Hurricane Dolly slams South Texas before weakening
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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:14:36 GMT
AP - Hurricane Dolly slammed into the South Texas coast Wednesday with punishing rain and winds of 100 mph, blowing down signs, peeling off roofs and knocking out power to thousands before weakening over land.
McCain denies he misstated timing of Iraq surge
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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:51:17 GMT
AP - Republican John McCain pushed back on Wednesday against Democratic criticism that he misstated when the troop buildup ordered by President Bush began, saying elements were put in place before Bush announced the strategy in early 2007.
House OKs rescue for homeowners, Freddie, Fannie
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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:38:34 GMT
AP - Rescue legislation sailed through the House Wednesday aimed at helping 400,000 strapped homeowners avoid foreclosure and to prevent troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from collapsing.
Ambassador: Al-Qaida leaving Iraq for Afghanistan
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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:01:09 GMT
AP - Al-Qaida's foreign fighters who have for years bedeviled Iraq are increasingly going to Afghanistan to fight instead, the Iraqi ambassador to the United States said Wednesday.
Minimum wage going up, little help as costs soar
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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:35:45 GMT
AP - About 2 million Americans get a raise Thursday as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents. The bad news: Higher gas and food prices are swallowing it up, and some small businesses will pass the cost of the wage hike to consumers.
Calif. woman attacked by bear, drives self to help
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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:10:42 GMT
AP - A woman walking her two dogs in a rural area of Southern California was attacked and severely injured by a bear, but managed to escape and drive herself to a nearby fire station.
Statin study could lead to test for gene variant
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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:02:32 GMT
AP - Scientists may have found a way to test for and possibly avoid the most serious side effect of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, one of the top-selling medicines in the world.
Rapper DMX indicted on felony charges in Arizona
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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:44:46 GMT
AP - Rapper DMX has been indicted on felony charges by a grand jury in Arizona for allegedly trying to get out of paying a hospital bill.
'Pantyhose Bandit' causes sheer annoyance in Mass.
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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:43:20 GMT
AP - Dozens of pairs of pantyhose have been left near a Milford school bus stop causing sheer annoyance in the neighborhood. The pantyhose sometimes new, sometimes used has been left on Camp Street for more than two years. They're almost always black and queen sized.
AP Source: Goodell monitoring Favre situation
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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:24:42 GMT
AP - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is monitoring the ongoing rift between the Green Bay Packers and Brett Favre. A person with direct knowledge of Goodell's interest said the commissioner has spoken with Packers management several times recently as tensions mounted between the three-time MVP and his team.
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