Nation and World
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Alaska was ready for reform
Dec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - JUNEAU, Alaska -- In her first year as governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin has plunged ahead with the fearlessness of a polar explorer. The populist Republican has raised ta...
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Benazir Bhutto's life a sweeping epic of blood and controversy
Dec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - The torrent of bullets that killed Benazir Bhutto cut short an epic life, one bathed in blood and awash with controversy. Bhutto's father was hanged and a brother was sh...
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Police arrest pair in deaths of 6 in rural Washington state
Dec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - CARNATION, Wash. -- Six people, likely three generations of a family, were found dead Wednesday at a rural property east of Seattle, and a law enforcement official said ...
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Candidates come roaring into Iowa's homestretch
Dec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - MT. PLEASANT, Iowa -- The most wide-open presidential race in a half century pushed unpredictably into a decisive new phase Wednesday, the rhetoric a bit more pointed an...
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Bette Davis stars in 2008 commemorative postage stamp
Dec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) _ A face that will tease you, and please you and perhaps unease you is coming to the post office next year, it's those Bette Davis eyes. On the 100th ann...
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Report: Tiger that mauled 3 may have been taunted by its victims
Dec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - Police are reportedly investigating whether one or more of the young men mauled by a tiger at the San Francisco Zoo may have taunted the animal before its deadly rampage...
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Toyota puts GM in crosshairs
Dec 25, 2007 10:00 pm - NAGOYA, Japan -- Toyota plans to sell 9.85 million vehicles worldwide in 2008, the company said Tuesday, setting an ambitious target despite worries about a slowing U.S....
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U.S. Commander vouches for Sunnis
Dec 25, 2007 10:00 pm - YOUSSIFIYAH, Iraq -- A top U.S. commander warned Tuesday that Sunnis who fight al-Qaida in Iraq must be rewarded and recognized as legitimate members of Iraqi society --...
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Bush signs $555 billion spending bill; raps project spending
Dec 25, 2007 10:00 pm - CRAWFORD, Texas -- President Bush, still voicing concern about special project spending by Congress, signed a $555 billion bill Wednesday that funds the Iraq war well in...
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College stadiums remain vulnerable
Dec 25, 2007 10:00 pm - HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- After more than a decade in counterterrorism, Jim McGee can no longer relax and enjoy watching a sports event. The fans look like potential victims...