Nation and World
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No one delivers a more powerful stump speech than ObamaDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Barack Obama has become a one-trick pony. But what a trick it is! The stump speech he has developed in the closing stages of the pre-Christmas campai...
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Ore. gay rights law on hold
Dec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - PORTLAND, Ore. -- A federal judge on Friday placed on hold a state domestic partnership law that was set to take effect Jan. 1, pending a February hearing. The law would...
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San Francisco Zoo could face penalties, charges in tiger attack
Dec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- The deadly tiger escape at the San Francisco Zoo could prove to be a costly blow to an institution that has come under fire repeatedly in just the past ...
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Times Square shredder chews up worst of 2007's memories
Dec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Think of your most troubling souvenirs of 2007: a photo of an ex-boyfriend, a bad medical report, stacks of unpaid bills. On Friday, the embarrassed and aggr...
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Late shows coming back under interim deal
Dec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - "Late Show with David Letterman" and "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" will be back with their writers airing joke-filled new hours starting Wednesday, the shows' pro...
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Vermont town may issue warrant for arrest of Bush, Cheney
Dec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - MONTPELIER, Vt. -- President Bush may soon have a new reason to avoid left-leaning Vermont: In one town, activists want him subject to arrest for war crimes. A group in ...
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Woman, boyfriend charged in Christmas Eve murder of six
Dec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - SEATTLE -- After slaughtering their parents, Joseph McEnroe apologized to his girlfriend's young niece and nephew before shooting both in the head to end a Christmas Eve...
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Aid workers convicted in Chad arrive in ParisDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - PARIS -- Six French aid workers sentenced to eight years hard labor in Chad for trying to kidnap 103 children arrived on Friday in France where they are due to serve the...
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Bush to veto defense bill
Dec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - CRAWFORD, Texas -- President Bush on Friday used a "pocket veto" to reject a sweeping defense bill because he dislikes a provision that would expose the Iraqi government...
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Pakistan says al-Qaida operative behind Bhutto assassination
Dec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan's government asserted Friday that al-Qaida was behind the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, and offered the transcript from a phone tap as...