Nation and World
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Tapes destroyed, but secret prisons may give CIA an out
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...
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Americans finally get control of their cholesterol
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...
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Women built to have baby on board
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...
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Emirati men get 15 years in attack
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...
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Wider loan losses reported at three banks
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...
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Durbin seeks air safety study
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...
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Fed to test auction for cash-strapped banks
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...
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Scientists find the battery for northern lights
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 ...
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Jones loses Olympic medals
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 ...
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Navistar unit, UAW agree to tentative dealDec 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...