Nation and World
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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...
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Briefs: U.S. trade deficit highest since JulyDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The U.S. trade deficit rose to the highest level in three months, with record oil prices and a flood of toys and other imports from China swamping a solid ...
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Former attorney general named Lawyer of the Year
Dec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Negative news coverage may have cost former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales his job, but it won him a dubious honor Wednesday from a magazine published b...
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Car bomb kills top Lebanese general
Dec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - BEIRUT, Lebanon -- A car bomb attack killed one of Lebanon's top generals and his driver Wednesday, putting even more pressure on the country's delicate political situat...
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There's such a thing as 'too' safeDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Here's a bad idea whose time has gone: Retirees should keep a lot of their money safe in bonds. Traditionally a popular source of income for folks on the r...
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Toys aren't all fun, games
Dec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Concerns about toy safety since last summer's recalls, along with worries about the economy, have made shoppers more cautious and have resulted in generally ...
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At least 41 killed in deadliest attack on Iraqis in 4 months
Dec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Three car bombs exploded in quick succession Wednesday at the main market of a southern Shiite city, killing at least 41 people and wounding 150 others, polic...