Nation and World
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Inventor says scans show 'Mona Lisa' once had eyebrows, lashesOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- For centuries, the "Mona Lisa" has beguiled art buffs unable to resist speculating on its origins and meaning. Now a French inventor claims to have some...
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Spycatcher says techniques used to identify traitors can help at pokerOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- As an FBI spy catcher, Joseph Navarro could identify traitors through their subtle behavioral tics Ã¢â‚¬â€ť even something as simple as a squint could be a g...
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Emerging leadership in China's government
Oct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Chinese President Hu Jintao engineered the retirement of a powerful Communist Party rival Sunday in a move that enhanced his political standing yet may have o...
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Kurds' incursion may draw Turkey into Iraq
Oct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - SIRNAK, Turkey -- Kurdish rebels ambushed a Turkish military convoy on Sunday less than three miles from the Iraqi border, killing 12 soldiers in the face of growing thr...
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Governor wants state of change
Oct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - KENNER, La. -- In a state known for its brash politicians, Bobby Jindal's methodical, wonkish style is strikingly different -- and his first plan of attack as Louisiana'...
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Justice Thomas blames affirmative action for struggle
Oct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has a 15-cent price tag stuck to his Yale law degree, blaming the school's affirmative action policies in ...
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Bhutto sees Musharraf as ally
Oct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - KARACHI, Pakistan -- Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto warned Sunday that Taliban and al-Qaida militants have gained ground in Pakistan, making her first public appea...
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View of victims varies by sex
Oct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - A 17-year-old girl in upstate New York is forced into sex by a male teacher. Instead of sympathy, the student gets harassed for causing trouble for a popular teacher, th...
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Health coverage for U.S. children will pay dividendsOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Just four years ago, President Bush and the Republican Congress joined with Democrats to champion a program giving prescription drug coverage to senior citizens. It was ...
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Wildfires sweep across southern Calif.; thousands forced to flee
Oct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN DIEGO -- Wildfires fanned by fierce desert winds forced the evacuations of nearly 250,000 people Monday in San Diego County, including hundreds who were being moved ...