Nation and World
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Army spending $2.6 billion for helicopters that overheat
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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Attorney general takes oath, gets right to work
Nov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Retired federal judge Michael Mukasey was sworn in Friday as the nation's 81st attorney general, filling a vacancy left when Alberto Gonzales resigned amid...
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Stocks skid again over credit market woes
Nov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street finished a turbulent week with another huge drop Friday after major banks warned of further losses on their debt portfolios, raising investor con...
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Clinton holds off rivals in AP poll
Nov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Despite fallout over last week's Democratic presidential debate, Hillary Rodham Clinton maintained a 2-to-1 lead over her nearest rival, according to an Associated Press...
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U.S. military helicopter crashes in Italy; at least 5 dead
Nov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - ROME -- A U.S. Army helicopter crashed in northern Italy on Thursday, killing at least five people on board, the Army said. Eleven U.S. service members were on board the...
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EPA sued over emission standards
Nov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Illinois joined California in suing the federal government on Thursday to force a decision about whether the state can impose the nation's first gr...
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Bernacke: Economy will 'slow noticably' in next quarter
Nov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday economic growth will slow noticeably in coming months while surging oil costs will raise inflation pres...
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U.S. releases 500 Iraqis no longer seen as risks
Nov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- U.S. authorities freed 500 Iraqi prisoners Thursday in an ongoing push to empty American jails of detainees no longer deemed a threat. But the military says i...
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Wallace's assailant leaving prison
Nov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- After 35 years in prison, the man who shot and paralyzed Alabama Gov. George Wallace during his racially charged 1972 presidential campaign is schedul...
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Santabear collectors ho-ho-horrifiedNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - It's the last season shoppers can cuddle with a new Santabear. Hitting store shelves for the final holiday season is the last edition of the furry white teddy bear that...