Nation and World
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Bridge a milestone in Gulf recovery
Nov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - 4c40 1-line hed, trim to 11 inches. BILOXI, Miss. -- Two years ago, cities on the opposite sides of Biloxi Bay clashed over blueprints for a wider, taller bridge to repl...
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Disgraced radio personality returns to radio
Nov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Shock jock Don Imus will return to the airwaves Dec. 3 after eight months of a well-paid hiatus created by a racist and sexist remark that once seemed certai...
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Sexual assault case exposes Dubai legal rifts, gay denial
Nov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The mother of a 15-year-old French-Swiss boy who was allegedly sexually assaulted by two Emirati men accused authorities Thursday of lying...
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Companies target mutual funds for kids
Nov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A lesson about investing might seem as appealing to young people as eating a bowlful of spinach. Mutual funds that cater to children aim to make the whole pr...
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The trouble with Bill? Americans are wary of any co-presidencyNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Americans don't normally take much notice of Argentine elections. But they did notice when Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, wife of President Nestor Kirchner, was elected...
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Hurricane Noel is expected to gain in size but not strength
Nov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - NASSAU, Bahamas -- Hurricane Noel, the deadliest storm to hit the Atlantic this year, is not expected to gain strength in the next 24 hours as it tracks northward toward...
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Pilot who dropped atomic bomb dies
Nov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- When Paul Tibbets enlisted in the Army Air Corps, nuclear fission had not even been discovered, but it would fall upon him to unleash its staggering po...
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Diplomats resist Rice's call for service in Iraq
Nov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is trying to quell a revolt among U.S. diplomats angry over attempts to force foreign service officers to work in Iraq ...
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Even lower lead levels might damage kids' brains
Nov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Children with blood lead levels lower than the U.S. standard may still suffer lower IQs or other problems, a government advisory panel said Thursday as it urg...
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Senators: US gouges travelers over $97 passport fees
Nov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- First, Americans endured exasperating delays and ruined vacations from passport processing backlogs. Now, a congressional investigation indicates they may ...