Nation and World
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FDA declaring over-the-counter cold medicines too risky for tots
Jan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Parents may be left with only love and lots of liquid to give their sniffling babies and toddlers now that the government is declaring over-the-counter cou...
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O.J. squeezes out on bond after being rebuked by judge
Jan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- Hands cuffed at his waist and a defeated expression on his face, O.J. Simpson listened to a judge blister him Wednesday for "arrogance or ignorance or both"...
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Apollo Group to pay $280 millionJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - PHOENIX -- Apollo Group Inc., the for-profit company that owns the University of Phoenix, fraudulently misled investors in 2004 about its student recruitment policies, a...
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Economy still grew in winter, says FedJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve's new snapshot of business conditions around the country, released Wednesday, suggested the strains from a persistent housing slump and...
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White House recycling could mean e-mails lost
Jan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Two years ago this month, Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald revealed a tantalizing piece of information in the CIA leak probe. The White House had an e-ma...
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Congress huddles on economy
Jan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Under pressure to act quickly on the sagging election-year economy, Democratic and GOP leaders held talks Wednesday amid increasing optimism the warring fa...
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Protesters snag Japan's Antarctic whale hunt
Jan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - TOKYO -- Protesters scored a victory in a high-seas campaign to disrupt Japan's whale hunt in the Antarctic, forcing the fleet to a standstill Wednesday as officials scr...
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Cutting through the confusion over VytorinJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Patients are swamping doctors' offices wondering if they should stop taking the anticholesterol drug Vytorin, in the wake of a report questioning its ability to slow the...
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McDonald's shifts focus to energize store salesJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - McDonald's Corp., the world's largest restaurant company, will focus on boosting sales at existing stores rather than opening new outlets to increase profit. A gain of 1...
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Bush, Bernanke back package of tax rebates, breaks to jumpstart economy
Jan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Top House leaders discussed plans for tax rebates, breaks for business and additional food stamp and unemployment insurance benefits as President Bush and ...