Nation and World
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State Department security chief to resign amid Iraq scandals
Oct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The State Department's security chief announced his resignation on Wednesday in the wake of last month's deadly Blackwater USA shooting incident in Baghdad...
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Challenging mission lies ahead for Discovery
Oct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven thundered into orbit Tuesday, setting off on the most challenging space station construction mission yet ...
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Insurers protected from brush firesOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The Southern California wildfires should not cause major losses for home insurers such as Allstate Corp, Nationwide and State Farm, according to a report by ...
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Woman discovers valuable painting stolen 20 years ago
Oct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A painting stolen 20 years ago was found lying in trash along a street, and now it could fetch up to $1 million at auction. Elizabeth Gibson didn't know anyt...
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Rice wants security contractors on a tighter leash in Iraq
Oct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday ordered new measures to improve government oversight of private guards who protect U.S. diplomats in Iraq, i...
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Violence against women has reached 'hideous and pandemic proportions'
Oct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. secretary-general warned that violence against women has reached "hideous" levels in some countries trying to recover from conflict, and the U...
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U.S. missile defense in Europe hinges on Iran
Oct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- The Bush administration has told Moscow it may delay activation of a proposed U.S. missile defense system in Europe until it has "definitive pr...
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Immigration raid doesn't materialize at meeting
Oct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A Republican presidential candidate on Tuesday called for a federal immigration raid at a meeting in the U.S. Capitol hosted by the Senate's No. 2 Democrat...
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N.J. fugitive arrested 28 years after escape from state prison
Oct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- A man who escaped from a New Jersey prison 28 years ago was arrested Wednesday at his Philadelphia home, making one last bid to conceal his identity and ...
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'No Nukes' gets rock revival for digital age
Oct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Rock musicians Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne and Graham Nash are putting a new millennium twist on their 1970s anti-nuclear message, urging Congress not to ...