Nation and World
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Wall Street continues decline
Jul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street extended its steep decline Friday, propelling the Dow Jones industrials down more than 500 points over two days after investors gave in to mounti...
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News choppers collide; 4 killed
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Focus on Hillary's policies, not on her necklineJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Among the endless reasons I will never run for public office is a deep-seated fear of having my wardrobe subject to the fashion police. Excuse me, the fashion shrinks --...
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Indian doctor freedJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Indian doctor freed: BRISBANE, Australia -- An Indian doctor was set free Friday after Australia's chief prosecutor said a charge linking him to failed bombings in Brita...
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How to negotiate using the word 'no'Jul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - "No - The Only Negotiating System You Need for Work and Home" by Jim Camp, Crown Business, $23. Can saying "No" build the foundation for getting what you want? It all ...
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Pining for the days of yore, like any cranky dinosaur surely mustJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Cranky, old dinosaurs live in the past. Or so succeeding generations claim, often legitimately. Thus news stories last week -- a barometer of a society in motion -- foun...
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Independent panel will leave investigations to NASA
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Gonzales to police: Get 'graphic' in sex crime talkJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales recommends authorities become "extremely graphic" in describing sex crimes and exploitation they see perpetrated aga...
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Skateboarding tops baseball for summer funJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Sixteen-year-old Matt Hiemstra should be the $5.2 billion-a-year skateboard industry's ideal customer. During the summer, he skateboards daily, and between the end of on...
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How Harry has changed everythingJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Laurence J. Kirshbaum, the former head of Warner Books, remembers publishing one of the biggest sensations of its time: Alexandra Ripley's "Scarlett," the au...