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Tapes destroyed, but secret prisons may give CIA an out

Associated Press
Dec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Federal courts had prohibited the Bush administration from discarding evidence of detainee torture and abuse months before the CIA destroyed videotapes tha...
Americans finally get control of their cholesterol

Associated Press
Dec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Americans may be too fat, but at least their cholesterol is low. For the first time in nearly 50 years, the average cholesterol level for U.S. adults is in th...
Women built to have baby on board

Associated Press
Dec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Scientists think they have figured out why pregnant women don't lose their balance and topple over despite ever-growing weight up front. Evolution provided...
Emirati men get 15 years in attack

Associated Press
Dec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Two Emirati men were sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison in the highly charged kidnapping and sexual assault of a French-Swiss teena...
Wider loan losses reported at three banks

Associated Press
Dec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- More troubling news erupted from the financial services sector Wednesday as Wachovia, PNC and Bank of America warned of bigger-than-expected writedown...
Durbin seeks air safety study

Associated Press
Dec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Sen. Dick Durbin called Wednesday for a federal investigation into the work conditions of Chicago-area air traffic controllers, including whether there are...
Fed to test auction for cash-strapped banks

Associated Press
Dec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced a novel approach to injecting money into the banking system as it struggles to combat a severe credit crunch tha...
Scientists find the battery for northern lights

Associated Press
Dec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Scientists think they have discovered the energy source of auroras borealis, the spectacular color displays seen in the upper latitudes of the Northern ...
Jones loses Olympic medals

By Stephen Wilson Associated Press
Dec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Don't look for Marion Jones' name in the Olympic record books any more. As far as the IOC is concerned, her five-medal performance at the 2000 ...
Navistar unit, UAW agree to tentative deal

Daily Herald Wire Services
Dec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - International Truck and Engine Corp, a unit of Navistar International Corp., said Wednesday it has reached a tentative three-year labor agreement with the United Auto Wo...

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