Nation and World
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Study says pollution haze over the Indian Ocean contributes to melting of Himalayan glaciersAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Huge haze clouds over the Indian Ocean contribute as much to atmospheric warming in Asia as greenhouse gases and play a significant role in ...
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S. Korea seeks direct talks
Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - GHAZNI, Afghanistan -- Officials searched Thursday for a neutral meeting place that would be safe for both South Korean negotiators and Taliban captors to hold face-to-f...
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House backs troop rests
Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The House voted Thursday to give U.S. troops guaranteed time at home between deployments to Iraq, the latest but assuredly not the last challenge to Presid...
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Court denies Katrina victims
Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS -- Hurricane Katrina victims whose homes and businesses were destroyed when floodwaters breached levees in the 2005 storm cannot recover money from their ins...
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The BatherAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Where the path to the lake twists out of sight, A puff of dust, the kind bare feet make running, Is what I saw in the dying light, Night swooping down everywhere els...
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Edwards criticizes opponents for accepting donations from News Corp. executives
Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) -- John Edwards criticized Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday for taking more than $20,000 in donations from News Corp. officials, ar...
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S. Korean stem cells derived from eggs alone-study
Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO - An analysis of a now-discredited South Korean stem cell line suggests the scientists may have inadvertently created the first human embryonic stem cells d...
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South Korean envoy and Taliban hostage takers aim for direct talks
Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - GHAZNI, Afghanistan -- Officials searched Thursday for a neutral meeting place that would be safe for both South Korean negotiators and Taliban captors to hold face-t...
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'Structurally deficient'
Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota officials were warned as early as 1990 that the bridge that collapsed into the Mississippi River was "structurally deficient," yet they relied o...
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Obama: Nuclear weapons to fight terrorism 'not on the table'
Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) -- Presidential hopeful Barack Obama said Thursday he would not use nuclear weapons "in any circumstance" to fight terrorism in Afghanistan and Pakist...