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Stocks head for higher open after earnings from Oracle, Bear StearnsDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street was poised to open higher Thursday, with investors encouraged about technology shares following strong earnings at Oracle but still uncertain abo...
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Millions spared big hit on taxesDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- More than 20 million families will be spared an extra $2,000 tax hit on average after Congress excluded them from a higher alternative tax originally aimed...
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YouTube drives memorable quotes for 2007Dec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - HARTFORD, Conn. -- It was the plea heard round the world. "Don't tase me, bro" -- shouted by a Florida college student as officers removed him from a speech by Sen. John...
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Bush enthusiastic over law's promiseDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush signed into law Wednesday legislation that will bring more fuel-efficient vehicles into auto showrooms and require wider use of ethanol, cal...
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Train crash survivors mourn victimsDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - MEHRABPUR, Pakistan -- Plunged into darkness and chaos, Shahid Khan used the light from his cell phone Wednesday to escape the wreckage of an express train that had been...
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North Carolina slips by Nicholls St.Dec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Tyler Hansbrough scored 27 points and showed no ill effects from a weekend concussion to help No. 1 North Carolina beat Nicholls State 88-78 on Wednesday night. Wayne El...
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Congress approves new energy standardsDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- It was in response to the early 1970s energy crisis and gasoline lines that Congress in 1975 directed automakers to improve the fuel efficiency of their ca...
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Bill Parcells not taking job with the FalconsDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Bill Parcells will not be joining the Atlanta Falcons as head of football operations. Parcells turned down the position, Falcons owner Arthur Blan...
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Senate approves war fundingDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted Tuesday to provide $70 billion for U.S. military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, handing a victory to President Bush and his GOP allies o...
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7.2 temblor strikes Alaska's Aleutian Islands; no reports of injuriesDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A large earthquake rattled Alaska's seismically active Aleutian Islands, but there were no immediate reports of any damages or injuries. The magnitu...