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Seniors embrace green ways

Wed, 10/08/2008 - 01:03
Senior communities are going "green," their residents attracted by the economic benefits and the idea of preserving the planet ...

Analysis: Sharp tone, no gaffes in town hall debate

Wed, 10/08/2008 - 00:55
Tuesday night there were no big flubs or knockout punches by either candidate.

For 2010 Census, counting gets tougher

Wed, 10/08/2008 - 00:48
Language barriers. Cultural diversity. Suspicion about the government. They're all part of the daunting challenge the Census ...

Fact check: Context of key debate claims

Wed, 10/08/2008 - 00:47
A look at some of the key claims made by John McCain and Barack Obama in their second presidential debate.

Mo. county to build tornado shelters

Wed, 10/08/2008 - 00:36
Missouri is about to begin construction on the first of several underground tornado shelters that could become a national model ...

McCain, Obama spar over economy in debate

Wed, 10/08/2008 - 00:22
John McCain and Barack Obama exchanged blame and offered proposals to address the nation's financial crisis during Tuesday's ...

Pentagon researches alternative treatments

Tue, 10/07/2008 - 23:45
About 300,000 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans suffer from PTSD or major depression, and about 320,000 may have experienced ...

Many Chinese doubt food scandals will end

Tue, 10/07/2008 - 23:21
For the past month, China's government and dairy industry have struggled to contain the spread of tainted milk products, from ...

U.S. budget deficit hits record $438 billion for year

Tue, 10/07/2008 - 22:32
The federal budget deficit hit a new record in the just-completed 2008 budget year under the latest estimates from the Congressional ...

Arab-American electorate holds political sway in Mich.

Tue, 10/07/2008 - 21:39
In a national poll, the economy and job security was the leading issue for Arab Americans, named by 63%.

NTSB reviews foreign-made bus regulations

Tue, 10/07/2008 - 21:16
The federal investigation of a fatal Texas bus crash zeroed in Tuesday on foreign-made passenger buses that operate in the U.S. ...

Half-ton Mexican man dies after pleading for help with weight

Tue, 10/07/2008 - 20:58
A 990-pound bedridden man who had appealed on Mexican television for help tackling his weight problem died Tuesday of heart failure, ...

Stevens jurors hear tape of scheme to hide free work

Tue, 10/07/2008 - 20:35
Two close friends of Sen. Ted Stevens schemed to conceal the fact that one was paying for expensive remodeling and repairs done ...

U.S., Iraq negotiate on troop immunity

Tue, 10/07/2008 - 20:10
Negotiations over a long-delayed security agreement between the United States and Iraq hinge on one main sticking point to what ...

Bush on economy: We're going to come through this

Tue, 10/07/2008 - 18:46
President Bush on Tuesday told a country engulfed by dire economic news that it should not expect a sudden recovery, but rather ...

Tropical Storm Marco hits Mexico's Gulf coast

Tue, 10/07/2008 - 18:17
Tropical Storm Marco roared ashore on Mexico's Gulf coast with near-hurricane force winds on Tuesday, prompting a shutdown of ...

McCain ready for debate battle

Tue, 10/07/2008 - 17:06
As they prepared Monday for their presidential debate tonight, John McCain attacked Barack Obama's credibility. Some of McCain's ...

Report: North Korea fires missile into Yellow Sea

Tue, 10/07/2008 - 16:00
North Korea has fired a short-range missile into the Yellow Sea, media reports said Tuesday.

18 dead in presumed migrant accident

Tue, 10/07/2008 - 14:40
Eighteen bodies have been found in a coastal area near the borders of Turkey and Greece, and they appear to be illegal immigrants ...

Elizabeth Edwards attacks McCain health plan

Tue, 10/07/2008 - 14:32
Elizabeth Edwards calls Republican presidential candidate John McCain's health care plan a "perfect storm" for working families.

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