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| Red Sox clinch playoff spot, eliminate Yankees
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 AP - The World Series champion Boston Red Sox are back in the playoffs, thanks to a 5-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night that clinched at least a wild-card berth.
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| Kanye West arrested after airport row |
| US rap star Kanye West is arrested on suspicion of vandalism at a Los Angeles airport.
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| NJ supremacist group distributes anti-Obama fliers |
| Some residents of a northwestern New Jersey town received fliers last weekend that criticized the prospect of Democrat Barack Obama becoming the first black president. One national watchdog group said it may be the first distribution of racist fliers during the campaign. |
| NFL: Giants edge past Redskins |
| The New York Giants open the NFL season with a scrappy 16-7 victory over Washington at Meadowlands. |
| SAN FRANCISCO / Court splits on pleas by ex-Ukraine leader |
| Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Pavel Lazarenko, who fled his country after losing a power struggle and settled in a Bay Area mansion, won reversal of six of his 14 criminal convictions Friday but fai... |
| Rescued Hostages Express Gratitude |
| Three American defense contractors expressed public gratitude yesterday for their rescue from rebels in Colombia last week and urged Americans not to forget hundreds of Colombians still held hostage in punishing conditions.
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| White House disappointed with NKorea move |
| The Bush administration warned Wednesday that North Korea would isolate itself from the world community if it backtracks and reactivates the plant that once provided plutonium for an atomic test explosion. |
| Experts poised for rare frog hunt |
| Scientists are to hunt for some of the world's rarest frogs in Costa Rica, including the iconic golden toad, last seen 20 years ago. |
| Guidelines for disposal of prescription drugs |
| Here are the federal guidelines for proper disposal of prescription drugs: |
| 'Virtual kidnappers' target immigrant families |
| Families of illegal immigrants in Arizona are increasingly being targeted by an extortion scam in which criminals falsely claim to have kidnapped their loved ones as the immigrants tried to sneak across the U.S. border with Mexico. |
| Schumer, DeMint spar on bailout program |
| WASHINGTON – Sen. Charles Schumer said Wednesday he believes Congress must act quickly to rebuild the crumbling financial system but that lawmakers must have a strong supervisory role in how the... |
| Dad fights for son taken to Brazil |
 David Goldman’s nightmare began when his late wife took their son Sean for what was supposed to be a two-week vacation, then never returned. “I haven’t seen him in four years, and I’ve been desperately fighting to be with him.”
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| US suspends Peace Corps mission in Bolivia |
| Washington - The United States has suspended its Peace Corps activities in Bolivia over concerns about the safety of the volunteers serving in the country mired in political turmoil. We believe that this was a prudent step, based on the situation on... |
| Town shows economic woes weighing on election
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| AP - In this corner of America known as the RV capital of the world, Todd Brink once made a good living producing the gleaming behemoths that cruised the nation's open roads. He was prospering. So, too, was the industry. |
| Daunte Culpepper retires from NFL
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 AP - Daunte Culpepper summed up his thoughts Thursday in two words, which ushered in the start of a new era for the former Pro Bowl quarterback.
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| Lawmakers question using aid for Pakistan planes |
| U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday promised close scrutiny of a Bush administration request to use hundreds of millions of dollars in anti-terrorism aid to upgrade Pakistan's aging fleet of U.S.-made F-16 fighter planes. |
| White House to Address American Wildlife Issues |
| Posted on: Tuesday, 16 September 2008, 00:00 CDT By Bob Frye For the first time since Teddy Roosevelt was president, the White House will hold a conference on America's wildlife. The White House Conf... |
| House explosion kills 2 in Chicago suburb
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| AP - Authorities in northern Illinois say an explosion has destroyed a house and the bodies of the elderly couple who occupied the home have been found in the wreckage. |
| Karzai calls for more money and equipment |
| Afghan President Hamid Karzai has a message for the next U.S. president: Quickly send money, planes and other equipment to strengthen the Afghan army and "enable us to defend ourselves and to fight the bad guys." |
| Candidates Urge Boost To Bank Deposit Insurance |
| WASHINGTON (AP) ― Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama proposed Tuesday that the government insure consumers' bank deposits up to $250,000 by raising the $100,000 federal limit as e... |
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