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Presidential rivals entered the final eight-week stretch run to election day. Full story
'Dangerous' Ike moves in
Florida, Gulf Coast on watch as Hurricane Ike roars west. Story | Video: 1-2 threat | Images
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Hurricane Ike slams Turks and Caicos
Hurricane Ike slammed into the Turks and Caicos on Saturday as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm. Florida and the U.S. Gulf Coast watched Ike's approach with apprehension.
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Cops: Mom, teen girls kill man in $15 robbery
Two teenage girls are accused of stabbing a 75-year-old man to death in a robbery that netted them just $15, and police say the mother of one of the teens helped put them up to it.
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Stinkweed tested as future biofuel
Some farmers have agreed to grow the hardy weed called field pennycress — a.k.a. stinkweed — to help test a potential new source of fuel for the booming biodiesel market.
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Judge demands waterboarding memos
A federal judge has ruled in New York that the government must either produce memos on waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods used by the CIA or explain why they should be kept secret.
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Soldier suicide rate may set record again
Soldier suicides this year could surpass the record rate of last year, Army officials said Thursday, urging military leaders at all levels to redouble prevention efforts for a force strained by two wars.
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Jesse Jackson released from hospital
The Rev. Jesse Jackson has been released from a Chicago hospital, two days after he was admitted for severe stomach pains.
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Palin church promotes converting gays
Gov. Sarah Palin's church is promoting a conference that promises to convert gays into heterosexuals through the power of prayer.
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Broads give $400 million to biomed institute
Billionaire philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad announced Thursday that they're adding $400 million to a joint biomedical venture at Harvard and MIT, saying they want to accelerate research into treatments for a slew of debilitating diseases.
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