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Lawmakers meeting in special session have voted in favor of a sweeping revision of France’s constitution _ but by a one-vote margin that highlights the controversy behind the vote.The changes give parliament greater power but also add privilege to the...
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Telecommunications chip maker Broadcom Corp. said Friday that it had won an initial ruling against rival SiRF Technology Holdings for violating six patents covering...
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Whole Foods Market is recalling fresh ground beef sold between June 2 through Aug. 6 because the beef might be contaminated with E. coli bacteria.
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Swiss banking giant UBS AG agreed Friday to buy back nearly $20 billion in auction-rate securities from investors, a day after Citigroup Inc. reached a similar...
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John Edwards says he made a serious error in judgment when he had an affair and is ashamed of his conduct.
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A Massachusetts man is recovering after slashing his own throat upon hearing his conviction of assaulting a child.
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A former University of Notre Dame president plans to donate a kidney to a woman Monday in a four-patient transplant procedure involving his nephew as a recipient.
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Matthew McConaughey says the birth of his son will help bring a little joy to others in the world someday.
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One more person is confirmed dead in a charter bus wreck in Texas, bringing the death toll to 14.
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A bar worker has been ordered held without bail in the killing of a Lil’ Kim fan during the rapper’s birthday bash at a popular Times Square karaoke club.
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Authorities in Orlando, Fla., say a dive team training at a pond near the home of a missing toddler found no evidence of the girl’s whereabouts.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton told an exuberant crowd Friday she wants Barack Obama to win the White House, even though he dashed her own presidential dreams _ and she wants...
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Lawmakers sped for the exits Friday as Congress was to begin a five-week recess after a summer session noteworthy for bitter partisanship and paralysis on the issue...
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Members of Congress who have been charged with crimes since 2000:
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Lawmakers on Thursday questioned the legality and effectiveness of the government’s tactics in a May raid that led to the arrest of nearly 400 immigrants.The...
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Lawmakers chided Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Wednesday for claiming national security concerns in opposing legislation that would allow reporters to protect the...
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Lawmakers pledged Sunday to study the movements of planes and ships traveling to the remote British outpost Diego Garcia amid persistent suspicion it is used by U.S....
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Lawmakers failed Wednesday to agree on setting a clear definition of illegal Internet gambling to go along with a ban on online betting passed in 2006.The Federal...
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The House approved national standards on juvenile boot camps and other public and private programs intended to help troubled youth. Lawmakers acted Wednesday following...
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday unanimously advanced an international treaty intended to curb performance-enhancing drug use in sports. Lawmakers want...
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Lawmakers in Lithuania _ where many still feel bitter about nearly 50 years of Soviet occupation _ have approved legislation to ban the display of Nazi and Soviet...
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Lawmakers are fighting the Bush administration’s plan to combat flight delays by experimenting with New York City airspace.The federal Aviation Administration...
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Lawmakers, lobbyists, Bush administration officials, congressional staffers and businessmen caught up in the Jack Abramoff public corruption probe:_John Albaugh, a...
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Lawmakers voted Thursday to subpoena nine companies responsible for analyzing the most dangerous food entering the country as part of an investigation that gained more...
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Lawmakers worry that a U.S.-Russian deal on civil nuclear power could undermine efforts to rein in Iran’s nuclear program.To a Bush administration arms control...
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Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was accused by a government colleague Thursday of applying a sexist double standard by insisting that a woman lawmaker seek anger...
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Lawmakers are chastising the Bush administration for allowing the Chinese government to interrogate Chinese Muslims being held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo...
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The world\’s last Hindu kingdom became its newest secular republic Wednesday as Nepal\’s lawmakers, led by former communist insurgents, abolished the...
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Lawmakers prepared Wednesday to declare Nepal the world’s newest republic and bring an end to its centuries-old Hindu monarchy, as Nepalis rejoiced in the streets...
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Lawmakers quizzed top U.S. commanders Thursday. Senators repudiated President Bush on a war-spending bill. Barack Obama visited the Capitol to accuse presidential rival...
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Lawmakers around the country are engaging in a tricky bit of economic forecasting these days, trying to figure out whether _ or when _ to tap into their states’...
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Pennsylvania State Sen. Robert Regola III, R-Westmoreland, answers questions during an interview at his campaign headquarters in Greensburg, Pa. Thursday, July 17, 2008. Regola said that a jury’s quick acquittal of perjury and weapons charges shows...
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