Nation and World
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French tradition up in smoke
Dec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - PARIS -- From next week, one of France's most iconic institutions -- the smoky cafe -- will be but a hazy memory. The extension of France's smoking ban to bars, discothe...
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Voters playing 'musical chairs' with candidates
Dec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Dig beneath the surface of the raucous Republican presidential race and you will find even deeper turmoil: Four in 10 GOP voters have switched candidates i...
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Who killed Benazir Bhutto?
Dec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Benazir Bhutto was the target of threats from virtually all of the militant groups who make Pakistan their home -- from al-Qaida to homegrown terr...
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Pakistan now says Bhutto died of fractured skull, not bullet wounds
Dec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Benazir Bhutto died from a skull fracture suffered when she hit her head during a suicide attack, not from bullet wounds, the Interior Ministry said Friday. Authorities ...
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Long Island, N.Y., man convicted of killing parents 17 years ago is freed
Dec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Martin Tankleff walked out of court a free man for the first time in the 17 years since he was convicted of murdering his parents. But his next step was less...
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Zoo director: Wall around tiger pen was lower than recommended height
Dec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- The director of the zoo where a teenager was killed by an escaped tiger acknowledged Thursday that the wall around the animal's pen was just 12ˆ½...
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'Everything just becomes more uncertain now'Dec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Area Pakistanis say they're dealing with sadness, shock, anger and overwhelming concern following the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto in their native c...
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Hundreds of thousands throng Bhutto's burial, unrest spreads
Dec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan -- Hundreds of thousands of mourners paid last respects to Benazir Bhutto as the opposition leader was buried Friday at the mausoleum of Pak...
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I fear for the future of my family's hopeful homelandDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Karachi's streets were filled for the past month with the normal hustle and bustle of everyday life. Although police cars and traffic-control officers were situated thro...
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U.S. House spent $20 million on junk mail
Dec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- U.S. House members spent $20.3 million in tax money last year to send constituents what's often the government equivalent of junk mail -- meeting announcem...