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McCain Linked to Iraq, Foreign Focus
Mar 14 2008, AP

Like no other candidate, John McCain has linked his campaign for president to an unpopular war _ and to a lifelong focus on foreign issues that many voters ignore.

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Ford, Daimler, Hyundai profits fall; Renault up
AP, Detroit
Ford Motor Co. posted its worst quarterly loss ever Thursday in a roiling global auto market that also saw profits fall at Daimler AG, Hyundai Motor Co. and AutoNation...
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Hagel chides McCain on Iraq
AP, Omaha
Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, fresh from an Iraq trip with Democrat Barack Obama, said the presidential candidates should focus on the war’s future and stop...
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Grizzly bear attacks woman in Alaska near lodge
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A 21-year-old woman was attacked by a grizzly bear about 25 yards from an Alaskan lodge.
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Feds say Utah mine operator courted danger
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The operator of a collapsed Utah mine violated safety protocols by cutting coal pillars that should have been left standing to prevent cave-ins, federal regulators said...
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Banks step up Fed borrowing, Wall Street passes
AP, Washington
The Federal Reserve says banks stepped up their borrowing over the past week from its emergency lending program, while Wall Street firms took a pass.
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Air Force missile launch crew falls asleep
AP, Washington
Air Force officials say three ballistic missile crew members in North Dakota fell asleep while holding classified launch code devices earlier this month, triggering an...
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Ohio man gets 8 years in $8M armored-car co. heist
AP, Akron
A man received eight years in prison Thursday for masterminding an $8 million armored-car heist, a crime he said was born of financial desperation.
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Ex-con gets life in prison for NY student torture
AP, New York
An ex-convict has been sentenced to life in prison for the sadistic, 19-hour rape and torture of a Columbia University graduate student.
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Feds: Collapsed Utah mine operator courted danger
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Federal regulators say the operator of a collapsed Utah mine violated safety protocols by cutting coal pillars that should have been left standing to prevent cave-ins.
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Bristol-Myers, Eli Lilly post strong 2Q results
AP, Trenton
Like other major drugmakers, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Eli Lilly & Co. saw benefits from the weak dollar in the second quarter, as sales grew at a faster rate...
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Oil gains ground but natural gas continues slide
AP, New York
Energy market investors managed to win back modest gains Thursday following oil’s big drop a day earlier, but again drive natural gas prices sharply lower as a...
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Grizzly bear attacks tourist in Alaska near lodge
AP, Anchorage
A 21-year-old woman was attacked by a grizzly bear about 25 yards from an Alaskan lodge.
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House votes to boost bridge spending, inspections
AP, Washington
The House has overwhelmingly passed legislation aimed at improving the safety of the nation’s bridges, nearly a year after the deadly collapse of an Interstate...
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Ark. man accused in 4 boat deaths pleads guilty
AP, Miami
One of two men accused of killing four people aboard a fishing charter last year pleaded guilty Thursday in exchange for an agreement that prosecutors will not seek the...
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AP told 3 bidders make final cut to buy Cubs
AP, New York
Tribune Co. is inviting at least three potential buyers who each submitted bids for the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field near or above $1 billion to participate in a...
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Poll: Split on New Yorker cover
AP, Washington
Add one more item to the long list of disagreements between Democrats and Republicans: Whether it was appropriate for The New Yorker magazine to publish a cover...
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NY AG sues banking giant UBS for securities fraud
AP, New York
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo sued banking giant UBS for fraud Thursday, accusing the company of marketing tens of billions of dollars of auction-rate...
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McCain visits German restaurant in Ohio
AP, Columbus
Republican presidential candidate John McCain had his own German experience Thursday _ at a restaurant in Ohio. He asserted that he was happy to devote his time this...
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Crow: Not working with Fleetwood Mac anytime soon
AP, Nashville
Sheryl Crow is putting the “Rumours” to rest: She’s not making a record with or joining Fleetwood Mac _ not anytime soon at least.
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4 Spitzer appointees accused of ethics violations
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Three former aides to ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer and the former head of the state police were charged with ethics violations Thursday over travel records released to...
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Young offenders in SF illegally get no more break
AP, San Francisco
Minors who commit crimes while in the United States illegally will be turned over to federal immigration officials, a reversal of a nearly 20-year-old San Francisco...
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Coalition seeks federal nudge for broadband
AP, New York
One of the Internet’s founding fathers and a commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission joined forces Tuesday in renewing calls for the U.S. government...
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New transgender policy at New York juvenile jails
AP, Syracuse
Transgender youth in New York’s juvenile detention centers are now allowed to wear whatever uniform they choose, be called by whatever name they want and ask for...
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Parents want to flush N.C. school's potty policy
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Going potty without a partner can lead to punishment for students at a Burgaw elementary school, but parents want the policy flushed.
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Clinton Announces Cancer Research Effort
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A proposal by Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton would provide $300 million a year in increased government funding on breast cancer research, focusing on treatment and...
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China One-Child Policy to Stay in Place
AP, Beijing
China won’t consider changing its one-child policy for at least another decade, the country’s top family planning official said in a published interview...
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China Mulls Change to One-Child Policy
AP, Beijing
China may consider changing its one-child policy because it has helped slow population growth over the last three decades, a Chinese official said Sunday.
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Bush: Stop Online Drug Sales
AP, Washington
President Bush is asking Congress to work with his administration to end illegal sales of highly addictive prescription drugs on the Internet to stem a rising number of...
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Barack Obama Prefers Cooperation Abroad
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Based on his Senate history, Barack Obama as president would likely push to expand human rights and reduce poverty abroad using cooperation rather than confrontation
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Obama's Senate Foreign Relations Work
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Some of the work done by Sen. Barack Obama since joining the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 2005:
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Obama Prefers Cooperation Abroad
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Based on his Senate history, Barack Obama as president would likely push to expand human rights and reduce poverty abroad using cooperation rather than confrontation....
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Clinton: Obama Wavers on Foreign Policy
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Hillary Rodham Clinton characterized rival Barack Obama on Monday as rash and inconsistent on foreign policy issues.
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Even though public opinion is overwhelmingly on their side, Democrats are winding up the year with little accomplished on the military and foreign policy issues that...
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China to Tighten Monetary Policy in 2008
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Golf Reluctantly OKs Anti-Doping Policy
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Strobe Talbott, President Brookings Institution, speaks during a press conference in Berlin, Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Talbott and his colleagues talked about the outcome of the conference “Managing Global Insecurity” in Berlin from July 15-16, 2008.

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