Nation and World
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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...
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Negotiations over hostages
Jul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan clerics and tribal elders are negotiating for the release of 22 South Korean hostages, who a Taliban spokesman said Thursday have been split...
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Marijuana may increase psychosis risk, study saysJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Using marijuana seems to increase the chance of becoming psychotic, researchers report in an analysis of past research that reignites the issue of whether p...
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TB patient who created health scare released from hospital, returns to GeorgiaJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - DENVER -- The tuberculosis patient who created an international health scare when he flew to Europe for his wedding was released from a hospital Thursday after succe...
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Interview: Romney considering speech to discuss role of his Mormon faith in politicsJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Thursday he'll probably deliver a speech explaining the role his Mormon faith plays in his po...
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Quake rocks Indonesia
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Military officials: Army general faces demotion in Tillman deathJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Army Secretary Pete Geren is expected to recommend demoting a retired three-star general for his role in providing misleading information to investigat...
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Despite furor, Amnesty International unlikely to reverse new stance on abortionJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Despite an outcry from Roman Catholic and conservative leaders worldwide, Amnesty International seems likely to affirm a new policy supporting greater acc...