Nation and World
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N. Ireland's largest Protestant paramilitary group won't disarm
Nov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - DUBLIN, Ireland -- The major Northern Ireland Protestant paramilitary group, the Ulster Defense Association, announced Sunday it was formally renouncing violence, but a ...
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Greyhound overhauls its buses and terminals
Nov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - DALLAS -- The old dog is getting a new look. Greyhound Lines Inc. says it has spent $60 million over the past three years to freshen up its fleet of 1,250 buses and its ...
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Oil prices drop $1 amid OPEC production talksNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - SINGAPORE _ Oil prices fell more than $1 a barrel Monday in Asia after reports that the oil exporter group OPEC would discuss increasing its output at an upcoming meetin...
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Feds: 'Human error' blamed for San Fran oil spill
Nov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - OAKLAND, Calif. -- Federal officials want a bird's-eye view of San Francisco Bay to observe environmental damage caused by the area's worst oil spill in nearly two decad...
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Scientists, government open conference on climate change
Nov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - VALENCIA, Spain _ The U.N.'s top climate official challenged world policymakers Monday to map out a path to curb climate change, charging that to ignore the urgency of g...
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Freed teen in sex case gets a hero's welcome
Nov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - WINSTON, Ga. -- A crowd gave a hero's welcome to a 20-year-old freed from a 10-year prison sentence imposed on him for having underage sex in a hotel room at a New Year'...
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Bush honors soldiers at tearful ceremony
Nov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - WACO, Texas -- Marking his fifth Veterans Day since the invasion of Iraq, President Bush honored U.S. troops past and present at a tearful ceremony Sunday for four Texan...
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Rocket, mortar attacks reach 21-month low in Iraq
Nov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Rocket and mortar attacks in Iraq have decreased to their lowest levels in more than 21 months, the U.S. military said Monday. Last month saw 369 "indirect fi...
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Internet ventures 2.0 start in humble settings
Nov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - There are a few hurdles between Landy Ung and her dream of growing her startup into a household name. One is the fact that her only outside funding comes from her mom's ...
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Explorer lights up Mira's tailNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Jet planes are really fast. They leave long, skinny clouds across the sky like fat chalk lines. These "clouds" are called contrails. Contrails form from the jet engines...