Nation and World
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Volcano ready to blow its top in Indonesia
Oct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesian authorities on Tuesday ordered the evacuation of nearly 30,000 people from the rumbling slopes of Mount Kelud, warning of an imminent er...
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China introduces its two 'rising stars'
Oct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- China's ruling Communist Party offered the media a rare glimpse of two rising political stars Tuesday, giving them a chance to show themselves as self-effacin...
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Animal rescuers say DeGeneres' former dog stays with them
Oct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Ellen DeGeneres' doggy drama intensified Tuesday after her tearful plea on her talk show led to death threats against the rescue group that took back her ...
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Feds take heat over Jena Six
Oct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Democratic lawmakers denounced federal authorities Tuesday for not intervening in the Jena Six case, citing racist noose-hanging incidents far beyond the s...
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Pedophile suspect wrote in teaching forums
Oct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - PARIS -- A suspected pedophile being hunted by Interpol contributed to an online forum for teachers, and police say they believe he wrote under a pseudonym about the ris...
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Cheney and Obama are eighth cousins, Lynne Cheney says
Oct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Though they may spar across the political aisle, Vice President Dick Cheney is close enough to Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama to call him "co...
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Drug-resistant staph infection kills Virginia teen
Oct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - BEDFORD, Va. -- A high school student who was hospitalized for more than a week with an antibiotic-resistant staph infection has died, and officials shut down 21 schools...
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'Superbug' brining increase in Staph deaths
Oct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - It now appears a dangerous type of staph infection is probably killing more Americans each year than AIDS. It's resistant to standard antibiotics, and the government rep...
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Halloween display depicting a hanging raises eyebrows
Oct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - GREENFIELD, Wis. -- A dark mannequin hung from a noose as part of a homeowner's Halloween display drew complaints from members of the local black community, prompting th...
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Mukasey says Justice memo giving president authority to allow torture was 'mistake'
Oct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Attorney General-designate Michael Mukasey said today the president doesn't have the authority to use torture techniques against terrorism suspects, a stan...