TwinCities.com

In a unanimous vote, Democrats make Obama the first black major-party nominee for president

Barack Obama, a freshman senator who defeated the first family of Democratic Party politics with a call for a fundame... 98 comments

WLBT-TV Jackson

Drunken driving deaths fall in 32 states

Drunken driving deaths fell in 32 states in 2007, but the government says the number of alcohol-related fatalities am...

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USA Today

Parties continue as lobbyists find exceptions to law

First-term Democrats, who were swept into Congress in the 2006 elections on a campaign against Republican lobbying-re... 1 comment

Canada.com

New quakes today off Vancouver Island

A 6.1 level earthquake off the coast of northern Vancouver Island this morning is the largest of a cluster of quakes ...

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Sun-Bulletin

In NYC, new HIV infections 3 times national rate

New data show New York City residents are contracting the virus that causes AIDS at three times the national rate. 8 comments

International Herald Tribune

India authorizes US$200 million for monsoon floods

PATNA, India : The Indian government has made available more than US$200 million to combat monsoon flooding in the co...

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CBS News

Dalai Lama In Hospital With Abdominal Pain

The Dalai Lama was admitted to a hospital in this western Indian city on Thursday to undergo tests for abdominal disc...

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The Associated Press

Russia seeks support from eastern neighbors

Russia's president appealed to the leaders of China and four Central Asian countries for support Thursday amid the fa... 10 comments

WSVN-TV Miami Beach

UN criticizes Afghan decision to free rapists

The United Nations has criticized Afghanistan's government for freeing two men convicted of raping a woman in norther...

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U.S. increases spending on contractors in Iraq

The United States is spending more money than ever on private security contractors in Iraq as thousands of troops ret...

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