Nation and World
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Hurricane season gets into gear
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- The tropical weather season revved up Thursday as the Atlantic's first hurricane formed and quickly strengthened, and as Tropical Storm Erin's remnants soaked...
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Bridge victims recovered, death toll at 11
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- The discovery of two more sets of human remains amid the wreckage of the interstate bridge that collapsed raised the known death toll to 11 and left only ...
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Put down the iPod and wish CDs a happy 25th birthdayAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - It was Aug. 17, 1982, and row upon row of palm-sized plates with a rainbow sheen began rolling off an assembly line near Hanover, Germany. An engineering marvel at the ...
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Pakistan is a whole lot more than what you see on the newsAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - For most of my life, I'd have to say the name of my parents' homeland at least a couple of times before people understood what I was talking about. I'd say "Pakistan" i...
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Army says stress boosting suicides
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- It's not just the war. Or the hardship of being far from home. Often it's the age-old, heartbreaking "Dear John" notes from wives and sweethearts that driv...
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Bush's daughter engaged
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - CRAWFORD, Texas -- Is a White House wedding in the works? Jenna Bush, one of President Bush's twin daughters, is engaged to be married to her longtime boyfriend, Henry H...
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Portable storage units adapted to provide emergency shelter
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - CLEARWATER, Fla. -- PODS founder Pete Warhurst recalls hearing stories about desperate hurricane survivors taking up temporary residence in the company's storage contain...
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Not all bond funds are 'safe'
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors rushing from a tumultuous stock market into bonds might find they run smack into the same problems if they don't look where they're going. The stoc...
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Top general plan pullback
Aug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- The top American commander in Iraq said Wednesday he was preparing recommendations on troop cuts before he returns to Washington next month for a report to Co...
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Chavez proposes changes
Aug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo Chavez called for changes to Venezuela's constitution Wednesday night, delivering a key address pitching reforms that are expected t...