South Carolina Democrats vote in White House race - Reuters
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By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - South Carolina Democrats cast votes on Saturday in a bitter presidential nominating race, with Barack Obama leading rival Hillary Clinton in polls and counting on heavy ...
Democrats Target Their Appeals in South Carolina
Obama's legitimacy on the line in bitter South Carolina contest
1 person dead, 1 missing skier found in SoCal avalanche - San Jose Mercury News
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By ROBERT JABLON AP Writer LOS ANGELES?Three avalanches killed a skier, critically injured another and left as many as three others missing Friday as California strained under nearly a week of heavy snowfall and relentless rain.
Skier Killed In Wrightwood Avalanche
Skier dies in avalanche near Wrightwood
Militants resist efforts to seal Egypt border - Boston Globe
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RAFAH, Gaza Strip - Egypt deployed hundreds of riot-equipped guards yesterday to seal off the Gaza Strip but abruptly withdrew them after defiant Palestinian militants created new breaches in a border fence.
Video: Hamas stops Egypt sealing Gaza border - 26 Jan 08
Egypt battles to turn the tide as Hamas knocks new hole in wall
Car Bomb Kills a Top Lebanese Terrorism Investigator - New York Times
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The wreckage of a car bombing in eastern Beirut on Friday that killed a high-ranking terrorism investigator and three others. By ROBERT F. WORTH and NADA BAKRI BEIRUT, Lebanon - A powerful car bomb killed one of Lebanon?s top terrorism investigators ...
Video: Beirut hit by bomb blast - 26 Jan 08
Lebanon mourns assassinated intelligence officer
Gunfire rocks Kenya town as death toll reaches 25 - Washington Post
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By Tim Cocks NAKURU, Kenya (Reuters) - Gunfire rang out in Nakuru on Saturday and armed gangs manned roadblocks in the western Kenyan town where at least 25 people have been killed in ethnic clashes since Thursday, witnesses said.
Violence Continues in Kenya a Day After Talks
Kenya: Ethnic Clashes Resume
Fire at Monte Carlo Hotel in Las Vegas - MyFox Chicago
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By AP A fire broke out Friday at the Monte Carlo hotel-casino, forcing guests and gamblers to evacuate and shooting plumes of black smoke above the Las Vegas Strip.
Video: Three alarm fire at Vegas hotel
Fire breaks out at Monte Carlo resort on Las Vegas Strip
Romney's New Groove - Wall Street Journal
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By ELIZABETH HOLMES The bad economic outlook might be good news for Mitt Romney, the millionaire venture capitalist who is in a tight race here for the Republican presidential nomination.
Fiscal Mantra for McCain: Less Is More
WRAPUP 1-Romney, McCain clash over US economic credentials
President Bush Seeks Broader Wiretapping Authority - Voice of America
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By Scott Stearns President Bush wants Congress to broaden the government's powers to eavesdrop on private conversations without court approval.
Senate Gives Bush Initial Victory In Domestic-Wiretapping Program
In Senate, a White House Victory on Eavesdropping
Congress Moving for Swift Passage of Stimulus - New York Times
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By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN WASHINGTON - House Democrats on Friday said they would try to speed passage of a $150 billion economic stimulus package by scheduling it for a vote on Tuesday, eight days earlier than originally planned.
Bush Urges Congress to Pass Stimulus Plan Quickly
Bush confident about economy, urges stimulus
Loss at French Bank Raises Doubts - Washington Post
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By Molly Moore and Corinne Gavard PARIS, Jan. 25 -- French political figures, shareholders and bank customers on Friday voiced growing criticism and skepticism of banking giant Societe Generale's explanations of one of the largest financial scams in ...
SocGen's Bouton says bank to overcome "shock": paper
Rogue trader described as calm, thoughtful
Face-off: Is Gates right on creative capitalism? - CNET News.com
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Practicing what he preaches: Bill Gates joins U2 front man Bono and PC maven Michael Dell in Davos to pitch Vista-based PCs from Dell's namesake company.
Face Time with Bill Gates
Comment by Dr. Helene Gayle President and CEO, CAREAfter Break for Debate, Two Rivals Resume Spat - New York Times
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By MICHAEL LUO and JOHN M. BRODER ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A day after a relatively reserved debate in which they appeared to take pains to avoid attacking each other, Senator John McCain and Mitt Romney on Friday engaged in their most vigorous sniping ...
Florida proves tough for W.House hopeful Giuliani
Mitt?s Moment
Kucinich to Drop Bid and Focus on Re-election - New York Times
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By MICHAEL FALCONE Representative Dennis J. Kucinich has decided to end his long-shot presidential bid, thinning the Democratic field, and allowing him to focus on a contested race for re-election in his Ohio Congressional district.
Kucinich Drops Out
Democrat Kucinich to drop presidential bid
The Problem With Obama's Message - Yahoo! News
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The Politico previews a story about Barack Obama's campaign strategy for confronting Hillary Clinton by writing that the Illinois senator "wants to run against '90s -- without saying what was wrong with 90s.
Video: Obama, Clinton Supporters At Odds In Wake Of Primary
Obama Acknowledges Button-Pushing Mistakes In Votes
700MHz Auction Update: High Bids Total $3.2 Billion - PC World
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The high bids totaled $3.2 billion in the US Federal Communications Commission's auction of wireless spectrum licenses in the 700MHz band.
Wireless auction bids $3.7 bln
700MHz Auction: Thrill May Be Gone
Entire Synthetic Genome Created - National Geographic
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Scientists yesterday announced that they have successfully created an entire synthetic genome in the lab by stitching together the DNA of the smallest known free-living bacterium, Mycoplasma genitalium.
Md. Scientists Build Bacterial Chromosome
Comment by Jim Thomas Programme Manager. ETC GroupAuthor Faults a Game, and Gamers Flame Back - New York Times
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By SETH SCHIESEL That?s the lesson Fox News and a self-help author learned this week after a program on that channel featured a discussion of the sexual content of the hit video game Mass Effect.
Fox News And EA Clash Over Mass Effect Incorrect Report
Mass Effect Mess: Fox News Reaches Out
Tom takes pass again - Boston Herald
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By Karen Guregian FOXBORO - On the surface, not a whole lot changed on the Tom Brady [stats] front yesterday. His clothes still were draped over the chair at his locker.
He's again not present for the start of practice
Brady Sr., Jaws talk Tom Terrific
Sharapova Wins Australian Open - Washington Post
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By JOHN PYE AP MELBOURNE, Australia -- Maria Sharapova's acceptance speech was as polished as her game at the Australian Open.
Hard word, dedication and life perspective aid Sharapova - Tennis
Sharapova stuns Serb in Aussie final
Woods Isn?t Driving Perfectly, but He?s Cruising - New York Times
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Tiger Woods hitting a tee shot on No. 15 on his way to the lead. He has won the Buick Invitational five times. By LARRY DORMAN SAN DIEGO - In the relative calm before the coming Pacific storm, Tiger Woods churned inexorably across the North Course at ...
Tiger's still the story at Torrey
Streelman earns a round with Woods
Mary-Kate Talks Heath, Won't Talk to NYPD - E! Online
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Mary-Kate Olsen won't be talking to the cops about Heath Ledger, but she did finally come forward to share her thoughts on the late actor.
Heath's masseuse not licensed!
Who You Gonna Call?
Nudity may cost ABC $1.4 million - Los Angeles Times
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The Federal Communications Commission said Friday that it planned to fine Walt Disney Co.'s ABC network $1.4 million for airing an episode of "NYPD Blue" in 2003 that showed a woman's nude buttocks.
ABC will fight FCC fine over nudity on show
ABC Faces Indecency Fine For 2003 'NYPD Blue' Episode
Museum Workers Are Called Complicit - New York Times
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By EDWARD WYATT LOS ANGELES - Appraisal forms, import applications, reference materials. To that usual array of tools a museum might harness in assessing donated artifacts, some museums in Southern California appear to have added one more, according to ...
Raid is ancient history at the Bowers
Asian Art Inquiry Will Be `Headache' for All Museums (Update1)
NY study raises caution flag for sushi lovers - KOMO
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By Herb Weisbaum A recent study done for the New York Times found surprisingly high levels of mercury in sushi -- tuna sushi -- at 20 restaurants and supermarkets in Manhattan.
Sushi Eaters Face Tuna Fears
Comment by Jacqueline Savitz Senior Director, Pollution Campaign, OceanaMeningitis Kills Queens School Counselor, Long Island Student - ABC News
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Two recent deaths from meningitis have many worried over the dangers of the contagious disease. (ABC News Photo Illustration) NEW YORK (AP) - A guidance counselor at a Catholic school in Queens has died of bacterial meningitis.
Long Island Boy, 17, Dies of Meningitis
Meningitis kills Massapequa High School senior
Group Seeks New Warning About Botox - New York Times
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By GARDINER HARRIS WASHINGTON - Botox and a similar injected drug have been associated with 16 deaths, four of them in children, and scores of serious injuries that occurred after the drug spread to vital organs, a health advocacy group says.
Group seeks Botox warning after 16 death reports
Group Wants Warnings On Botox Following 16 Deaths