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India calls for more security as unexploded bombs found in train station (04 December 02:49) |
| NEW DELHI (AP) _ India's defense minister summoned the army, navy and air force chiefs Wednesday to warn them to be prepared for terror attacks from the air and the sea in the wake of growin... |
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O.J. Simpson's final chapter: a prison sentence for confrontation with memorabilia dealers (04 December 12:45) |
| LAS VEGAS (AP) _ During his trial for armed robbery and kidnapping, O.J. Simpson once sat in a courthouse hallway musing on what might have been: Before his arrest, he had considered moving ... |
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Hawaii aims to be first state with electric car stations (03 December 08:04) |
| HONOLULU (AP) _ Hawaii has unveiled plans to be first in the nation to roll out electric car stations statewide — a move the governor hailed as a major step toward weaning the islands ... |
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Italian judge suspends CIA trial over national security issues (03 December 07:24) |
| MILAN, Italy (AP) _ An Italian judge on Wednesday suspended a kidnapping trial linked to the CIA's extraordinary rendition program after the government said testimony could be a threat to It... |
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Next skirmish in culture war: Gay parenting (03 December 11:30) |
| Arkansas adoption ban passes despite shortage of homes for needy children
Arkansas voters approved ... |
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For the Obama team, it's raining resumes (03 December 11:30) |
| Officials on President-elect Barack Obama's transition team say they could wind up with 1 million job seekers by the time Obama takes office Jan. 20. The Tribune's Jill Zuckman reports.
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For Durbin, triumph and tragedy (03 December 11:30) |
| A senator at the top of his career. A father at the depths of his grief. A man at a crossroads.
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Afghans caught in middle at grim camp (03 December 11:30) |
| Families in need of shelter find little help here
The Charahi Qambar refugee camp how some Afghans... |
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Can the cluster bomb treaty be more than a symbol? (03 December 11:30) |
| Though the top users opted out, supporters of a ban hope its moral force will deter the use of munitions that kill innocents years after the shooting stops
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Jewish victims of Mumbai attacks mourned (03 December 09:34) |
| Ultra-Orthodox Jews gathered by the thousands in Israel to grieve and wrestle with a question tormenting them: "Why did we deserve this?" The Tribune's Joel Greenberg reports from Kfar Chaba... |
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Palin appears in crucial Georgia senate runoff (02 December 04:36) |
| AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) _ Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin implored Georgia Republicans to back Sen. Saxby Chambliss in his hotly contested Senate runoff, telling a cheering crowd Monday that the first ste... |
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Ex-mayoral aide gets 4 months in Detroit sex scandal (02 December 02:49) |
| DETROIT (AP) _ Stoic and publicly silent through months of a sex scandal, the woman whose relationship with former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick led to his downfall broke her silence Monday, sheddi... |
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Rice: US expects cooperation from Pakistan on Mumbai bombings (02 December 01:26) |
| LONDON (AP) _ The United States has told Pakistan it expects complete cooperation in connection with investigations into the terrorist rampage in nuclear rival India, Secretary of State Cond... |
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An Obama family journey between white houses (01 December 11:30) |
| Michelle Obama's family tree has roots in a Carolina slave plantation
A historical line can be draw... |
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Iraq refugees mostly stay away (01 December 09:27) |
| Despite increased security, few risk going back home
A year after the U.S. military's surge strateg... |
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Got milk, got health debate (01 December 09:25) |
| Got milk? Schools reconsider milk menu, cite concerns of health and nutrition
Cartons of milk still... |
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Indian minister offers to quit after Mumbai siege (01 December 05:19) |
| MUMBAI, India (AP) _ A top aide says India's home minister has resigned in the wake of the deadly Mumbai attacks.
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When the skies fell, earth was their shelter (30 November 12:39) |
| As Allied bombs were dropped on Caen, France, thousands of residents hid in nearby caves, for days or sometimes weeks. Decades later, their haven is an eerie time capsule.
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Obama to name Clinton secretary of state on Monday (30 November 11:51) |
| Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama will nominate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to be his secretary of state on Monday.
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India, caught unawares, seeks answers after rampage ends (30 November 11:37) |
| Siege of Mumbai ends with scores killed, and the reckoning begins
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Scenes from the Obamas' love story (30 November 11:30) |
| Their affection stands out among presidential pairs
The Obamas' unabashed affection for each other ... |
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Mumbai attacks add to U.S. perils in region (30 November 11:30) |
| Last week's sophisticated Mumbai attacks pose an early challenge for President-elect Barack Obama at an awkward time of transition between administrations.
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Italy hails chef who re-entered Mumbai hotel to help baby daughter (30 November 12:31) |
| ROME (AP) _ An Italian chef joined soldiers battling militants at a Mumbai hotel to bring milk to his wife and infant daughter who were trapped during the siege.
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Police review videos to identify shoppers who trampled Wal-Mart worker (29 November 10:34) |
| NEW YORK (AP) _ Police were reviewing video from surveillance cameras in an attempt to identify who trampled to death a Wal-Mart worker after a crowd of post-Thanksgiving shoppers burst thro... |
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FDA sets high standard for melamine in baby formula (29 November 10:10) |
| WASHINGTON (AP) _ Less than two months after federal food regulators said they were unable to set a safety threshold for the industrial chemical melamine in baby formula, they announced a st... |
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Among Afghan dead: Taliban commander in dress (29 November 08:30) |
| KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) _ Gunbattles and airstrikes by NATO and Afghan troops killed 53 militants in Afghanistan, including a wanted Taliban commander who tried to hide from soldiers under a... |
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Top Iraqi cleric said to have 'concerns' over US-Iraq pact (29 November 11:35) |
| BAGHDAD (AP) _ An official close to Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani says Iraq's most influential Shiite cleric has "concerns" about the U.S.-Iraqi security pact.
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Some see hand of God in historic Obama election (29 November 11:30) |
| Among black Christians, many compare him to Martin Luther King
The mere fact that he won the presid... |
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Suspect in slaying of Arkansas TV anchorwoman linked to separate rape case (29 November 11:30) |
| LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ Forensic evidence gathered at the home of a slain television anchorwoman led police to a man now also suspected of raping a school teacher in eastern Arkansas, offic... |
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Swiss likely to favor program of prescription heroin for severe addicts (28 November 09:26) |
| GENEVA (AP) _ Dr. Daniele Zullino keeps glass bottles full of white powder in a safe in a locked room of his office.
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Obama to name Geithner, Summers to economic posts (23 November 09:08) |
| NEW YORK (AP) _ Obama transition officials say the president-elect has chosen New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner to be treasury secretary.
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Afghan president: Obama promises to boost aid (23 November 07:17) |
| KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) _ Afghan President Hamid Karzai's office says President-elect Barack Obama has promised to increase U.S. assistance to Afghanistan.
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1 killed, another hurt in shooting at Seattle-area mall (23 November 05:54) |
| TUKWILA, Wash. (AP) _ Police are searching for a gunman in a Seattle-area shopping mall who they believe wounded two young men after an argument.
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McDonald's sued after nude pics lost in phone go online (23 November 12:42) |
| FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Here's some food for thought: If you have nude photos of your wife on your cell phone, hang onto it.
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Screen Actors Guild to seek strike authorization (23 November 11:56) |
| LOS ANGELES (AP) _ The Screen Actors Guild said Saturday it will ask its members to authorize a strike after its first contract talks in four months with Hollywood studios failed despite the... |
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At Hussein's grave, his legend is slow to die (23 November 11:53) |
| Millions saw him as evil. But to his hometown, Iraq's ex-ruler was a guardian angel whose patronage residents repay even in hard times.
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Hate incidents surge in U.S. (23 November 11:30) |
| Election seen as factor behind revival of Klan
Barely three weeks after Americans elected their first black president, a spa... |
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Strong earthquake strikes off western Indonesia (23 November 01:03) |
| JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) _ A powerful earthquake struck the waters off western Indonesia late Saturday, but it did not trigger a tsunami and there were no initial reports of injuries or damag... |
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Bush: Nations need unified response to economic crisis (22 November 11:06) |
| LIMA, Peru (AP) _ President George W. Bush says he understands that countries across the globe are being hurt by the financial crisis.
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Gates:: World can't afford to skimp on Afghan funding (22 November 06:09) |
| CORNWALLIS, Nova Scotia (AP) _ Even in a global financial crisis, the world cannot afford to skimp on its obligations to Afghanistan, which wants to double the size of its army but will neve... |
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Obama outlines plan to rebuild roads, modernize schools and improve energy system (22 November 04:44) |
| WASHINGTON (AP) _ President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday outlined his plan to create 2.5 million jobs in coming years to rebuild roads and bridges and modernize schools while developing al... |
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Mail carrier bags junk mail, becomes hero (22 November 03:47) |
| Overwhelmed by piles of junk mail, "Mailman Steve" quit bringing it to the people on his North Carolina route. Customers are grateful. The Direct Marketing Association, however, is not amuse... |
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Obama gets a brief taste of normalcy at home (22 November 11:30) |
| A routine, yet surreal, existence sequestered in a security bubble
President-elect Barack Obama has... |
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A brief taste of normalcy at home (22 November 11:30) |
| A routine, yet surreal, existence sequestered in a security bubble
President-elect Barack Obama has... |
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Vast Mars glaciers are spotted (22 November 08:41) |
| The answer to a Martian riddle -- where did all the water go? -- may lie in debris-covered ice found by ground-penetrating radar on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft.
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Consumers may give gift cards for basics this holiday season (22 November 04:06) |
| PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ Forget the wish list. Shoppers may be giving the gift of necessity this holiday season, buying up cards for gas, groceries and even utilities to help friends and family... |
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Bush will OK additional benefits to long-term jobless (20 November 10:15) |
| WASHINGTON (AP) _ With weekly jobless claims benefits at a 16-year high, the White House said Thursday that President George W. Bush would quickly sign legislation pending in Congress to pro... |
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China says it will overhaul dairy industry from breeding to sales (20 November 06:34) |
| BEIJING (AP) _ China announced a complete overhaul of its dairy industry Thursday to improve safety at every step — from cow breeding to milk sales — saying its worst food qualit... |
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Between transplants, teen survives 4 months with no heart (20 November 06:22) |
| MIAMI (AP) _ D'Zhana Simmons says she felt like a "fake person" for 118 days when she had no heart beating in her chest.
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Black Caucus doesn't predict close relationship with Obama (20 November 01:44) |
| WASHINGTON (AP) _ Black leaders in Congress don't expect to have an especially close relationship with President-elect Barack Obama.
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