Nation and World
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CARE rejects U.S. food aid
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - NAIROBI, Kenya -- A humanitarian group has turned down $46 million worth of U.S. food aid, arguing that the way the American government distributes its help hurts poor f...
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A real-life baseball tale shows that redemption and glory are possibleAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - In the fable, the farm boy phenom makes his way to the big city to amaze the world with his arm. At a stop at a fair on the train ride to Chicago, he strikes out the Bab...
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Excuse me, Mr. Elephant, may I see some identification?
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW DELHI -- Wildlife groups have created individual photo identification cards for wild elephants in southern India to help track the effects of poaching, conservationi...
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U.S. offers Israel arms deal
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - JERUSALEM -- The United States offered Israel an unprecedented $30 billion of military aid over 10 years on Thursday, bolstering its closest Mideast ally and ensuring th...
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Iraqi leaders forge new alliance
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Iraq's political leaders emerged Thursday from three days of crisis talks with a new alliance that seeks to save the crumbling U.S.-backed government. But the...
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Iran denounces U.S. plans
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday denounced a U.S. plan to deploy missile defense sites in Eastern Europe, calling it a threat to ...
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Iraq forges new alliance
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Iraq's political leaders emerged Thursday from three days of crisis talks with a new alliance that seeks to save the crumbling U.S.-backed government. But the...
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1 dead, 8 injured in cave-in during rescue attempt at mine
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - HUNTINGTON, Utah -- A disastrous cave-in Thursday night killed a rescue worker and injured eight others who were trying to tunnel through rubble to reach six trapped min...
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Briefs: Human error limits access to SchwabAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Clients of Charles Schwab using the discount brokerage's Web site and phone systems to trade Thursday morning had trouble accessing their accounts for about ...
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Sprint banking on WiMax technologyAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - TYSONS CORNER, Va. -- Sprint Nextel Corp. said Thursday it could spend as much as $5 billion by the end of 2010 on a new network based on the emerging high-speed wireles...