 | Source of Iraq WMD intel tells his story |
| His phone number was published in a German phone directory -- Rafid Alwan, whose claims that Saddam Hussein was producing biological agents helped launch the Iraq war.
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| O.J.'s lawyers request another trial |
| Lawyers for O.J. Simpson have filed a motion for a new trial, saying he was denied a fair hearing when two African-Americans were dismissed from the potential jury pool.
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| Palin trooper inquiry set for release |
| Alaska lawmakers huddled behind closed doors Friday to review a report on Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner, who says he was sacked for resisting pressure to fire the governor's ex-brother-in-law.
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| Longtime 'All My Children' character dies |
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| Colin Powell testifies in senator's trial |
| The jury in the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens will hear former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and others testify Friday about the Alaska Republican's character.
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| Democrats eye second stimulus package |
| House Democratic leaders are putting together a second economic stimulus package that could cost as much as $150 billion, according to Democratic leadership aides.
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| Talk radio hosts claim Magic faked AIDS |
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| Campbell Brown: Things are getting desperate |
| In the middle of the mortgage crisis, with literally thousands of people being evicted from their homes this month alone, a sheriff in Chicago is making quite a name for himself.
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| Bush calls for confidence |
| U.S. President George Bush urged Americans on Friday to resist feelings of uncertainty and fear in the current economic crisis and assured them his administration is working to solve the problem.
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| Even presidents need time to chill out |
| Presidents need a break. Really.
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| Cyndi Lauper and her hero fight for gay rights |
| Throughout her career, singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper has promoted gay and lesbian rights. She has a personal connection to this cause -- her sister is a lesbian -- but she also believes it's a matter of fairness.
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| When president is hurt, who needs to know? |
| March 30, 1981. Arguably the most powerful man in the world is shot.
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| Mystery hemorrhagic fever kills 3 |
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| McCain faces conservative backlash |
| John McCain is facing a fresh round of anger from members of his own party deeply opposed to the Arizona senator's proposal for the federal government to purchase troubled mortgage loans.
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| Navarrette: Black-white TV omits Latinos |
| Documentary filmmaker Philip Rodriguez is sick of black-and-white television.
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| Navarrette: Black-white TV omits Latinos |
| Documentary filmmaker Philip Rodriguez is sick of black-and-white television.
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| Ex-Finnish leader wins Nobel Peace Prize |
| Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari has won the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday.
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| Dalai Lama recovering from gallstone surgery |
| The Dalai Lama was hospitalized Thursday night in New Delhi, one of his secretaries told CNN Friday.
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| DNA test proves it -- baby shark has no father |
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| Brick house is free -- for the haul of it |
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| Lotto winner goes for broke, picks annuity option |
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| Bush urged to meet with G8 over economy |
| Congressional leaders Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi urged President Bush Thursday to call an emergency meeting with the G8 to address international financial instability.
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| Rap fan pays fine rather than listen to Beethoven |
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| Voter registration forms faked, officials say |
| More than 2,000 voter registration forms filed in northern Indiana's Lake County by a liberal activist group this week have turned out to be bogus, election officials said Thursday.
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| Report: U.S. eavesdropped on officers, wives |
| Congress is looking into allegations that National Security Agency linguists have been eavesdropping on Americans abroad.
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| Teen abandoned at hospital back with family |
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| Alaska high court: Palin probe can continue |
| An investigation into Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner can proceed, Alaska's Supreme Court ruled Thursday, clearing the way for a Friday report to the state Legislature on the issue.
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| Inmate's too-fat-to-execute argument fails |
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| Coupon use jumps; market expires them faster |
| The rising price of consumer goods is driving shoppers from all walks of life to use coupons for food, beauty aids and pharmacy products at an increasing rate, according to some of the country's largest purveyors of manufacturers' coupons.
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| Boy, 12, gunned down doing homework |
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| U.S. air-traffic network outdated, costly |
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| Libya gives U.S. money for terror victims |
| The United States has received "a substantial amount of money" from Libya to settle claims by American victims of terrorism, a senior U.S. official announced Thursday.
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| Obama could steal Virginia from GOP |
| Virginia hasn't backed a Democrat for president in 44 years, but economic concerns and changing demographics are giving Sen. Barack Obama a chance to steal the once reliably red state from Republicans.
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| Paulson may buy stakes in banks |
| The Treasury Department is "actively" looking at buying equity stakes in some of the nation's banks, according to White House spokesperson Dana Perino. At a White House briefing today, Perino confirmed reports that the United States could soon join the United Kingdom, Iceland and Italy in announcing a plan to inject capital directly into their troubled banking systems.
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| 2 missing Americans held in Syria |
| Syrian officials on Thursday summoned a senior U.S. diplomat, informing her that two Americans have been arrested for illegally entering Syria with the help of a smuggler, a Syrian foreign ministry statement said Thursday.
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| Palin on SNL? 'All in good time' producer says |
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| iReporters learning to live with less |
| Faced with a nationwide financial crisis, a volatile stock market and rising unemployment, many Americans are making changes in their personal spending habits. Single mom Ingrid Zaharris and her 6-year-old daughter moved into a smaller home in Allen, Texas. Zaharris also took her daughter out of gymnastics classes and stopped the lawn service. "I'm just trying to get back to basics," she said.
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| Colin Powell arrives at senator's corruption trial |
| Former Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived Thursday at U.S. District Court in Washington as a possible character witness in Sen. Ted Stevens' corruption trial.
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| Finding a lifeline on the Internet |
| When Susannah Reid learned she had an extremely rare and aggressive cancer at age 41, she was hit with a triple whammy.
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| McCain camp hits hard tying Obama to Ayers |
| With just 26 days left until the election, Sen. John McCain's campaign is staying true to its pledge to ratchet up the attacks on Sen. Barack Obama's judgment and character.
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| Jobless claims fall from 7-year high |
| The number of out-of-work Americans filing new claims for unemployment insurance last week edged off a seven-year high but was higher than economists' estimates, according to a government report released Thursday.
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| CNN announces Top 10 Heroes |
| For Liz McCartney, selection as one of the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2008 could not have come at a better time.
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| Glenn Beck: Obama 'no' vote not racist |
| With a little less than a month before the election, this week started with a re-examination of Barack Obama's association with William Ayers.
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| Stocks ready to rebound |
| Stocks appear poised to rebound today after a rally in European stocks lifted investor sentiment, CNNMoney reports. Stock futures were higher about an hour before the opening bell on Wall Street. The Dow has lost about 1,600 points in the past week. To help bolster the markets, the Bush administration is considering taking ownership stakes in some U.S. banks.
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| French author Le Clezio wins Nobel Prize |
| French author Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio won this year's Nobel Prize for Literature, the Nobel Foundation announced Thursday.
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| Campbell Brown: Race-baiting doesn't have to be |
| Look everybody, we all know we are in uncharted territory here. Never before has there been an African-American presidential nominee. So without question, race is going to be a part of the conversation.
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| Couple break up, split house -- literally |
| A Cambodian couple who separated after 40 years of marriage may have taken things too literally when it came to splitting their assets:
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| Category 3 Hurricane Norbert nears Baja |
| Hurricane Norbert weakened to a Category 3 storm early Thursday as it churned through the Pacific Ocean toward Mexico's Baja peninsula.
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| Bush lifts nuclear trade ban |
| U.S. President George W. Bush signed into law the lifting of a ban on nuclear trade with India.
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| U.S. mulls buying bank shares |
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| National Debt Clock runs out of time |
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| 'Pregnancy pact' school gets birth control |
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| Palin's husband responds to subpoena |
| Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's husband has submitted written answers to questions in the state Legislature's investigation into the firing of her public safety commissioner.
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| Sheriff: No foreclosure evictions on my watch |
| Sheriff Thomas J. Dart said Wednesday he is suspending foreclosure evictions in Cook County, which had been on track to reach a record number of evictions, many because of mortgage foreclosures.
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| Man convicted of murder in 'Precious Doe' case |
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| Some state unemployment funds drying up |
| The demand for unemployment benefits across the country has put a strain on state unemployment funds, with such funds in at least 10 states facing insolvency in 2009, according to a policy group.
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| Michelle Obama not offended by 'that one' |
| The wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama told CNN's Larry King on Wednesday that she is not offended by a much-publicized comment made toward her husband in Tuesday night's debate.
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| AIG hits up Fed for billions more |
| The New York Federal Reserve is lending up to $37.8 billion to American International Group to give the troubled insurer access to much-needed cash.
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| Sharpton convicted of disorderly conduct |
| The Rev. Al Sharpton was convicted Wednesday of two counts of disorderly conduct stemming from a citywide protest in May in which hundreds of people were arrested.
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| Records: Military worried for detainees' sanity |
| Newly released documents show military personnel watching over at least two American citizens held in U.S. Navy prisons feared the isolation and austere conditions were threatening detainees' sanity.
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| Government hurries to fight Gitmo release of 17 |
| Government lawyers were frantically trying Wednesday to stop Friday's scheduled court-ordered release of 17 Chinese Muslim detainees from the U.S. military facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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| Debate reaction shows resistance to negativity |
| A moving graph at the bottom of the CNN screen during Tuesday night's presidential debate measured the reactions of uncommitted voters in the swing state of Ohio, and it seemed to bear out the theory that negative campaigning draws negative voter reactions.
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| Fed's rate cut doesn't save stocks |
| U.S. stocks tumbled today at the end of a volatile session in which investors considered the Federal Reserve's emergency interest rate cut but remained wary about the economic outlook. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 190 points, or 2 percent, CNNMoney.com reports.
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| 'Perfect storm' could give Dems 'magic 60' |
| In the face of an economy in crisis and a deeply unpopular president, some analysts believe the situation is ripe to give Democrats a 60-seat filibuster-proof majority in the Senate in November.
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| Treasury secretary sees more strain ahead |
| Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said today that more economic pain looms, but he urged "patience" and said the federal government will use all tools necessary to support banks. Paulson said he would discuss with his counterparts in G7 countries what more can be done collectively to stabilize the financial system, CNNMoney.com reports.
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| Ukraine parliament dissolved; vote called |
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| Frustrated parents dump teens at hospitals |
| Frustrated parents are dumping their teenagers at Nebraska hospitals -- even crossing state lines to do it -- and the state Legislature has scheduled a special hearing to try to stem the tide.
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| Borger: McCain running out of time, and lines |
| Here we are, at a time of national crisis, a moment when Americans feel truly besieged, wondering when and whether they will be able to retire or send their kids to college.
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