Nation and World
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Gadhafi tries to reassure French of Libya changes
Dec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - PARIS -- Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi insisted Tuesday his government was never involved in terrorist acts, blaming two bombings of Western passenger jets on "individua...
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If you ask, Ask.com will erase searches
Dec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Hoping to establish itself as the Internet's least intrusive search engine, Ask.com is empowering people to prevent their search requests from being dep...
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State's anti-abortion measure would define when life begins
Dec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - DENVER -- A 20-year-old law student has become a cause celebre in the anti-abortion movement for her efforts to have the state Constitution define fertilized eggs as peo...
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WaMu closing mortgage offices
Dec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Washington Mutual Inc., the nation's largest savings and loan, said Monday problems in the mortgage and credit markets are forcing it to close offices, slash ...
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Briefs: Fed expected to cut key interest rateDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve policymakers today are widely expected to slice a key interest rate for a third time this year to prevent troubles in the housing and credi...
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Realtors see growing stability in the market
Dec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Bucking conventional wisdom, a trade group for real-estate agents Monday said the battered housing market is on the verge of stabilizing and inched-up its ...
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Police: Gunman failed missionary school
Dec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The gunman believed to have killed four people at a megachurch and a missionary training school had been thrown out of the school a few years ...
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Homeownership rises, but equity falls
Dec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Homeowners started losing hold of their homes years before spiking foreclosures and the housing slump slammed the economy. Piece by piece, some gave away the...
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Will Harvard's plan catch on elsewhere?
Dec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Families earning well into six figures will see the cost of a Harvard education reduced by thousands of dollars per year under a major financial aid initiative announced...
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Report: 'Jeopardy' host Alex Trebek has heart attackDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Alex Trebek, the popular host of U.S. game show "Jeopardy!" has suffered a minor heart attack and been hospitalized, according to news reports Tuesday. Ce...