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  • Edwards Admits to Cheating on Sick Wife

    Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on Friday admitted to an extramarital affair while his wife was battling cancer. He denied fathering the woman's daughter.

    Updated Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:32:48 GMT

  • China Celebrates Might as Games Begin

    Beijing aims to achieve a shining moment seven years in the making as it kicks off the 2008 Olympic Summer Games with the most extravagant opening ceremony the world has ever seen. A billion people are expected to tune in as the Games start on the ei...

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  • Detroit Mayor Charged With Assault

    Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been ordered to the county jail after a judge found the mayor violated the terms of his bond by going to Canada and not informing the court.

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  • US Calls for Cease-Fire in Georgia

    Russia sends troops into South Ossetia, a rebel Georgian territory, after fighting breaks out between Georgian troops and Russian-backed separatists. "Russia is fighting a war with us in our own territory," Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili says...

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  • Cheney to Speak at GOP Convention

    Vice President Dick Cheney, a conservative favorite but a divisive national figure, will join President Bush in addressing delegates on the opening night of the Republican National Convention, the White House said Friday.

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  • 44-Pound Cat Gets a New Home

    A New Jersey family has adopted the state's most famous feline, a 44-pound beauty who gained national attention after being found waddling through a town there last month.

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  • Markets Wrap Week With Strong Gains

    After yesterday's 224-point plummet, the surging dollar and sliding oil futures raise Wall Street's spirits, sending the Dow Industrials up nearly 303 points for an advance of more than 400 points this week.

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  • Bus Plunges Off Overpass, Killing 13

    A charter bus carrying a Vietnamese Catholic group to an annual pilgrimage slammed onto its side and then skidded off a freeway early Friday, killing at least 13 people and injuring more than 40, authorities said.

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  • Iraqis Say Deal Close on US Withdrawal

    Iraq and the U.S. are near an agreement on all American combat troops leaving Iraq by October 2010, with the last soldiers out three years after that, two Iraqi officials told The Associated Press on Thursday. U.S. officials, however, insisted no dat...

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  • Child Bullfighter Sparks Controversy

    He's a tiny torero, a bullfighter with a baby face. But 10-year-old Michelito has become the symbol of a debate much bigger than himself.

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