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Bush says he will reserve judgment on destruction of CIA tapes

Associated Press
Dec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush said today he will reserve judgment about his administration's destruction of CIA interrogation tapes until several inquiries are finished. ...
Railroad earnings slowed by diesel costs

Dec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- Railroad operator Union Pacific Corp. on Wednesday cut its earnings forecast for the fourth quarter, citing surging diesel costs and a delay in recovering...
Morgan Stanley's mortgage losses keep mounting

By Joe Bel Bruno Associated Press
Dec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Morgan Stanley, the No. 2 U.S. investment bank, reported a $9.4 billion writedown on Wednesday from bad bets on mortgage-related debt, leading it to take a $...
U.S. caps New York flights to ease delays

Associated Press
Dec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - HERNDON, Va. -- Fewer flights will go in and out of New York City airports at the busiest times to try to ease chronic nationwide air travel delays, the government said...
Envisioning a more energy efficient nation

Associated Press
Dec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Gas guzzlers could become relics of the past and farmers may rival oil companies in producing motor fuels under a new energy law. Consumers also will save ...
Iowa series put presidential politics in suburban context

By Jim Slusher
Dec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - We know what's happening in Iowa can be relevant in the suburbs and has connections to suburban interests. I often think of the Daily Herald in a phrase similar to the c...
Hamas shows signs conflict taking its toll

Associated Press
Dec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - GAZA CITY, Gaza City -- On Islam's most important holiday, the leader of Gaza's Hamas government appealed Wednesday for a cease-fire with Israel and said his people -- b...
Fire erupts in Vice President's offices

Associated Press
Dec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Thick smoke billowed from a fire Wednesday in Vice President Dick Cheney's suite of offices in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White H...
Gambling ads costly to big three

Associated Press
Dec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- The three largest Internet companies have agreed to pay a combined $31.5 million to settle federal civil allegations they took ads for illegal gambling, the...
College students find the place to really get involved in politics

By David Beery Daily Herald Staff
Dec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Finals week at the University of Iowa and Drake University makes sleep deprivation and stress as ubiquitous as the North Face jackets that bundle stud...

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