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Briefs: UAW locals vote for Ford contract

Nov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - DETROIT -- United Auto Workers locals in Michigan and Illinois overwhelmingly approved a new contract with Ford Motor Co., the local union presidents said Friday. About ...
U.S. releases Iranian prisoners

Associated Press
Nov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- In a possible break in the U.S.-Iranian standoff in Iraq, the U.S. military on Friday released nine Iranians no longer deemed a threat, including two accused ...
Author Norman Mailer dead at age 84

Associated Press
Nov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Norman Mailer, the macho prince of American letters who for decades reigned as the country's literary conscience and provocateur with such books as "The Nake...
Oil prices climb to records, but outcry over prices is nil

By Dan Caterinicchia Associated Press
Nov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- When gasoline prices first hit $3 a gallon in 2005, irate lawmakers quickly assembled top oil executives for a public grilling. Pump prices are again above...
Pilots freed in Chad kidnap case

Associated Press
Nov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - N'DJAMENA, Chad -- Three Spaniards detained in a charity's alleged plot to take 103 African children to Europe returned home on a Spanish government jet Friday, after te...
Trade deficit at 2-year low

Associated Press
Nov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A falling dollar boosted U.S. exports to record highs, pushing the trade deficit down to its lowest level in 28 months. The trade gap with China, however, ...
Police get break in celeb Realtor's death

Associated Press
Nov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The personal assistant to Linda Stein, the punk rock pioneer who later became known as "Realtor to the Stars," admitted to authorities she was involved in he...
Congress may hike tax on cigarettes

Associated Press
Nov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Congress is taking new whacks at the cigarette industry, banning tobacco sales in Senate buildings and -- more importantly -- seeking a significant federal...
Man who shot Wallace released after 35 years

Associated Press
Nov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- Arthur H. Bremer, who simply reached through a crowd to shoot George Wallace, walked quietly out of prison Friday and into a society far safer for pre...
Army spending $2.6 billion for helicopters that overheat

Associated Press
Nov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Army is spending $2.6 billion on hundreds of European-designed helicopters for homeland security and disaster relief that turn out to have a cr...

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