Nation and World
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Monsoon displaces millions
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Monsoon floods ravaging Bangladesh for more than a week have displaced or marooned at least 5 million people and left 40 others dead, officials said...
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World digestAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Sunni bloc walks out: BAGHDAD -- Baghdad shook with bombings and political upheaval Wednesday as the largest Sunni Arab bloc quit the government and a suicide attacker b...
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Amtrak offers free booze to some overnight passengers
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Amtrak is trying to gin up new business by offering $100 in free alcohol to customers on some overnight trains. The national passenger rail company is maki...
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Former Defense Secretary Rumsfeld, other ex-Pentagon brass deny} cover-up in Tillman case
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Ex-Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and other former Pentagon brass denied a cover-up and rejected personal blame Wednesday in the public deception...
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Scary Spice seeks support for childAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Scary Spice went to court Wednesday to try to scare some child support from Eddie Murphy. The 32-year-old singer, whose real name is Melanie Brown, filed a petition in S...
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U.S. automakers drop below 50 percent market share for 1st time
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - DETROIT -- The Detroit automakers' share of the U.S. market dropped below 50 percent in July for the first time in history, according to an analyst who tracks indust...
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In poll, most Syrians support helping U.S. end Iraq war but would aid Iraqi fighters
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) -- Most Syrians favor working with the United States to seek an end to the Iraq war, yet also support financing Iraqi fighters and other Middle East g...
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Tough terror talk
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama warned Pakistan Wednesday he would use military force if necessary to root out terrorists, the second time i...
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Afghan army plans mission
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - GHAZNI, Afghanistan -- The Afghan army dropped leaflets Wednesday warning of impending military action in the region where Taliban militants are holding 21 South Korean ...
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Musical "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" relishes being crude and contemporaryAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" 2 1/2 out of four Location: Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Parkway, Chicago Times: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Thur...