Nation and World
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Where do trout come from?
Sep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Papa salmon plus mama salmon equals ... baby trout? Japanese researchers put a new spin on surrogate parenting as they engineered one fish species to produ...
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More earthquakes hit Indonesia
Sep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - PADANG, Indonesia -- Powerful earthquakes struck Indonesia for a third day Friday, terrorizing thousands of people who were refusing to return to coastal homes in fear o...
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Mexican Senate OKs fiscal reform policies
Sep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - MEXICO CITY -- The Mexican Senate approved a much-needed but hotly disputed fiscal reform Friday, handing President Felipe Calderon his second major congressional victor...
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Dubai building now the biggest
Sep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Burj Dubai, the world's tallest building since July, has also become the tallest free-standing structure on Earth, reaching 1,822 feet, th...
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Briefs: Fed approves LaSalle purchaseSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Bank of America said Friday it has received approval from the Federal Reserve to complete its $21 billion purchase of Chicago's LaSalle Bank. The deci...
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Iraq violence stymies faith
Sep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Religious freedom has sharply deteriorated in Iraq over the past year because of the insurgency and violence targeting people of specific faiths, despite t...
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Simpson says he wasn't robbing Vegas hotel room
Sep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- O.J. Simpson says he went into a casino hotel room only to retrieve memorabilia that he felt was stolen from him. But police are investigating it as an arme...
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Gonzalez leaves Attorney General office
Sep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Resigning U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales left the scandal-scarred Justice Department on Friday, declaring himself hopeful about its mission of ferr...
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El Pollo Loco wants Southerners to skip the fryer
Sep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - HIRAM, Ga. -- Robert Bowman loves his chicken, especially when it's breaded and loaded in a fryer. "When I go on a trip, that's all I'll eat is fried chicken. I just lik...
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Agencies' books can't pass simple audit
Sep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Ten years after Congress ordered federal agencies to have outside auditors review their books, neither the Defense Department nor the newer Department of Homeland Securi...