Nation and World
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Give women's sports air timeAug 13, 2007 11:00 pm - A few weeks ago, the Big Ten Network announced its commitment to athletic event equality. The announcement should have made headlines, but instead received little to no ...
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On planning, the planet, and politicsAug 13, 2007 11:00 pm - In 1776, humans in the United States planned a life for freedom, opportunity, and justice on a planet Earth which had fresh air, cool water, vegetation and had created d...
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LA airport glitch grounds planes
Aug 12, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Weary international passengers were stuck at Los Angeles International Airport for several hours, unable to set foot in the United States after a computer...
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Sierra Leone counts votes in presidential election
Aug 12, 2007 11:00 pm - FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- Ballot-counting was under way Sunday in Sierra Leone's first presidential election since U.N. peacekeepers withdrew two years ago -- a vote see...
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Two South Korean hostages may be freed by Taliban
Aug 12, 2007 11:00 pm - GHAZNI, Afghanistan -- A Taliban spokesman reiterated Sunday that the militants soon will free two sick, female South Korean hostages but said the timing of the release ...
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Illegal arms deal to Iraq halted
Aug 12, 2007 11:00 pm - PERUGIA, Italy -- Investigators report that Iraqi and Italian partners tried to ship blackmarket automatic weapons into Iraq in a secretive $40æmillion deal that would m...
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Space Shuttle Endeavor gash is deep
Aug 12, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A close-up laser inspection by Endeavour's astronauts Sunday revealed that a 3½-inch-long gouge penetrates all the way through the thermal shield...
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Algeria has sunny vision for future
Aug 12, 2007 11:00 pm - ALGIERS, Algeria -- It's a vision that has long enticed energy planners: solar panels stretching out over vast swaths of the Sahara desert, soaking up sun to generate cl...
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Merv Griffin dead at 82
Aug 12, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Merv Griffin, the big band-era crooner turned impresario who parlayed his "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune" game shows into a multimillion-dollar empire, ...
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Sunni leader appeals to Arab nations to help stop killing
Aug 12, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Iraq's most senior Sunni politician issued a desperate appeal Sunday for Arab nations to help stop what he called an "unprecedented genocide campaign" by Shii...