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Scientists Fire Up Big-Bang Machine
Scientists celebrated this week when they successfully sent subatomic particles at a very high spee…
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Was the Troop Surge a Success? Now What?
General David Petraeus, Commander of the Multi-National Forces in Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq…
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Who is Sarah Palin?
Republican presidential candidate John McCain surprised many in his party by picking first-term Ala…
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Women in the Grand Old Party Defend Sarah Palin Nomination
At the end of August, Senator John McCain announced Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate and th…
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Candidates Address Variety of Issues in Town Hall Debate
In the second of three presidential debates of the 2008 election, Senators John McCain and Barack O…
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Candidates Spar in Final Debate
In the last of three presidential debates, Senators Barack Obama and John McCain faced off in a sit…
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Congress Votes Yes on Financial Bailout, But Economy Worsens
A $700 billion financial rescue plan won final approval in Congress Friday when the U.S. House appr…
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Crumbling U.S. Bridges Threaten Safety
The aging infrastructure of roads and bridges in America was in the spotlight last year when a brid…
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Down in Polls, McCain Fights to Make Up Ground on the Economy
National polls have Senator Obama leading Senator McCain by as many as 10 percentage points, but Mc…
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Economically Battered Haiti Rocked By Three Hurricanes
After three hurricanes and a tropical storm hit Haiti this summer, the island nation is still waiti…
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