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
Oct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Turkey said Wednesday that it had taken economic measures designed to weaken Kurdish rebels and groups that support it, a step that could affect the ...
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Soldier, civilian death tolls down in Iraq
Oct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Violent deaths of U.S. troops and Iraqi civilians appear to have fallen sharply in Iraq in October, according to the latest Associated Press tally. The AP's f...
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U.S. diplomats angry over Iraq posts
Oct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Several hundred U.S. diplomats vented anger and frustration Wednesday about the State Department's decision to force foreign service officers to take jobs ...
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Waterboarding opinion may doom White House nominee
Oct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Prospects for Michael Mukasey's confirmation as the nation's 81st attorney general dimmed Wednesday after he again refused to equate waterboarding with tor...
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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
Oct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - PIEDRA BLANCA, Dominican Republic -- Tropical Storm Noel buffeted south Florida with high surf and winds as it swirled slowly toward the Bahamas Thursday after triggerin...
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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
Oct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - SEOUL, South Korea -- Buoyed by progress in its nuclear standoff, reclusive North Korea has begun reaching out to the world beyond its closed borders, forging formal rel...