Nation and World
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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...
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Director offers pope a few pointers on imageDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - ROME -- Italian film and opera director Franco Zeffirelli is offering his services to Pope Benedict as an image consultant, saying the German pontiff comes across as col...
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White House has concerns with climate deal
Dec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Despite agreeing on the outline for a new global warming deal, the White House quibbled with it Saturday and said it does not sufficiently address the role...
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Britain's handover of Basra symbolic
Dec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Britain's weekend handover of Basra province will have a limited effect on security in Iraq's biggest oil region because rival Shiite warlords and local offic...
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Israeli official critical of intelligence on Iran
Dec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - JERUSALEM -- Israel's public security minister warned Saturday that a U.S. intelligence report that said Iran no longer is developing nuclear arms could lead to a region...
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Suspect in jet bombing plot escapes
Dec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A British suspect in an alleged plot to blow up trans-Atlantic jetliners escaped from police custody in Pakistan on Saturday, officials said. Rash...
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Where religion and sports collide
Dec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - DEARBORN, Mich. -- Dewnya Bakri loves her faith -- and the feeling of sinking a three-pointer. For much of her life, the 20-year-old Muslim has found a way to balance pr...
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Marine won't go to prison over shooting
Dec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- A Marine reservist who killed an Iraqi soldier was sentenced Friday to a bad-conduct discharge but will serve no more time behind bars, a spoke...