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Bank of America seeks bail out of Countrywide with $4.1 billion offerJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- In a career defined by blockbuster deals, Bank of America chief executive Ken Lewis has taken his biggest gamble yet with an attempt to rescue the cou...
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Big names enlist to help women's crusadeJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Jessica Alba and Rosario Dawson were among the celebrities who celebrated the 10th anniversary of V-Day, a global effort to end violence against women and...
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Police capture man suspected of killing 2, shooting third, taking hostageJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - MUSES MILLS, Ky. -- A man suspected of fatally shooting two people and wounding a third before taking his ex-wife hostage was captured early Saturday, Kentucky State Pol...
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Minnesota wins a wild oneJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Marian Gaborik and Josh Harding cooled off the NHL-leading Detroit Red Wings. Gaborik scored on the final attempt in a shootout and Harding made 26 saves in relief, lift...
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Sheriff says pregnant Marine is dead, man she accused of rape is a suspectJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - JACKSONVILLE, N.C. -- A pregnant Marine missing for nearly a month is dead, and investigators were seeking a fellow Marine she had accused of sexually assaulting her, a...
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O.J. Simpson jailed in Florida, accused of violating bailJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- O.J. Simpson is in custody in Florida on allegations that he violated terms of his release on bail in a Las Vegas armed robbery case, a court official said ...
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Imports of foreign oil push U.S. trade deficit to highest level in 14 monthsJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The U.S. trade deficit in November surged to the highest level in 14 months, reflecting record imports of foreign oil. The deficit with China declined slig...
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Cash troubles? Senior Giuliani campaign staffers forgo paychecksJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- About a dozen senior campaign staffers for Rudy Giuliani are forgoing their January paychecks, a sign of possible money trouble for the Republican ...
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Wii's Zapper hits the markJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Most gamers who grew up in the 1980s have fond memories of "Duck Hunt," one of the games that came with the Nintendo Entertainment System. Your controller was a plastic ...
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Stocks slide amid worries over investment bank writedownsJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks slid Friday amid renewed fears that financial companies will suffer larger-than-expected writedowns from credit market troubles. The major indexes eac...