CHICAGO – Lines snaked around the corner as scores of shoppers awaited the opening Wednesday of Wal-Mart’s (WMT) first Chicago area store, a debut that capped a four-year struggle pitting unions and small business owners against politicians and activists with an eye on job creation. “I love this store,” said …
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20 November
Canadian Soldier Dies in U.S. Air Raid in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – U.S. warplanes mistakenly strafed Canadian troops fighting Taliban forces in southern Afghanistan, killing one soldier and seriously wounding five on Monday in an operation that NATO claims has also left 200 insurgents dead. More than 20 others were killed across Afghanistan, including a British soldier and four …
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20 November
Gene May Be Linked to Female Fertility
Female fertility may be affected by a gene that makes a protein called adrenomedullin. Female mice with only one copy of the gene have “significantly reduced fertility” compared with those with two copies of the gene, say researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The researchers included …
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20 November
Common Fish Used to Detect Terror Attacks on Municipal Water Supplies
SAN FRANCISCO – A type of fish so common that practically every American kid who ever dropped a fishing line and a bobber into a pond has probably caught one is being enlisted in the fight against terrorism. San Francisco, New York, Washington and other big cities are using bluegills …
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20 November
President Bush Says U.S. Faces 'Difficult Road Ahead' on Sept. 11 Anniversary
WASHINGTON – Five years after the worst attack on U.S. soil, President Bush said Monday night the war against terrorism is “the calling of our generation” and urged Americans to put aside differences and fight to victory. “America did not ask for this war, and every American wishes it were …
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20 November
Death of Heart Attack Victim Who Waited for Hours in Illinois Hospital Waiting Room Ruled Homicide
WAUKEGAN, Ill. – A coroner’s jury has declared the death of a heart attack victim who spent almost two hours in a hospital waiting room to be a homicide. Beatrice Vance, 49, died of a heart attack, but the jury at a coroner’s inquest ruled Thursday that her death also …
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19 November
Clash Between Pro-Government Warlords Kills at Least 12 in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan – Fighting between forces loyal to two pro-government warlords in western Afghanistan Sunday left at least 12 people dead, while NATO said its forces killed 15 suspected militants who launched an attack on an alliance convoy in the south. Meanwhile, the Afghan government and the United Nations appealed …
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19 November
Gov. Rendell Leads Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Race
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Gov. Ed Rendell has raised taxes, greatly boosted state spending, even signed a huge legislative pay increase that cost over a dozen lawmakers their jobs. For other elected officials, that record might be pure poison. But not for Rendell. For months he has stayed far out in …
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19 November
Attorney: Foley Was Molested as a Teen by a Clergyman
WASHINGTON – Former Rep. Mark Foley was molested between the ages 13 and 15 by a clergyman, his attorney David Roth told reporters late Tuesday. Roth said Foley also wants Americans to know that he is a gay man. The former lawmaker was admitted on Saturday night to a mental …
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19 November
Ulanoff: Setting Up a High-Definition TV Isn't for Sissies
For years I yearned for a large flat-panel TV in my home. I became a fan early in the HDTV craze, and every time I visited a house with an LCD or plasma display, I became incredibly envious. Now I’ve joined the club. I only wish I’d gotten my master’s …
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