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Spain's Madcap Tomato Festival (29 August 02:28) |
| The annual food fight in Bunol, Spain draws thousands of eager vegetable-throwers |
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Obama's Path to the DNC (29 August 02:28) |
| Behind the scenes with the candidate as he makes his way to Denver |
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The iTunes Primary: No Contest (29 August 02:00) |
| In the electoral college of rock, Joel Stein reports from Denver, the Democrats hold a commanding lead |
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Updating Beverly Hills, 90210 (29 August 02:00) |
| Eighteen years after the original show debuted, the Peach Pit reopens for business. And times have changed |
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Forgetting New Orleans (29 August 01:55) |
| Viewpoint: Three years after the Katrina disaster, the fate of the ravaged city has been strangely absent from the campaign |
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Exports Help Spur 2nd Qtr Economy (29 August 01:55) |
| The economy shifted to a higher gear in the spring, growing at its fastest pace in nearly a year as foreign buyers snapped up U.S. exports |
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Gustav Heads to Jamaica, Gulf Waits (29 August 01:55) |
| The New Orleans area watched as a storm marched across the Caribbean on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary |
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US Motorcycle DUI Deaths Up (29 August 01:55) |
| Drunken driving deaths fell in 32 states in 2007, but the government says the number of alcohol-related fatalities among motorcycle riders climbed in half the states last year |
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Poll: Hesitance on Gay-Marriage Vote (29 August 01:55) |
| A majority of California voters oppose a ballot initiative to ban gay marriage, though they are evenly split on the practice itself, according to a poll released Wednesday |
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Death Sentence for Idaho Boy Killer (29 August 01:55) |
| A longtime sex offender was sentenced to death for the 2005 kidnapping, torture and murder of a 9-year-old northern Idaho boy |
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Obama's Risky Stadium Gig (29 August 01:45) |
| Tonight the convention moves from the Pepsi Center to a football field. It's a gamble straight out of the Obama playbook
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Is McCain Overplaying the POW Card? (29 August 01:45) |
| His years of captivity in Vietnam are a powerful part of his personal story. But is his campaign resorting to it too often? |
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Salmonella Outbreak Over, CDC Says (29 August 01:45) |
| The government said Thursday that the salmonella outbreak that sickened at least 1,440 people appears to be over, but its ultimate source may never be known |
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Narrowing World Health Disparities (29 August 01:45) |
| A sweeping new report by the World Health Organization challenges governments to improve world health through smart social policy |
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Jobless Claims Drop for 3rd Week (28 August 08:20) |
| The number of people signing up for jobless benefits declined last week, the third straight drop from a six-year high reached earlier this month |
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Top Iraqi Official Detained in Baghdad (28 August 07:35) |
| An Iraqi official says US forces have arrested Ali al-Lami, a top Shi'ite in charge of keeping senior supporters of Saddam Hussein out of the government |
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Plouffe to Democrats: Calm Down (28 August 07:00) |
| Obama's campaign manager wants to reassure faithful that there's a plan - and it's all about undecided voters |
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Can Obama Win Biden's Hometown? (28 August 07:00) |
| Scranton now has two claims to fame: it provides the drab setting for The Office and spawned a Veep candidate. Will either help swing Pennsylvania for the Democrats?
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Obama Wins Democratic Nomination (28 August 07:00) |
| Barack Obama, standing where no black has ever stood before, swept to the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday as thousands of national convention delegates cheered his improbable... |
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Evacuation Possible in New Orleans (28 August 05:50) |
| On the eve of Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary, a nervous New Orleans watched Wednesday as another storm threatened to test everything the city has rebuilt, and officials made prelimina... |
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Drug May Lower Cerebral Palsy Risk
(28 August 05:40) |
| The incidence of cerebral palsy in premature babies may be reduced by giving mothers magnesium sulfate, a common delivery-room drug, according to a new study |
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Israeli Peace Activist Nathan Dies (28 August 05:00) |
| Abie Nathan, the peace activist who made a dramatic solo flight to Egypt in a rattletrap single-engine plane and later founded the groundbreaking "Voice of Peace" radio station, died Wednesd... |
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Obama's Week: Behind the Scenes (28 August 04:47) |
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When Michelle Met Hillary ... (28 August 04:47) |
| TIME Photographer Anthony Suau captures former First Lady Hillary Clinton sharing a moment with possible future First Lady, Michelle Obama backstage in Denver |
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Drug May Lower Preemie Risk
(28 August 04:20) |
| The incidence of cerebral palsy in premature babies can be reduced significantly by magnesium sulfate, a common delivery-room drug, according to a new study |
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What Bill Clinton Should Say In Denver (28 August 03:30) |
| The former President is still the king of his party. But having built a bridge to the 21st century, is he ready to get off it?
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Can Obama Win Biden's Home Town? (28 August 03:30) |
| Scranton now has two claims to fame: it provides the drab setting for The Office and spawned a Veep candidate. Will either help swing Pennsylvania for the Democrats?
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Karl Rove's Campaign For Himself (28 August 03:30) |
| Bush's brain has a new public persona - the kinda balanced pundit - and a new candidate to sell the public: himself |
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Exclusive Poll: Obama's Swing Leads (28 August 03:30) |
| The Democrat has a cushion in two states won by GOP in '04, but there McCain has momentum and Nader lurks |
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49 Killed Along Pakistan Border Belt (28 August 02:20) |
| Security forces clashed with militants across Pakistan's wild tribal belt Wednesday, trading fire with insurgents in a health center and repelling a major assault on an outpost in a region k... |
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How Britain Will Dominate Europe (28 August 02:20) |
| By being the most populous country in the European Union, a title now held by Germany. By 2060, demographic trends will change the face of the region |
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N Korea Reneges on Nukes - Again (28 August 02:20) |
| North Korea's rejection this week of the Six Party nuclear disarmament terms didn't shock the diplomats who helped make them. But it did inspire a few choice words: Here we go again |
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Fannie Mae Shakeup: 3 Execs Out (28 August 12:55) |
| Mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae shook up its executive ranks after shares in it and Freddie Mac rose for a third straight day as investors appeared less certain a government bailout of the... |
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Bankruptcies Soar for Senior Citizens
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| While the bankruptcy filing rate for those under 55 has fallen, it has soared for older Americans, according to a new analysis from the Consumer Bankruptcy Project |
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Fannie Mae Shake-Up: 3 Execs Out (28 August 12:55) |
| Mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae shook up its executive ranks after shares in it and Freddie Mac rose for a third straight day as investors appeared less certain a government bailout of the... |
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Chicago Braces for a School Boycott (27 August 11:45) |
| Frustrated by unequal funding in Illinois, Windy City parents and students plan to protest in the suburbs |
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Lesbian Activist Del Martin Dies at 87 (27 August 11:45) |
| Pioneering lesbian rights activist Del Martin, who married her lifelong partner in June on the first day that same-sex couples here gained that right, has died |
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Data Shows Dour Situation in Mich. (27 August 11:45) |
| Government data painted a bleak economic picture for Michigan, where the auto industry's downward plunge has rippled across the state |
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Protesters Lay Siege to Thai TV Station (26 August 12:32) |
| Dozens of anti-government protesters armed with knives, guns and golf clubs stormed a TV station and briefly forced it off the air Tuesday, while thousands more peacefully laid siege to gove... |
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Schwarzenegger Keeps Dems Home (26 August 07:15) |
| The California governor pulls a power move to keep Democratic delegates at work and away from the convention - not to mention out of Denver hotels |
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Where China Goes Next (26 August 06:25) |
| Analysis: As the Olympic afterglow fades, Chinese leaders will have to grapple with pressure for more freedoms |
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Tropical Storm Forms in Caribbean (26 August 06:25) |
| Haitians were told to prepare for evacuations as Tropical Storm Gustav formed quickly in the Caribbean |
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Zimbabwe Opposition Notches a Win
(26 August 06:25) |
| As power-sharing talks drag on, opponents of President Robert Mugabe gain control of the top job in Zimbabwe's parliament |
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Krakatoa: 125 Years Later (26 August 04:34) |
| 125 years ago this week, Krakatoa exploded over Indonesia, unleashing the deadliest eruption in modern memory. A gallery of some of its most spectacular successors suggests that a similar di... |
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Barack Obama's Family Tree (26 August 04:34) |
| With roots in Kansas, Kenya and beyond, the candidate is a one-man melting pot |
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How United Are the Democrats? (26 August 04:20) |
| Despite a contentious primary season and baiting by the GOP, Democrats appear to have resolved the only issue that threatened their unity: their stance on abortion |
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The War on College Cafeteria Trays (26 August 04:20) |
| Across the U.S., campuses are chucking trays from their dining halls - to reduce food waste and to save water and energy |
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Fay's Remnants Spread Across South (26 August 04:20) |
| The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay spread over a wide swath of the South on Monday, bringing heavy rain and wind as forecasters warned of possible flash flooding and tornadoes from Louisiana... |
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Woman Pleads Guilty in NY Gov Case (26 August 04:20) |
| A woman pleaded guilty Monday in the prostitution scandal that forced Eliot Spitzer to step down as governor of New York |
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Murderer, 7 Others Escape NM Jail (26 August 04:20) |
| Authorities say eight inmates, including a convicted murderer and another man charged with murder, have escaped from a county jail in eastern New Mexico |
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