Nation and World
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FBI director contradicts GonzalesJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The head of the FBI contradicted Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' sworn testimony and Senate Democrats requested a perjury investigation Thursday in a...
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Drunken astronauts allegedJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A panel studying NASA astronauts found "heavy use of alcohol" before launch, a published report said Thursday. The report said the committee foun...
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Sharpton criticizes Republican presidential contenders who skip} forums with black votersJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- Civil rights leader Al Sharpton said Thursday black voters should punish Republicans who fail to show for presidential candidates' forums hosted by the N...
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Raul Castro says Cuba avoided the collapse the U.S. predicted when Fidel fell illJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - CAMAGUEY, Cuba (AP) -- Raul Castro said Thursday that Cuba has avoided the collapse the U.S. predicted when his brother Fidel fell ill a year ago, and signaled he was...
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Too much time spent on math, reading?Jul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - A new national survey concludes what anyone might have expected: Educators are devoting more time to reading and math instruction and less time to other subjects since f...
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Defense secretary seeks to calm feud between Hillary Clinton and PentagonJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates wrote to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton that a top Pentagon official did not intend to impugn her patriotism by suggesting t...
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ClarificationJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - To clarify an editorial published Monday, while U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel and U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk share the same general goal of reversing BP's plans...
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High number of West Nile cases worry health officials but it's too} early to call the seasonJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- The nation is on pace to have its worst West Nile virus season in years, federal health officials said Thursday. So far this year, there have been nearl...
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General, diplomat want timeJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Ryan Crocker, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, and Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. general in Iraq, warned Thursday against cutting short the American troop bui...
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Bulgaria rejects protests
Jul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Bulgaria on Thursday rejected Libyan protests over the presidential pardons it gave six medical workers freed earlier this week from life imprisonment...