Nation and World
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U.S. bishops tap Chicago's George as their leader
Nov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Chicago Cardinal Francis George, a defender of Catholic orthodoxy with extensive experience in Rome, was elected Tuesday as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic ...
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Lawsuits, alcohol arrests
Nov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - SANTA ANA, Calif. -- The doctor who performed a tummy tuck and breast reduction on the mother of Kanye West is a plastic surgeon to Hollywood's elite and something of a ...
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Justice restarts spy program investigation
Nov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department has reopened a long-dormant inquiry into the government's warrantless wiretapping program, a major policy shift only days into the t...
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Ethicists say organ recipients have right to know about donors
Nov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - A troubling case in which a high-risk organ donor infected four patients with the AIDS virus and hepatitis has led medical ethicists to warn that patients need to know m...
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Report: wars cost families $20,900
Nov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The economic costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are estimated to total $1.6 trillion -- roughly double the amount the White House has requested thus...
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Sexually transmitted diseases on rise again
Nov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - ATLANTA -- With more than 1 million cases of chlamydia last year, the U.S. set a record for sexually transmitted diseases. But health officials believe better screening ...
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Will spill hurt San Francisco seafood eateries?
Nov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- The oil spill that has already fouled San Francisco Bay and delayed the Dungeness crab season is raising fears that visitors will be reluctant to dine i...
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Putin claims win gives him right to influence
Nov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - KRASNOYARSK, Russia -- President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday a convincing victory for the party he is leading in next month's parliamentary elections would give him the ...
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Veterans struggle at home
Nov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - The euphoria of a soldier's homecoming from Iraq often gives way to depression, stress and trouble dealing with family members during the first months home, a Pentagon s...
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Tiffany, eBay fight moves to court
Nov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A lawyer for Tiffany & Co. accused eBay Inc. on Tuesday of allowing the sale of tens of thousands of pieces of counterfeit Tiffany jewelry on its Web site; a...