Nation and World
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Clinton has spent her life redefining herself
Jan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Hillary Rodham Clinton likes to say she was born in the middle of the country at the middle of the century, in a Chicago suburb that defined a childhood out ...
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Candidates don't have to be told it's the economyJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - COMPTON, Calif. -- Economic worries dominated the presidential campaign Thursday, with White House hopefuls on both coasts touting plans to ease the pain of a recession....
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Activists blast Bush's anti-sonar law exemption
Jan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Conservationists vowed to return to court to challenge President Bush's decision to let the Navy continue using high-power sonar in its training off South...
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World's top automakers taking notice of the Nano
Jan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - DETROIT -- The world's two largest automakers are working on ultracheap cars to sell in emerging markets and possibly compete with the $2,500 subcompact unveiled last we...
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New home construction fell steeply in 2007
Jan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The steep slump in housing intensified at the end of last year, pushing home construction down by the biggest amount in nearly three decades. Analysts fore...
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Merrill CEO criticizes prior leadership
Jan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- John Thain, presiding over his first set of earnings Thursday as the new leader of Merrill Lynch & Co., cleared the decks with $15 billion of subprime mortga...
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Osama's son says wants to be 'ambassador for peace'
Jan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - CAIRO, Egypt -- Omar Osama bin Laden bears a striking resemblance to his notorious father -- except for the dreadlocks that dangle halfway down his back. Then there's th...
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Everybody's on board -- but are they really?
Jan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The ritual pledges of political cooperation are in place. Now the challenge for a lame duck Bush administration and an election-year Congress is to agree s...
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WaMu quarter loss at $1.87 billionJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Washington Mutual Inc., the country's biggest savings and loan, said Thursday it swung to a $1.87 billion loss in the fourth quarter, hurt badly by the sinkin...
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Man with rifle arrested near US Capitol
Jan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- U.S. Capitol Police arrested a man carrying a rifle outside the Capitol building Friday, authorities said. The man was in custody and no one was injured, p...