Nation and World
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Blackwater guards granted immunity
Oct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The State Department promised Blackwater USA bodyguards immunity from prosecution in its investigation of last month's deadly shooting of 17 Iraqi civilian...
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Argentina's 'Hillary' poised to switch jobs with husband
Oct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- President Nestor Kirchner and first lady Cristina Fernandez are poised to switch jobs in December, with partial results indicating Argentines ...
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Dance fails draw rain - or visitors
Oct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - WOODSTOCK, Ga. -- It was billed as a rain festival to fight Georgia's drought, and even included a rain dance, but turnout was slim and precipitation was even scarcer th...
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New storm threatening Haiti, Cuba
Oct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Tropical Storm Noel formed over the Caribbean Sunday and forecasters warned the slow-moving system could send flash floods rushing over deforest...
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Humana posts sharp rise in 3rd-quarter profit
Oct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Health insurer Humana Inc. said Monday its third-quarter profit nearly doubled from a year ago, as income from its government segment surged, aided b...
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Astronauts find metal shavings in solar panel joint
Oct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Spacewalking astronauts doing construction work outside the international space station Sunday made a disturbing discovery: what appear to be ...
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Merrill Lynch CEO reportedly close to resigning
Oct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) -- Stan O'Neal, the beleaguered chief executive of Merrill Lynch & Co., was reportedly close to resigning Sunday amid broad criticism for leading the world...
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U.S. tourism video touting natural wonder of Canada
Oct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Oh, Canada! The U.S. is closer than ever. The Bush administration appears to have annexed a major Canadian landmark as part of a slick new campaign to prom...
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A glimpse of pre-Columbian Puerto Rico
Oct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- U.S. and Puerto Rican archaeologists say they have found the best-preserved pre-Columbian site in the Caribbean, which could shed light on virtu...
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10 anti-al-Qaida sheiks kidnapped
Oct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Gunmen in Baghdad snatched 10 Sunni and Shiite tribal sheiks from their cars Sunday as they were heading home to Diyala province after talks with the governme...