Nation and World
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Was anti-profiling lawyer profiled?
Dec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - BOSTON -- The top official in charge of fighting racial profiling for the American Civil Liberties Union says he was the victim of profiling at the Boston airport and ha...
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Auto sales mixed, but 2008 predictions are down
Dec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - DETROIT -- Automakers reported Monday mixed U.S. sales results for November, with some new or more fuel-efficient models performing well despite consumer malaise over hi...
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Discover loses value in BritainDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - Riverwoods-based Discover Financial Services, the credit-card company spun off by Morgan Stanley five months ago, said Monday it would take a large fourth-quarter charge...
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Home decor stores hope to boost sales in a sluggish year
Dec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Amid the paint, power tools and 99-piece wrench and ratchet sets, the aisles at Home Depot are filled this holiday season with wrapping paper, snow vi...
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Workers at pork processing plant have mystery illness
Dec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- State health officials said Monday they were investigating neurological illnesses among 11 workers at a pork processing plant, but that there was no evide...
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Are you smarter than a chimp? This one beat humans in memory test
Dec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK _ Think you're smarter than a fifth-grader? How about a 5-year-old chimp? Japanese researchers pitted young chimps against human adults in tests of short-term m...
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2 high-profile sex scandals linked by the ex-male prostitute from Denver
Dec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - DENVER -- One of the rising stars of evangelical Christian politics resigns after allegations that he had sex with a man. More than a year later, a conservative U.S. sen...
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Briefs: Lawsuit targets Bank of AmericaDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A federal judge has rejected Bank of America Corp.'s attempt to throw out part of a lawsuit accusing it of discriminating against black bankers and brokers, ...
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Iran welcomes U.S. 'correction' on its nuke program
Dec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's foreign minister on Tuesday welcomed the U.S. decision to "correct" its claim that Tehran has an active nuclear weapons program, state-run radio r...
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Report: World food prices to rise, limiting access for poorest
Dec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - BEIJING -- Food prices are set to rise around the globe after years of decline, with climate change making it harder for the world's poorest to get adequate food, accord...