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Attorney general won't rule out waterboardingJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Yes, waterboarding would feel like torture to him, Attorney General Michael Mukasey said. But he also said that doesn't necessarily make it illegal. "There...
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US mock disaster drill: Trains, planes and bloggers threaten AmericaJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- It's the government's idea of a really bad day: Washington's Metro trains shut down. Seaport computers in New York go dark. Bloggers reveal locations of ra...
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Oregon boy parks bike inside Goodwill store, which then sells itJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - SALEM, Ore. -- Cody Young parked his bike in the wrong place at the Goodwill store, where the rule is that anything on the floor goes. He didn't have a lock, but friends...
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P&G second-quarter results beat Wall Street consensusJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - CINCINNATI -- Consumer products maker Procter & Gamble Co. said Thursday that its earnings rose 14 percent in its fiscal second-quarter as strong sales growth and cost-c...
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Report: Tribune sells historic Hollywood studio for $125 millionJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- An investment firm has purchased the original Warner Bros. studio for $125 million from Tribune Co., according to a published report. Hudson Capital bough...
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Amazon buying Audible.com for $300M to expand digital audio contentJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday it will buy online audiobook provider Audible Inc. to expand its reach in digital audio content. Amazon expec...
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Jury: Man guilty of 1st-degree murder in 4 shotgun rampage deathJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- After a few minutes of deliberations, a St. Clair County jury determined a man found guilty Wednesday of the shotgun deaths of his girlfriend, her infant s...
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'Father of Medicare' Ball dies at 93Jan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Robert M. Ball, a former Social Security commissioner considered by many as its chief defender and the father of Medicare, has died at age 93. Ball's death...
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Astronauts take risky spacewalk to fix space station's power systemJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The space station's two American astronauts went out on a riskier-than-usual spacewalk Wednesday and fixed one of two equipment failures that cri...
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Bond concerns ease, stocks rise higherJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks turned higher Thursday after concerns eased about hefty losses at bond insurer MBIA Inc. and the prospect of downgrades in the bond insurance industry...