Nation and World
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A presidential tribute -- in corn
Sep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - RICHLAND, Mich. -- It's a corny tribute to the late Gerald Ford -- and it can be fully appreciated only from the air. A farm not far from where Ford grew up created a ma...
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Group threatens assassinations
Sep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- An al-Qaida front group threatened to assassinate Sunni leaders who "stained the reputations" of their people by supporting the Americans as the Iraqi governm...
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Will Shiite sheiks join U.S. side?
Sep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - KUT, Iraq -- American commanders in southern Iraq say Shiite sheiks are showing interest in joining forces with the U.S. military against extremists, in much the same wa...
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Report: Progress slow on Iraq's part
Sep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The White House told Congress Friday that Iraqi leaders gained little new ground on key military and political goals, a discouraging assessment a day after...
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Where do trout come from?
Sep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Papa salmon plus mama salmon equals ... baby trout? Japanese researchers put a new spin on surrogate parenting as they engineered one fish species to produ...
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More earthquakes hit Indonesia
Sep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - PADANG, Indonesia -- Powerful earthquakes struck Indonesia for a third day Friday, terrorizing thousands of people who were refusing to return to coastal homes in fear o...
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Mexican Senate OKs fiscal reform policies
Sep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - MEXICO CITY -- The Mexican Senate approved a much-needed but hotly disputed fiscal reform Friday, handing President Felipe Calderon his second major congressional victor...
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Dubai building now the biggest
Sep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Burj Dubai, the world's tallest building since July, has also become the tallest free-standing structure on Earth, reaching 1,822 feet, th...
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Briefs: Fed approves LaSalle purchaseSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Bank of America said Friday it has received approval from the Federal Reserve to complete its $21 billion purchase of Chicago's LaSalle Bank. The deci...
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Iraq violence stymies faith
Sep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Religious freedom has sharply deteriorated in Iraq over the past year because of the insurgency and violence targeting people of specific faiths, despite t...