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Claiming her historic place on the Republican ticket, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin mocked Barack Obama’s experience and promise of change Wednesday night and pledged to help John McCain upend the Washington establishment.
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The head of a Philadelphia museum says its sample of Abraham Lincoln’s blood may get DNA testing, but some questions must be answered first.
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Rihanna is back _ on the red carpet, at least.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will provide Congress with a fresh assessment of the country’s fragile economic health that probably will note some recent...
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Online retailers are shifting their marketing from traditional advertising to less expensive tools like Facebook.com and Twitter and e-mail as they seek market share or...
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A deputy assistant secretary of the Navy under President Bill Clinton has been sentenced in San Diego to more than three years in federal prison for possessing child...
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The owner of the ultra-exclusive Yellowstone Club says she opposed a $375 million loan blamed for the resort’s financial collapse, but never tried to stop the...
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Dan Barber, a pioneer of the so-called farm-to-table restaurant movement, was named the nation’s top chef Monday by the James Beard Foundation.
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A woman is under house arrest for falsely reporting that a man she was stalking was going to hijack a plane in Los Angeles _ a lie authorities say nearly prevented him...
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The first U.S. double hand transplant is taking place at a Pittsburgh hospital.
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Israel’s prime minister on Monday outlined a “triple track” approach to peace with the Palestinians, a strategy that emphasizes political, economic...
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Two teenagers have denied in court they planned to bring guns to their California high school and randomly shoot fellow students.
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Federal officials say a civilian project engineer has been charged with squeezing an Army Corps of Engineers contractor for a bribe in connection with a $2.5 million...
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Voters head to the polls Tuesday to select their mayor for the next 7 1/2 months in a runoff election seen as key to restoring stability to Detroit amid a bleak fiscal...
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Union workers at The New York Times will accept a 5 percent pay cut through the end of the year to help the newspaper avert more layoffs.
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Veteran diplomat Christopher Hill on Tuesday won the support of Republican Sen. Richard Lugar to become the next U.S. ambassador to Iraq, even as other GOP senators...
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President Barack Obama’s pick to become U.S. ambassador to Iraq is meeting with Republican senators, who are divided over his nomination.
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President Barack Obama is standing by his nomination of Christopher Hill as the next U.S. ambassador to Iraq despite opposition from at least three Republican senators...
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The Senate Armed Services Committee voted Thursday in favor of William Lynn, a former Raytheon Co. lobbyist whose nomination as deputy defense secretary ran counter to...
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The Senate Armed Services Committee has voted in favor of William Lynn, a Raytheon lobbyist, to become the next deputy defense secretary. His nomination runs counter to...
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A former Raytheon lobbyist picked by President Barack Obama to become the No. 2 official at the Pentagon has agreed to sell his stock in the top military contractor.
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Sen. John McCain says he is disappointed in President Obama’s decision to waive a new ethics requirement for the man picked to be the No. 2 at the Pentagon.
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Senate action on President Barack Obama’s pick to become the No. 2 official at the Pentagon slowed on Thursday after lawmakers realized he might require an...
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Eric Holder’s bid to become the first African-American attorney general was delayed Wednesday for at least a week when Republicans demanded more time to question...
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Eric Holder’s bid to become the nation’s first African-American attorney general has been delayed a week.
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Notable events leading to New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson’s withdrawal of his bid to become commerce secretary:
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Republicans have nominated Sen. John McCain for president, handing the senator the prize that eluded him eight years ago.
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In an emotional meeting leading up to the Democratic roll call of the states, Hillary Rodham Clinton released her convention delegates Wednesday to vote for certain...
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