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Democrats sue over how Gregoire
Washington state Democrats sued a state official Tuesday to get a Republican listed on the ballot, arguing a candidate is obscuring his party identity by ballot language that says he "prefers GOP part...
Phoenix detects Red Planet snow
An instrument on the the US space agency's Phoenix robot detects snow falling from clouds above its Martian landing site.
Authorities struggle to determine what is toxic
Authorities struggle to determine what is toxic By Alan Beattie in Washington Published: September 22 2008 20:50 | Last updated: September 22 2008 20:50
GE says Buffett to invest $3 billion in shares
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Reuters - General Electric Co said on Wednesday it would sell $3 billion of preferred shares to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc, with another $12 billion in common shares going to the public.
Mortgage forgiven for woman, 90, who shot herself
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio , on Friday before the House voted to approve the $700 billion financial rescue package. Kucinich voted against the plan.Fannie Mae announced later Friday that it would di...
NYC museum ship Intrepid coming home shipshape
Couple say home's ex-owner tried to scare them out John and Jamie Petree couldn't believe their luck. The home they bought in this Columbus suburb was near family and quality schools. Its huge backyar...
The USDA's Losing Effort
Under a program to create jobs in rural America, the U.S. Department of Agriculture guaranteed $1.6 million in loans to Aztec Environmental Inc., an asbestos-removal company in Panama City, Fla.
Venezuela expels rights activists
Two members of Human Rights Watch are expelled by Venezuela after a report critical of President Hugo Chavez.
Wall St woes felt at "world
CANTON, Texas (Reuters) - Danny Cavazos says he knew the U.S. economy was going south long before anyone started talking about a $700 billion Wall Street bailout.
House girds for 2nd try on financial rescue
House members are getting another chance to vote on a financial bailout bill that has infuriated millions of voters after the Senate added tax cuts and other sweeteners and passed it handily.
Police: Suspect in Illinois bank standoff dead
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AP - A gunman who took a dozen hostages in a suburban Chicago bank after wresting a gun from a police officer Friday died after shooting himself in the head, police said.
Palin to meet world leaders at UN
Sarah Palin is embarking on her first voyage as Republican vice presidential nominee into the arena of world affairs. And she didn't even have to leave the country.
Bush asked to review denied Medal of Honor
President Bush asked to review why Marine was denied the Medal of Honor Witnesses: Sgt. Rafael Peralta covered a grenade with his body to save comrades Officials earlier determined nomination did not ...
Lawmakers make a final push for mental health bill
Solving the nation's economic crisis may also help Americans struggling with getting treatment for mental illness. These patients often face an added burden: limited insurance coverage compared with people whose ills are physical. The massive economic bill coming before the House could also fix that.
"U.S. drone" crashes in Pakistan
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Reuters - A suspected U.S. pilotless drone has crashed in the northwestern Pakistani region of South Waziristan after a spate of missile attacks by unmanned U.S. aircraft in Pakistan strained ties between the allies.
Wall Street points lower after GDP revision
Wall Street futures are down after the government reported that second-quarter economic growth was less robust than previously estimated.
Trial likely in Spears driving case
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AP - Britney Spears' trial for driving without a valid California license is all set for next month — and the attorney representing her in the criminal matter isn't happy about it.
Last of Pa. trio convicted in child porn case
A woman undressed and posed young children at a baby sitter's home so her ex-boyfriend could photograph them, jurors concluded Thursday in a massive child-pornography case that ended with three convictions.
Plant workers: Fairness at stake in prayer dispute
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AP - Melissa Infante sat in her car smoking a cigarette, knowing she was supposed to be packaging meat at the JBS Swift & Co. plant where she's worked for nearly two years.
Lipstick comments color presidential campaign
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Reuters - A spat over gender politics erupted on the U.S. presidential campaign on Wednesday with John McCain accusing the Democrat of a sexist attack on his running mate and Barack Obama denouncing Republicans for "lies and phony outrage."
Chicago to profit; fliers likely to pay
Mayor Richard Daley to privatize Chicago's assets. The historic 99-year lease, announced Tuesday, would end up generating about $1 billion for the city coffers, although not much of that can go tow...
Congress weighs new regulations amid crisis
A Congress criticized for being asleep at the switch while financial problems festered is eyeing tough new regulations for investment banks and a new government role in the mortgage market as Wall Street reels from another round of collapses.
Deadly Ike cuts across Cuba as Haiti toll rises
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AFP - Deadly Hurricane Ike on Tuesday made its second pass in a week over Cuba, lashing the country's northwest and its crumbling capital Havana, tearing off roofs, uprooting trees, and leaving four dead.
Pink Floyd member Richard Wright dies at age 65
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AP - Richard Wright, a founding member of the rock group Pink Floyd, died Monday. He was 65. Pink Floyd's spokesman, Doug Wright, who is not related to the artist, said Wright died after a battle with cancer at his home in Britain. He says the band member's family did not want to give more details about his death.
US returns Pre-Columbian artifacts to Ecuador
U.S. officials returned 168 pre-Columbian artifacts to Ecuador on Tuesday as part of an ongoing FBI initiative to repatriate stolen cultural treasures to their home countries.
Palin reviews are in, and Gibson got an ...
In a year in which the presidential campaign has at times become a referendum on the news media, Charles Gibson's performance was being judged alongside that of Sarah Palin's.
2 rockets launched, 1 military and 1 commercial
Two rockets were fired into the sky within the space of a few hours, one carrying a commercial satellite and the other as part of a test of the U.S. missile defense system.
Cars sell for nearly $1 million at Maine auction
Maine preps as hurricane races toward Nova Scotia Fishermen moved boats to shelter from a rare burst of tropical weather along Maine's rugged Down East coast Sunday as Hurricane Kyle plowed past on it...
Palin spells out her role in McCain administration
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AP - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said Monday she would concentrate on energy, government reform and helping families with special needs children if the GOP wins the White House this fall, and drew cheers when she said, "too often government is the problem" rather than the solution.
Correction: Nancy Hicks Maynard obituary
In obituaries Sept. 21 and Sept. 22 for Nancy Hicks Maynard, The Associated Press misstated her age in 1968 when she became the first black woman reporter for The New York Times. Maynard was 21, not 23, according to the newspaper. Also, the original name of the educational organization founded by Maynard with her husband, Robert C. Maynard, and seven other journalists was the Institute for Journalism Education. It was renamed the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education in 1993 after the death..
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