Nation and World
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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...
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Turkey takes aim at Kurdish rebels
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Soldier, civilian death tolls down in Iraq
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U.S. diplomats angry over Iraq posts
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Waterboarding opinion may doom White House nominee
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Report: Diet, growth rate are major cancer factorsOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- What people eat and how fast they grow are both significant causes of cancer, but many Americans still incorrectly believe that factors such as pesticides ...
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Kraft profit falls 20 percent on dairy costsOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc. said Wednesday that soaring dairy prices weighed down its third quarter profit, which fell 20 percent from year-ago results that included a one-time gai...
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Tropical Storm Noel heads toward Bahamas after killing at least 81 in the Caribbean
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Aon reports profit, announces 2,700 job cutsOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Aon Corp., the world's second-largest insurance broker, said third-quarter profit rose 92 percent but it intends to cut 2,700 jobs in a second round of restructuring in...
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North Korea focusing on global diplomacy