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Planet discovery is first of its kind

Associated Press
Nov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- A new planet was discovered orbiting a sun-like star 41 light years away, making it the first known planetary quintet outside our solar system, astronomer...
Abstinence programs hit

Associated Press
Nov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Programs that focus exclusively on abstinence have not been shown to affect teenager sexual behavior, although they are eligible for tens of millions of do...
Senate looks at television preachers' amenities

Associated Press
Nov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Acting on tips about preachers who ride in Rolls Royces and have purportedly paid $30,000 for a conference table, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee said...
Bush, Sarkozy smooth out U.S-French relations

Associated Press
Nov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- "Freedom fries" are so yesterday -- replaced now by lobster bisque and lamb at an elegant White House dinner, where President Bush and French President Nic...
What price, business?

By Erica Werner Associated Press
Nov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Two top Yahoo Inc. officials on Tuesday defended their company's role in the jailing of a Chinese journalist but ran into withering criticism from lawmaker...
Tainted toys lead to Bush's push for federal recall power

By Andrew Bridges Associated Press
Nov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- With the holiday shopping season fast approaching, a top Bush administration official provided some common-sense advice for parents worried about the safet...
Briefs: Boise unveils new recycled paper line

Nov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - BENSENVILLE -- Boise Paper announced the launch of Boise ASPEN, the company's best-in-class line of premium recycled paper, which gives customers a wide range of choices...
8 killed in Finland school shooting; gunman shot himself but survived

Associated Press
Nov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - TUUSULA, Finland -- An 18-year-old gunman killed eight people at a high school in southern Finland on Wednesday, then shot himself but survived, police said. They said t...
Safety commission leader defends record, free trips

Associated Press
Nov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The embattled head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission vigorously defended her enforcement record Tuesday amid Democratic assertions that a slow prod...
Prime-time feels the strike

Associated Press
Nov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Production of the hit show "Desperate Housewives" and at least six sitcoms filmed before live audiences will be halted as a result of the writers strike -...

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