Nation and World
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New England gets winter blast
Jan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - BOSTON -- New England's first major winter storm of 2008 snarled the Monday morning commute with heavy snow and closed hundreds of schools. Following the snowiest Decemb...
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American, five others slain in attack on luxury Afghan hotel
Jan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan -- Militants with suicide vests, grenades and AK-47 rifles attacked a luxury hotel on Monday, killing at least six people in the most brazen attack ye...
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Minn. company recalls 188,000 pounds of beef over E. coli concerns
Jan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- A Minnesota meatpacker has recalled about 188,000 pounds of ground beef patties and some other products because of E. coli bacteria concerns. Rochester Me...
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U.S. to sell $20 bil in weapons to Saudi Arabia
Jan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Iran, Mideast peace and democracy in the region topped the agenda for President Bush during talks Monday with ally Saudi Arabia. Bush's first vis...
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MySpace adding new measures to thwart child predators
Jan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - ALBANY, N.Y. -- MySpace.com has agreed with more than 45 states to add extensive measures to combat sexual predators. An official familiar with the multistate agreement ...
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Michigan likely to give McCain unique advantage over his rival
Jan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - HOWELL, Mich. -- John McCain has an automatic advantage Tuesday when Michigan votes. Not only did the Republican win the state eight years ago, but he also draws his sup...
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Democrats trade jabs over race
Jan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested Sunday that Barack Obama's campaign had injected racial tension into the presidential contest, saying he had distor...
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Iran vows to answer all queries
Jan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - VIENNA, Austria -- Iran's leaders agreed to answer all remaining questions about their country's past nuclear activities within four weeks in talks with the U.N.'s chief...
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What happens when a night owl meets an early riser?
Jan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- One is a night owl who likes to do business after midnight. The other is an early-to-bed guy who brags about going to sleep around 9:3...
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Obama alienated women with his curt remark to ClintonJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Rick Lazio must have known what was coming. As Hillary Clinton's Senate opponent in 2000, he alarmingly strode across the stage during a debate and demanded that she sig...