Nation and World
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Will osprey program take flight?
Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- Bird enthusiasts have erected nesting platforms to attract a rare species of fish-eating raptors to three lakes in McLean County. Osprey migrate through C...
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Popularity of Web auctions helps fuel growth in live auction industry
Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - WAYNESBURG, Pa. -- His chanting is rhythmic and rapid, a staccato string of numbers that quickly grows hypnotic as auctioneer Kevin Teets scans the audience, eyes dartin...
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Pope elevates 23 to 'prince'
Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI elevated 23 clerics from around the world to the top ranks of the Catholic Church Saturday, including the Chaldean patriarch of Baghdad...
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AP leaders: Case against photographer unjust
Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The U.S. military is making a mockery of American democratic principles by bringing a criminal case against an Associated Press photographer in Iraq without ...
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An enemy returns home to Pakistan
Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- President Gen. Pervez Musharraf faces a potent challenge today with the return from exile of the religiously conservative elected leader he overth...
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Study: Women pay more attention to finances
Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Women may spend more than their male counterparts. But when it comes to paying the bills, they are more conscious of their finances, according to a recent survey. A poll...
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Liberals win, will pull Australian troops out of Iraq
Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - SYDNEY, Australia -- Conservative Prime Minister John Howard, one of the Bush administration's staunchest allies, suffered a humiliating election defeat Saturday at the ...
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Specialty coffees are a hot topic at McDonald's
Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- McDonald's executives came out swinging when they announced their assault on the comfy world of coffee shops. After the success of its upgraded drip coffee --...
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Virginia Saudi school defends its textbooks
Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Its most virulent critics have dubbed it "Terror High" and 12 U.S. senators and a federal commission want to shut it down. The teachers, administrator...
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Scandal prompts look at honor, faith at Oral Roberts
Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - TULSA, Okla. -- Back in 1963, when evangelist Oral Roberts built a university on Tulsa's southern outskirts and put his name on it, he believed he was taking orders from...