Nation and World
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NASA to Congress: Safety survey coming
Oct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Abandoning its secrecy claims, NASA promised Congress on Wednesday it will reveal results of an unprecedented federal aviation survey which found that airc...
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Illegal immigration remains a big issueOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - For many Americans, the immigration issue seems to have diminished in importance and urgency since the Senate defeated the comprehensive immigration reform bill in June ...
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Grieving family wins lawsuit
Oct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - BALTIMORE -- A grieving father won a nearly $11 million verdict Wednesday against a fundamentalist Kansas church that pickets military funerals out of a belief that the ...
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Ruling bans exclusive cable contracts in apartments
Oct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators on Wednesday approved a rule that would ban exclusive agreements that cable television operators have with apartment buildings, opening ...
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Work on disabling N. Korean nuclear reactor to start
Oct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- A top U.S. official said Wednesday that work on disabling North Korea's main nuclear complex will probably begin this week, a step that would move the country...
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Fed implies rate cut is sufficient, for nowOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve cut U.S. interest rates by a quarter-percentage point Wednesday to buffer the economy from a housing downturn, but suggested further ra...
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Madrid convictions displease observers
Oct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - MADRID, Spain -- The true ringleaders of the devastating Madrid train bombings were not in the dock when the verdicts were handed down Wednesday, having blown themselves...
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Polygamist sect leader said he was 'immoral, wicked'
Oct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - SALT LAKE CITY -- Sitting in jail awaiting trial, the leader of a polygamous sect renounced his role as a prophet and said he had been "immoral" with a sister and daught...
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Parents taking more active role in raising children
Oct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Teachers and politicians have been clamoring for years for parents to get more involved with their children. The message appears to be getting through -- a...
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Charges may be brought in wildfires
Oct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Officials blamed a wildfire that consumed more than 38,000 acres and destroyed 21 homes last week on a boy playing with matches, and said they would ask a...