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- Patriotism, fun mark Fourth of July
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- Video appears to show Zimbabwe vote-rigging
Video secretly recorded by a Zimbabwean prison guard appears to show evidence of vote-rigging in the country's recent presidential runoff election.
- Sources: U.S. to block some food from Mexico
Starting Monday, health inspectors will halt the shipment of ingredients common to Mexican cuisine from Mexico to the United States, sources familiar with the salmonella poisoning investigation said.
- Poll shows warning signs for Obama
One week after Sen. Hillary Clinton made a public show of unity with Sen. Barack Obama, a new survey suggests supporters of the New York senator are increasingly less likely to follow her lead.
- 41-year-old swimmer qualifies for Olympics
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- Video shows Colombia rescue operation
It begins with the grim-face hostages being led across a field in handcuffs and ends in hugs and tears aboard a helicopter as the 15 realize they have been freed -- without a shot fired -- after years of captivity in the jungle. The video shown Friday at
- Hostages were chained by the neck
They were chained by their necks and kept in deplorable conditions. Since Ingrid Betancourt, three U.S. military contractors and 11 Colombians were rescued on Wednesday, they and former hostages have provided a glimpse into what it was like to be held hos
- Former Sen. Jesse Helms dies
Former U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms, a North Carolina Republican who became an icon to conservatives, died today at the age of 86, the Jesse Helms Center announced. Helms once said his job was to derail the freight train of liberalism.
- Syria: Efforts to secure Iraq border working
Syrian commanders say their troops along the border with Iraq are making strides in nabbing militants intent on staging suicide attacks in Baghdad.
- Bus swept into river, at least 29 dead
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- Seaway Trail boasts birding bounty
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- 6 tips for avoiding housekeeping hell
Wilma Smith was vacationing with her grandchildren in Orlando when she met a maid on a mission. When she returned from one of the theme parks one afternoon, she found the door to her room at the Days Inn propped wide open.
- Monticello and a 'Renaissance' president
If you want to understand who Thomas Jefferson was -- third president of the United States, author of the Declaration of Independence -- visit Monticello, his majestic mountaintop home in Charlottesville, Virginia.
- Niagara's fury captured in high-tech attraction
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- China-Taiwan flight arrives in Taipei
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- American to cut nearly 7,000 jobs
American Airlines said on Thursday that it plans to cut nearly 7,000 full-time employees, or 8% of its total staff, by the end of 2008.
- A native's guide to San Jose
A century ago, what's now Silicon Valley, California, was called the Valley of Heart's Delight because of the region's mineral-rich soil and temperate climate (San Jose gets 300 days of sunshine a year). By the time I left for college in 1997, however, mo
- Don't let a natural disaster ruin your vacation
Talk about adding insult to injury.
- Building boom transforming Beijing cityscape
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