Nation and World
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Diamond sells for $16.2 million
Nov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - GENEVA -- An 84.37-carat white diamond touted by Sotheby's for its size and beauty sold at auction Wednesday to Guess clothing company founder Georges Marciano for just ...
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Bush orders relief for holiday air travelers
Nov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Ahead of the holiday travel crunch, President Bush ordered steps today to reduce air traffic congestion and long delays that have left passengers stranded....
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Musharraf: I will quit army this month
Nov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - RAWALPINDI, Pakistan -- President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said for the first time Wednesday he expects to quit as chief of Pakistan's army by the end of November, heraldin...
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Military jury convicts drill instructor of abusing recruits
Nov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - SAN DIEGO -- A Marine boot camp drill instructor was convicted Wednesday of abusing recruits under his command. A military jury found Sgt. Jerrod M. Glass guilty of crue...
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Attorney general has 14 months to restore trust in Justice Dept.
Nov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush welcomed Michael Mukasey back into government Wednesday and promised to help the new attorney general rebuild the top leadership of the bele...
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18 arrested in Atlantic City casino gambling ring
Nov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- An illegal sports gambling ring run out of a high-stakes poker room in an Atlantic City casino was busted Wednesday, authorities said, and 18 peop...
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Clinton's lack of likability could give Obama a big boostNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Americans say they are weary of political polarization and pugnacity. If so, the current situation in presidential politics is unstable: The leading Democratic and Repub...
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Ford, Honda lead 2008 list of safest vehicles
Nov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The number of new cars considered the safest by the insurance industry nearly tripled in the past year, helped by automakers' push to make certain safety e...
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House Dems pass legislation calling for troops to come home from Iraq
Nov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- House Democrats pushed through a $50 billion bill for the Iraq war Wednesday night that would require President Bush to start bringing troops home in comin...
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Giuliani dismisses questions about Judith Regan
Nov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- Rudy Giuliani dismissed questions Wednesday about allegations made by his ex-police commissioner Bernard Kerik's former lover -- that she was ask...