Nation and World
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U.S. out of step at climate conference
Dec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - BALI, Indonesia -- In a largely symbolic duel over numbers, the United States on Monday resisted efforts at the U.N. climate conference to suggest upcoming negotiations ...
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Swiss bank UBS writes off $10 billion more
Dec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - ZURICH, Switzerland -- UBS AG will write off a further $10 billion in losses from the U.S. subprime lending market, the Swiss bank said Monday, and raise billions in cap...
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Occasional fasting may cut heart risk
Dec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Mormons have less heart disease -- something doctors have long chalked up to their religion's ban on smoking. New research suggests another of their "clean living" habit...
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Gore urges humans to end war on environment
Dec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - OSLO, Norway -- Saying it's "time to make peace with the planet," Al Gore accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on Monday with a call for humanity to rise up against a looming ...
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Guiliani: NYPD made call on suspect security expenses
Dec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Sunday defended the expenses incurred by his security detail as he was beginning an extramarital affair with current...
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Taiwan's president won't declare independence before finishing term
Dec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian pledged Monday that before he steps down in May 2008 he will not declare formal independence -- a move China has lon...
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Flatley wins extortion case
Dec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Dance star Michael Flatley has won an $11 million settlement in the United States from a woman who falsely accused him of sexual assault and attempted to extor...
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Next Shuttle launch: January
Dec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA on Sunday delayed the launch of space shuttle Atlantis until January after a gauge in the fuel tank failed for the second time in four days....
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Gore accepts Nobel, urges US, China to make 'boldest moves' on climate
Dec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - OSLO, Norway -- Al Gore received his Nobel Peace Prize on Monday and urged the United States and China to make the boldest moves on climate change or "stand accountable ...
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Police puzzle over two attacks
Dec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- First the unthinkable happened: A man shot four members of a Christian ministry at the group's training center early Sunday, killing two after...