Nation and World
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Gore's home gets energy makeover
Dec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Al Gore, who was criticized for high electric bills at his Tennessee mansion, has completed a host of improvements to make the home more energy effic...
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2 Ph.D students killed on LSU campus
Dec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - BATON ROUGE, La. -- Two students were found shot to death in an apparent home invasion at their Louisiana State University apartment, and officials decided to keep the c...
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Briefs: Lufthansa to buy stake in JetBlueDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Germany's biggest airline, Deutsche Lufthansa AG, said Thursday it is paying $300 million for a 19 percent stake in JetBlue Airways Corp. Lufthansa is barred...
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Gentler breast cancer treatment
Dec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - SAN ANTONIO -- Thousands of breast cancer patients each year could be spared chemotherapy or get gentler versions of it without harming their odds of beating the disease...
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Climate dissenters say they're ignored
Dec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- The head of the U.N. panel on climate change compared him to Hitler. Another leading scientist called him a parasite. A third described his latest...
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Let Gore uncover Venus' warmingDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - As explained in the Daily Herald, it seems that Venus and Earth were virtual twins at one time many years ago. Over time as Venus went through changes, its oceans disapp...
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Turkish Delight naming rights rile candy makers
Dec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - NICOSIA, Cyprus -- As Turkey pursues its dream of joining the European Union, its most famous sweet is already set to win coveted EU recognition. But instead of causing ...
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Wall Street Journal sale gains shareholder's OKDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Dow Jones & Co. Inc. shareholders voted to approve a $5.6 billion buyout by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. on Thursday, giving Murdoch control of one of the wor...
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Many Hispanics say they're hurt by immigration debate
Dec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Most Hispanics say the immigration debate and Congress' failure to overhaul immigration laws has hurt them, and many fear deportation for themselves, a rel...
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Hopefuls on best behavior during debate
Dec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - JOHNSTON, Iowa -- Republican presidential rivals called for deep cuts in federal spending Wednesday in a debate remarkably free of acrimony and agreed the reductions the...