Nation and World
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President gets a new coat, and first lady sports a new purse
Dec 25, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush brought his extended family together for a Christmas celebration at the chief executive's retreat at Camp David, Md., with gift exchanges an...
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Tiger escapes cage at San Francisco Zoo, killing 1 and injuring 2
Dec 25, 2007 10:00 pm - Investigators trying to determine how a tiger escaped its enclosure at the San Francisco Zoo -- killing one visitor and mauling two others on Christmas -- planned a thor...
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Financial markets are struggling, but not the art marketDec 25, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Art is hot. Despite turmoil in the financial markets, there are no signs that the art market is softening. The fall auction season in New York saw robust pri...
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Huckabee leads but hasn't yet closed the deal
Dec 25, 2007 10:00 pm - SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee would seem to be the answer to their prayers, yet for many Christian conservatives in Iowa, he has not closed the ...
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Children's health care takes unexpected turn
Dec 25, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The modest spending increase that Congress approved for a popular children's health insurance program will maintain coverage for those already enrolled. Bu...
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Merry Christmas from Heaven
Dec 25, 2007 10:00 pm - ASHLAND, Ore. -- Even in death, Chet Fitch is a card. Fitch, known for his sense of humor, died in October at age 88 but gave his friends and family a start recently: Ch...
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American girl rescued from Panama plane crash that killed 3
Dec 25, 2007 10:00 pm - DAVID, Panama -- A 12-year-old U.S. girl who was the sole survivor of a weekend plane crash was airlifted Wednesday to a Panamanian hospital after rescue workers trekked...
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'Steel strong' in Indiana
Dec 25, 2007 10:00 pm - GARY, Ind. -- A banner hanging from a rusty railroad bridge reminds drivers entering the city that it is "steel strong" after 100 years. The main source of that strength...
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Police class slogan: 'Go out and cause' post-traumatic stress disorder
Dec 25, 2007 10:00 pm - BOISE, Idaho -- A state police academy leader has disavowed the slogan of the most recent graduating class urging one another to "go out and cause" post-traumatic stress...
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French aid workers sentenced to 8 years hard labor
Dec 25, 2007 10:00 pm - A Chadian court sentenced six French aid workers to eight years of forced labor Wednesday after finding them guilty of trying to kidnap 103 African children and bring th...