Nation and World
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Time for Medicare recipients to review plans
Nov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Nearly 2 million low-income Medicare participants could be switched to different insurance plans for their prescription drug coverage next year. Millions m...
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Democrats would put us at risk with their carrots and sticksNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - If there were stock in carrots and sticks, I would direct my broker to immediately buy some because virtually all of the Democratic presidential candidates in Philadelph...
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Soccer player breaks speed record, gets ticketNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - LYON -- Olympique Lyon's Czech forward Milan Baros was caught speeding at 168 miles per hour in his Ferrari, a club source confirmed Friday. Local newspaper Le Progres q...
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France wants to boost its 'green' credentials
Nov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - PARIS -- Stamping camembert with a "carbon footprint" rating. Charging Parisians for the empty Bordeaux bottles they discard. Banning high speeds through the pasture-lin...
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Olympic dreams darkened
Nov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Ryan Shay and Ryan Hall hoped to celebrate together with their wives after the U.S. men's marathon Olympic trials. Now Hall, the trials champ, faces a future...
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Noel finds way to New England
Nov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - HARWICH, Mass. -- High wind and heavy surf hit parts of the Northeast on Saturday as the remnants of Hurricane Noel blustered northeastward across the open Atlantic. The...
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Astronauts repair torn solar panel
Nov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- A spacewalking astronaut fixed a ripped solar energy panel on the international space station Saturday in a difficult and dangerous emergency procedure that a...
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Durbin encourages staff at VA hospital to talk openly
Nov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Sen. Dick Durbin asked the Department of Veteran Affairs Friday to remind employees of a southern Illinois hospital under scrutiny for a rise in postoperative...
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Secret love hotels open to investorsNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - TOKYO -- Japan's secretive love hotels are opening up to European investors as one player in the sector prepares for a debut on London's stock market this month. Japan L...
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As peace returns, so does wildlife
Nov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - OPEKOLOE, Sudan -- The hippos had fled to other islands in the White Nile, driven away by one of the few forces that can dislodge a large herd of these fierce beasts -- ...