Nation and World
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Putin joins in Great Purge remembrance
Oct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin warned Tuesday against political ideas that are "placed above basic values" as he for the first time joined public commemorations on t...
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Robert Goulet dead at 73
Oct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Robert Goulet, the handsome, big-voiced baritone whose Broadway debut in "Camelot" launched an award-winning stage and recording career, has died. He was ...
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Moderate earthquake shakes San Francisco Bay area
Oct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A magnitude-5.6 earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay area Tuesday night, rattling homes and nerves, but there were no immediate reports of serious ...
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U.S. helps ship's crew defeat pirates
Oct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - NAIROBI, Kenya -- A U.S. Navy destroyer helped sailors who retook control of their vessel Tuesday in a deadly battle with pirates after the North Korean-flagged ship was...
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Vanderbilt professor's house of horrors provides research
Oct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - In the lab, psychology professor David Zald studies how fast adults react to fear. At his home this time of year, he watches kids adjust to it. Zald, a professor at Vand...
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Just in time for Halloween, scientists tell how to handle fear
Oct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Science is getting a grip on people's fears. As Americans revel in all things scary on Halloween, scientists say they now know better what's going on insid...
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In town, Romney compares Clinton to an 'intern'Oct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - During a brief visit to the suburbs Tuesday, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney likened Sen. Hillary Clinton to an "intern" -- an occasionally troubleso...
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Noel hits Cuba, may be on course to Florida
Oct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Tropical Storm Noel brought heavy rain to the western Caribbean Tuesday as it pushed through Cuba and edged closer to Florida. Flood...
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Space station's solar wing ripped
Oct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A giant solar wing ripped as it was being unfurled by astronauts aboard the international space station on Tuesday, creating another problem for ...
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U.S. sees some countries overtake it in broadband speeds
Oct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The United States is starting to look like a slowpoke on the Internet. Examples abound of countries that have faster and cheaper broadband connections, and m...