Nation and World
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Junta quiets revolt in Myanmar
Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - YANGON, Myanmar -- Soldiers and police took control of the streets Friday, firing warning shots and tear gas to scatter the few pro-democracy protesters. Myanmar's milit...
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Court clears way for Musharraf to run
Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- President Gen. Pervez Musharraf cleared the main hurdle to his bid for another five years in power Friday when Pakistan's Supreme Court squashed l...
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GOP senators call for end to war once Bush out
Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A small group of Republicans facing election fights next year have rallied around war legislation they think could unite the GOP: Call for an end to U.S. c...
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Soldier acquitted of killing Iraqi
Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- A military panel on Friday acquitted U.S. Army Spc. Jorge G. Sandoval on charges he killed two unarmed Iraqis, but it convicted him of planting evidence on on...
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Woman trapped in car for 8 days clings to life
Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - MAPLE VALLEY, Wash. -- During the eight days that Tanya Rider lay seriously injured in her crashed SUV, her husband was fighting red tape to get authorities to launch a ...
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FDA eyes ban on allergy drugs for kids
Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Very young children simply should not take some commonly used cold and cough medicines, federal health officials say in recommending that the "consult your...
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Iraqi PM cool to partitioning
Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Iraq's prime minister said Friday that a U.S. Senate proposal to split the country into regions according to religious or ethnic divisions would be a "catastr...
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Suspect in girl's hanging faces death
Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - CORSICANA, Texas -- A neighbor of a 6-year-old girl who was found hanged in her family's garage has been charged with sexual assault and capital murder, authorities said...
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Experiments to begin on Mars
Sep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- NASA's rover Opportunity has reached its first stop inside a huge Martian crater and was poised Thursday to carry out the first science experiments. Groun...
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Teen in Jena 6 case released on bail
Sep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - JENA, La. -- A black teenager whose prosecution in the beating of a white classmate prompted a massive civil rights protest here walked out of a courthouse Thursday afte...