Nation and World
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FDA says cloned animals are safe for food
Jan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Meat and milk from cloned animals is as safe as that from their counterparts bred the old-fashioned way, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday -- b...
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Just smurfy at 50
Jan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The Smurfs -- led by Papa Smurf and Smurfette -- kicked off a year of 50th birthday celebrations Monday with Smurfberry cake and sasparilla juice. T...
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NTSB finds design flaw caused Minneapolis bridge collapse
Jan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Undersized gusset plates in the Interstate 35-W bridge in Minneapolis were "the critical factor" in the bridge collapse last year that killed 13 people and...
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Jackson urges satellite radio deal be contingent on minority leasesJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Jesse Jackson met the top U.S. communications regulator on Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s planned purchase of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., according to...
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Discovery, Oprah to launch cable network
Jan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Discovery Communications and talk show queen Oprah Winfrey said today they would build a new cable television network, describing the venture as dedicated to...
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Pelosi gets Bernanke's advice on economy
Jan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Fed chief Ben Bernanke met Monday to discuss how Congress might act to stimulate the slowing economy. Pelosi is taking the l...
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Autopsy: Pregnant Marine died of traumatic head injury
Jan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - JACKSONVILLE, N.C. -- A 20-year-old pregnant Marine who disappeared in December died from a head injury, authorities said Tuesday, formally rejecting claims by the key s...
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Economy at issue in MichiganJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - DETROIT -- Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and John McCain traded charges over the economy and abortion Monday, in what has become a bitter personal duel ...
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Olympics say no to blade runner
Jan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - All his life, Oscar Pistorius has confronted obstacles. The double-amputee sprinter from South Africa now faces another -- a decision barring him from the Olympics. Trac...
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Residents of rural Texas town abuzz over dozens of reported UFO sightings
Jan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - STEPHENVILLE, Texas -- In this farming community where nightfall usually brings clear, starry skies, residents are abuzz over reported sightings of what many believe is ...