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New home construction fell steeply in 2007Jan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The steep slump in housing intensified at the end of last year, pushing home construction down by the biggest amount in nearly three decades. Analysts fore...
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Selig gets 3-year contract extensionJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Major League Baseball owners gave Commissioner Bud Selig a three-year contract extension through 2012 on Thursday, a move made two days after some c...
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Merrill CEO criticizes prior leadershipJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- John Thain, presiding over his first set of earnings Thursday as the new leader of Merrill Lynch & Co., cleared the decks with $15 billion of subprime mortga...
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Wheaton native sentenced to 15 more yearsJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - A prison inmate was sentenced to an additional 15 years on Thursday for sending threatening letters to federal judges and for lying about it in one case. Michael Disch, ...
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General Electric reports 4th-quarter profit growth of 4 percentJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Industrial, financial and media conglomerate General Electric Co. said Friday its fourth-quarter profit rose 4 percent on strong global demand, and i...
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Mutual respect for Favre, StrahanJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Michael Strahan is sick and tired of having his career and most cherished record tied to an alleged phantom sack of Brett Favre. If you want to ...
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Garrett decides to stay in DallasJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - The Falcons lost one of the top candidates for their head coaching job when Jason Garrett decided Thursday to remain in Dallas as the Cowboys' offensive coordinator. Gar...
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Osama's son says wants to be 'ambassador for peace'Jan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - CAIRO, Egypt -- Omar Osama bin Laden bears a striking resemblance to his notorious father -- except for the dreadlocks that dangle halfway down his back. Then there's th...
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Ex-NFL lineman charged with lying to feds during BALCO investigationJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Former NFL defensive lineman Dana Stubblefield was charged Friday with perjury, becoming the first football player accused in the BALCO federal steroids...
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Everybody's on board -- but are they really?Jan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The ritual pledges of political cooperation are in place. Now the challenge for a lame duck Bush administration and an election-year Congress is to agree s...