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Senate committee approves FDA regulation of tobaccoAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee Wednesday embraced legislation that would for the first time allow federal regulation of cigarettes. The bill, approved 13-8 by th...
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Sunni Arab bloc quits Iraqi government, as 142 Iraqis die in attacks nationwideAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- The city streets were already an inferno of Mesopotamian summer heat when the suicide bomber drove up in a gasoline tanker truck. The explosion and flames ...
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Gonzales admits vaguenessAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Alberto Gonzales conceded on Wednesday that he used confusing language in describing national security efforts in recent Senate testimony....
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Monsoon displaces millionsAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Monsoon floods ravaging Bangladesh for more than a week have displaced or marooned at least 5 million people and left 40 others dead, officials said...
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Amtrak offers free booze to some overnight passengersAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Amtrak is trying to gin up new business by offering $100 in free alcohol to customers on some overnight trains. The national passenger rail company is maki...
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Kraft Foods grows 3.7 percent in second-quarterAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc. said Wednesday its second-quarter profit rose 3.7 percent on higher sales and lower restructuring charges for the nation's biggest food and beverage mak...
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Former Defense Secretary Rumsfeld, other ex-Pentagon brass deny} cover-up in Tillman caseAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Ex-Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and other former Pentagon brass denied a cover-up and rejected personal blame Wednesday in the public deception...
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U.S. automakers drop below 50 percent market share for 1st timeAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - DETROIT -- The Detroit automakers' share of the U.S. market dropped below 50 percent in July for the first time in history, according to an analyst who tracks indust...
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In poll, most Syrians support helping U.S. end Iraq war but would aid Iraqi fightersAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) -- Most Syrians favor working with the United States to seek an end to the Iraq war, yet also support financing Iraqi fighters and other Middle East g...
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OfficeMax shares jump 10 percentAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - OfficeMax surprised Wall Street Wednesday with better-than-expected earnings, an announcement that sent shares of the nation's third-largest office supply up more than 1...