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Two African nations have world's highest child mortality rate

Associated Press
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...
Iranian religious leader takes swipe at leader

Associated Press
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...
Cops: Rolled-up $20 bill found in Ledger's apt. but no illegal drugs

Associated Press
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...
Home-grown 'terrorist' let off lightly

Associated Press
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...
Credit crisis hurts banks' profit

Jan 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...
Toy magnet sets recalled

Reuters
Jan 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...
Apple's forecast sends shares down

Jan 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...
Fred Thompson drops out

Associated Press
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...
Taliban's defeat tops capture of bin Laden, says Musharraf

Associated Press
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...
Obama is facing a must-win situation in South Carolina

By David Broder
Jan 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...

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