Nation and World
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Shuttle links up with space station
Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Astronauts aboard space shuttle Discovery and the international space station joined forces Thursday, linking their ships and kicking off the big...
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BP pays, apologizes for series of misdeeds
Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- BP PLC is taking a multimillion dollar broom to sweep away a slew of federal charges linked to energy price-fixing, a deadly refinery blast and pipeline leaks...
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France wants to be greenest of all
Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - PARIS -- No more incandescent light bulbs in chandelier-filled chateaux or French cafes. No more energy-wasting cars and televisions, and no more drafty windows. These p...
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Watson wishes his retirement wasn't spurred by controversy
Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- James Watson, famous for DNA research but widely condemned for recent comments about intelligence levels among blacks, retired Thursday from his post at a pr...
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U.S.: Sanctions not prelude to war
Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration says harsh new penalties it is imposing against Iran -- the first such U.S. action targeting the armed forces of another country --...
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Gates prods European allies to do more
Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - HEIDELBERG, Germany -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday questioned the commitment of some NATO allies to winning in Afghanistan, saying the outcome there is at...
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California wildfires claim more lives
Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN DIEGO -- Four charred bodies were found Thursday in an apparent migrant camp burned by one of the wildfires raging across Southern California, authorities said Thurs...
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Navistar eyes GM's truck unit
Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Truck maker Navistar International said Thursday it is in talks to buy General Motors' medium-duty truck business. The disclosure came as the beleaguered Navistar restat...
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Microsoft scores with 'Halo 3' salesOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Microsoft said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 23 percent as brisk sales of the new "Halo 3" video game, Windows and Office, all of which helped...
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Can GPS beat speed trap's radar gun?
Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - WINDSOR, Calif. -- Given the option of contesting a traffic ticket, most motorists -- 19 out of 20 by some estimates -- would rather pay up than pit their word against a...