Nation and World
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U.S. signs onto climate accord
Dec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - BALI, Indonesia -- In a hushed conference hall, as envoys from 186 nations looked on, the world's lone superpower took a tongue-lashing from its most powerless, nation a...
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Famous 'dinnertime bandit' extradited from Belgium after 9 years on the run
Dec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - STAMFORD, Conn. -- Police describe Alan Golder as a master at his craft, a man who scaled mansion walls, slipped through second-floor windows during dinnertime while ala...
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Hamas marks 20th anniversary
Dec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Palestinians flooded the streets of the Gaza Strip by the tens of thousands Saturday in the biggest show of support for Hamas since the Islamic ...
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All Bethlehem wants for Christmas is more tourists
Dec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- Palestinians lit a four-story Christmas tree in this biblical town Saturday, kicking off a holiday season free of fighting with Israel that offic...
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Girl born with 8 limbs leaves hospital
Dec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - BANGALORE, India -- A 2-year-old girl who was born with four arms and four legs left a hospital in southern India on Saturday, little more than a month after surgeons su...
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Musharraf lifts state of emergency
Dec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- President Pervez Musharraf lifted a six-week-old state of emergency Saturday, telling a skeptical nation the crackdown was to save Pakistan from a...
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Monks get hip to lure believers
Dec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - TOKYO -- Japanese monks and nuns hit the catwalk in Tokyo on Saturday in a bid to spread Buddhism among younger people in this rapidly aging society. The fashion show op...
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Midwest gets foot of snow
Dec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - PITTSBURGH -- As much as a foot of snow fell from the Plains across the Midwest on Saturday, snarling road and air travel, as the second big winter storm in a week barre...
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Seven killed in attacks on Iraqi police
Dec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- A series of attacks on Iraqi police and volunteer patrols killed at least seven people in Baghdad and neighboring provinces on Saturday, including Diyala, whe...
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Vick's dog-fighting estate fails to sell at auction
Dec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - SURRY, Va. -- Maybe it was the inescapable mind's-eye visions of the brutality inflicted on dogs in the rugged wooded area behind the fence. Or maybe it was the glare of...