Nation and World
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Iran report leaves war of words in its wake
Dec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- President Bush, trying to keep pressure on Iran, called on Tehran Wednesday to "come clean" about the scope of its nuclear activities or else face diploma...
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Health officials surprised by upward turn in teen births
Dec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - ATLANTA -- In a troubling reversal, the nation's teen birth rate rose for the first time in 15 years, surprising government health officials who had no quick explanation...
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Court blocks Bush rule on logging, burning in national forests
Dec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked a Bush administration rule that allowed logging and burning projects in national forests without first anal...
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Omaha shooter's note: 'I'll be famous'
Dec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- The teenager carried his rifle into the mall, passing shoppers and decorations. A department store employee was pressing a suit for a customer. A woman wa...
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Nine dead in Omaha mall shooting
Dec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- A man opened fire with a rifle at a busy department store Wednesday, killing eight people in an attack that made holiday shoppers run screaming through a ...
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Report: Violence subsiding in Iraq
Dec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Citing a 60 percent decline in violence in Iraq over the last six months, Gen. David Petraeus said Thursday that maintaining security is easier than establish...
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OPEC stands pat on output
Dec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- OPEC hedged its bets Wednesday, opting to keep production steady but setting a new meeting for Feb. 1 to raise output if prices skyroc...
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Parcel bomb explosion kills 1, seriously injures another in Paris
Dec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - PARIS -- A parcel bomb exploded at a lawyer's office in central Paris on Thursday, killing one person and seriously injuring another, officials said. The Interior Minist...
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Drug that curbs addictions increasingly deadly on own
Dec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The rate of drug users who fatally overdose on methadone -- a prescription that curbs heroin addiction -- is skyrocketing at an alarming pace, a Justice De...
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Northwest slowly recovering from record-breaking storm
Dec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - CENTRALIA, Wash. -- A storm that battered the Pacific Northwest for two days moved on Tuesday, leaving behind flooded homes, fallen trees and washed-out roads, including...