Nation and World
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Militants raid village; 13 dead
Dec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Dozens of suspected al-Qaida militants showered a Shiite village with mortar rounds early Saturday, then stormed the streets, killing at least 13 Iraqis, torc...
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Icy roads, freezing rain and snow flurries expected after winter storm
Dec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- Highways were still slippery in parts of the Midwest on Sunday as utility crews restored power knocked out by a snow and ice storm blamed for at l...
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British lawmakers fight for teacher's release
Dec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Two British parliament members met officials in Sudan Saturday to try to secure the release of a British teacher imprisoned for naming a teddy bear Mu...
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3 charged in slaying of NFL star Taylor
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - MIAMI - Three suspects charged in the shooting death of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor appeared in court by videoconference Saturday, with authorities and two of t...
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Atlantis ready to take science lab to space stationNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- For 25 years, European space pioneers ran their experiments on orbital outposts owned by other nations. Next week, Europe sets down its own stake...
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Iraqi troops stir hornets' nest with arrest
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Iraqi troops arrested the son of a leading Sunni politician and dozens of his associates after a car bomb was discovered near his compound and keys to the veh...
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Pope decries atheism
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI strongly criticized atheism in a major document released Friday, saying it had led to some of the "greatest forms of cruelty and violat...
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Scientists confirm new strain of Ebola
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - GENEVA -- A new form of the deadly Ebola virus has been detected in an outbreak in western Uganda that has so far killed 16 people, the World Health Organization said Fr...
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Homeland security grants trimmed
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration intends to slash counterterrorism funding for police, firefighters and rescue departments across the country by more than half next...
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Stocks end mostly higher
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street closed out a volatile week and month with a comparatively mild performance Friday, ending mostly higher on encouraging words from Federal Reserve...