McCain, Obama get tough, personal in final debate
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Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:29:13 GMT
AP - John McCain repeatedly assailed Barack Obama's character and campaign positions on taxes, abortion and more Wednesday night, hoping to transform their final presidential debate into a launching pad for a political comeback. "You didn't tell the American people the truth," he charged.
Dow plunges 733 on new disheartening economic data
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Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:13:34 GMT
AP - The economy lurched deeper into the doldrums Wednesday and took the stock market down with it, sending the Dow Jones industrials to a staggering 733-point loss and erasing any hopes that the convulsions that have shaken Wall Street for a month were over.
Rollins, Hamels lead Phillies into World Series
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Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:57:25 GMT
AP - Jimmy Rollins got the Phillies rollin' with a leadoff homer and they kept right on going. Next stop, the World Series.
Omar grows into Category 3 hurricane in Caribbean
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Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:49:14 GMT
AP - Omar strengthened into a fierce Category 3 hurricane late Wednesday as it pummeled St. Croix with heavy rains and winds, sinking boats in the harbor, knocking down trees and forcing workers to shut down a major oil refinery.
Iraq: US agrees to limited Iraqi jurisdiction
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Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:31:29 GMT
AP - American troops could face trial before Iraqi courts for major crimes committed off base and when not on missions, under a draft security pact hammered out in months of tortuous negotiations, Iraqi officials familiar with the accord said Wednesday.
One-time MLK lieutenant gets 15 years for incest
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Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:26:01 GMT
AP - A one-time top lieutenant to Martin Luther King Jr. was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for having sex more than a decade ago with his then-teenage daughter.
About 200K Ohio voters have records discrepancies
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Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:23:57 GMT
AP - Close to one in every three newly registered Ohio voters will end up on court-ordered lists being sent to county election boards because they have some discrepancy in their records, an elections spokesman said Wednesday.
Brain signals revive paralyzed muscles in monkeys
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Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:27:35 GMT
AP - Monkeys taught to play a computer game were able to overcome wrist paralysis with an experimental device that might lead to new treatments for patients with stroke and spinal cord injury.
Finding God at a beer festival
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Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:51:17 GMT
AP - In the beginning, there was a long line for Judgment Day ale.
Design competition 'Project Runway' pins a winner
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Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:30:14 GMT
AP - A soft-spoken designer from Portland, Ore., has the competition sewn up on Bravo's hit reality show "Project Runway."
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