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Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Aon plans possible spin off of unit CHICAGO -- Aon Corp, the world's second-largest insurance broker, said quarterly net income rose 24 percent, and that it was conside...
Chavez pressures channel

Associated Press
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuela's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that an opposition-aligned TV channel will remain on cable for now, acting just hours before a government...
Bush blocks Rove testimony

Associated Press
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush is expected to claim executive privilege to prevent two more White House aides from testifying before Congress about the firings of federal ...
Today's birthdays

Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Today's birthdays Aug. 2 Billy Cannon (70), Heisman Trophy winner Linda Fratianne (47), U.S. figure skater Ed West (46), NFL Tim Wakefield (41), MLB Cedric Ceballos (3...
Roth IRA a good idea even late in the game

Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Q: My wife and I are getting ready to retire in January 2010. We are maxing out our 401(k)s for retirement (current value about $225,000). My wife will have a small pens...
After 6 years, experimental electrodes let brain-injured man speak, eat again, report says

Associated Press
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- He was beaten and left for dead one night in a robbery while walking home in 1999. His skull was crushed and his brain severely damaged. The doctor said ...
Retired three-star Gen. Kensinger censured in cover-up after death of Tillman

Associated Press
Jul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Army on Tuesday censured a retired three-star general for a "perfect storm of mistakes, misjudgments and a failure of leadership" after the 2004 fri...
Indian police investigate minister for allegedly abusing woman

Associated Press
Jul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - LUCKNOW, India -- Indian police are investigating allegations that a federal minister and his family beat up his grandson's wife in an attempt to extract a Mercedes ...
Calls grow for Japanese prime minister's resignation

Associated Press
Jul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - TOKYO (AP) -- Calls escalated Tuesday for Japan's prime minister to step down over a devastating election defeat, leaving legislators in both the ruling and oppositio...
Highway bridge under construction collapses in N. Calif.

Associated Press
Jul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) -- A highway overpass that was under construction collapsed Tuesday, crushing a delivery truck and injuring a construction worker who clung to a...

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