World
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Two African nations have world's highest child mortality rate
Jan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - GENEVA -- A newborn in Sierra Leone has the lowest chance in the world of surviving until age 5, and the prospects are almost as bad for children in Angola and Afghanist...
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Iranian religious leader takes swipe at leader
Jan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - TEHRAN, Iran -- President Bush isn't the only leader facing serious economic woes. Icy weather is causing big political trouble for Iran's hard-line president, who is un...
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Cops: Rolled-up $20 bill found in Ledger's apt. but no illegal drugs
Jan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A rolled-up $20 bill was found near Heath Ledger's body, though no illegal drugs were found in his apartment, police said Wednesday -- the same day an autops...
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Home-grown 'terrorist' let off lightly
Jan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - MIAMI -- Federal officials never backed off their claim that Jose Padilla planned a radioactive "dirty bomb" attack, but they didn't present that evidence in court. Choo...
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Credit crisis hurts banks' profitJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The credit crisis all but wiped out fourth-quarter earnings at Bank of America Corp. and Wachovia Corp., but the banks did make some money -- somethin...
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Toy magnet sets recalledJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- About 125,000 magnetic toy building sets made in China and sold by Battat were recalled because the magnets could fall out and be swallowed by children, th...
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Apple's forecast sends shares downJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Apple Inc. blew past Wall Street's bullish expectations in the first quarter with a 57 percent jump in profit, but a dramatically lower forecast sent...
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Fred Thompson drops out
Jan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - NAPLES, Fla. -- Republican Fred Thompson, the actor-politician who attracted more attention as a potential presidential candidate than as a real one, quit the race for t...
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Taliban's defeat tops capture of bin Laden, says Musharraf
Jan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - PARIS -- Pervez Musharraf says he still gets the question a lot: When will Osama bin Laden and his top deputy be caught? The Pakistani president insists it's more import...
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Obama is facing a must-win situation in South CarolinaJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina has become a must-win state for Barack Obama. Whatever the outcome of Saturday's Democratic presidential primary here, the Illinois sena...