Nation and World
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Authorities warn holiday travelers roads remain dangerous
Dec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Even as a deadly snowstorm loosened its grip on the upper Midwest, officials warned that holiday travelers still faced treacherous roadways Monday. At least 11 deaths we...
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Internet access questions up in the air
Dec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Seat 17D is yapping endlessly on an Internet phone call. Seat 16F is flaming Seat 16D with expletive-laden chats. Seat 16E is too busy surfing porn sites to ...
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U.S. hopes to build on recent successes in Iraq
Dec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- The U.S. ambassador to Iraq said Sunday that recent successes such as reducing violence have created a new set of challenges for 2008 -- the most important be...
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Belgian judge frees Islamic terror suspects
Dec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - BRUSSELS, Belgium -- A judge released 14 suspected Islamic extremists Saturday for lack of evidence of their involvement in a plot to break free an al-Qaida prisoner con...
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U.N. OKs budget opposed by U.S.
Dec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - UNITED NATIONS -- The General Assembly approved a two-year U.N. budget of $4.17 billion Saturday, with the United States casting the only "no" vote because of objections...
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Turkey again bombs Kurdish sites in N. Iraq
Dec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq on Saturday in the third cross-border offensive in less than a week, the military sai...
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Is Huckabee just another Bill Clinton?
Dec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - DAVENPORT, Iowa -- To hear Mitt Romney tell it, Republican Mike Huckabee shares more with Democrat Bill Clinton than a hometown in Hope, Ark., and a stint as Arkansas go...
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Man freed in Nicaragua now hiding
Dec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- American Eric Volz went into hiding Friday after hastily leaving Nicaragua, where an appeals court overturned his conviction and 30-year sentence i...
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Top colleges lead trend to up student aid
Dec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - When it comes to paying for college, cash-strapped families have had a few good tidings of late. A string of elite, private colleges have announced major boosts in finan...
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Magazine ranks inexpensive bubblyDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Don't go bankrupt celebrating the New Year. While a bottle of super-high-end Dom Perignon or Louis Roederer Cristal can run into the hundreds, and even thousands, budget...