Nation and World
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450 kegs of beer stolen from Guinness
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - DUBLIN, Ireland -- Irish police were hunting for a beer bandit who stole 450 full kegs from the Guinness brewery -- the largest heist ever at Ireland's largest brewer. ...
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Former GM Chairman, CEO Smith dies
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - DETROIT -- Roger B. Smith, 82, who led General Motors Corp. in the 1980s and was the subject of Michael Moore's searing documentary "Roger & Me," has died, the automaker...
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Sudanese throngs want teacher killed
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Associated Press Thousands of Sudanese, many carrying knives and sticks, protest in Khartoum Friday after prayers, calling for the execution of British teacher Gillian...
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Rate freeze sought on some loans
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration and the mortgage industry, trying to combat a massive wave of foreclosures, are hammering out a proposal to temporarily freeze inte...
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No survivors in Turkey plane crash
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - YESILYURT, Turkey -- An Atlasjet plane crashed on a rocky mountain shortly before it was due to land in southwest Turkey on Friday, killing all 57 people on board, inclu...
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U.S. looks at new plan for spy satellites
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The U.S. is pursuing a multibillion-dollar program to develop the next generation of spy satellites, the first major effort of its kind since the Pentagon ...
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Foreign adoptions down by 15 percent
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The number of foreign children adopted by Americans has dropped for the third year in a row, a consequence of tougher policies in the two countries -- China ...
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Arrests follow Philippine coup attempt
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - MANILA, Philippines -- Fifty military officers and their supporters -- including a former vice president -- were under arrest and others were being sought Friday followi...
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Evel Knievel, a true daredevil, dies
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Evel Knievel, the red-white-and-blue-spangled motorcycle daredevil whose jumps over crazy obstacles including Greyhound buses, live sharks and Idaho'...
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Online gaming goes social
Nov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Jo Ann Hicks doesn't identify with gamers, but she spends hours online every day playing "Kaneva." The 41-year-old homemaker likes the shopping-and-partying game -- whe...