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Pregnant teen in Mass. denies that girls made pact to get pregnant, raise babies together

Published June 25, 2008

.GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) - One of the girls who became pregnant at Gloucester High School this year denied Tuesday there was any pact among them to have children, saying instead they decided to help each...

Foreclosure aid overwhelmingly clears Senate test, on track to final vote

Published June 25, 2008

;WASHINGTON (AP) - A massive foreclosure rescue bill cleared a key Senate test Tuesday by an overwhelming margin, with Democrats and Republicans both eager to claim election-year credit for helping hard-pressed...

Cuban TV shows Fidel Castro chatting with Chavez

Published June 18, 2008

.HAVANA (AP) - Cuban television on Tuesday showed the first images of Fidel Castro in six months, with a silent video of the ailing revolutionary chatting in a garden with visiting Venezuelan President...

Bush to urge Congress to allow offshore drilling

Published June 18, 2008

.WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Bush plans to make a renewed push Wednesday to get Congress to end a long-standing ban on offshore oil and gas drilling, echoing a call by GOP presidential candidate John McCain. Congressional...

Salmonella in tomatoes cause some to worry

Published June 18, 2008
According to the Food and Drug Administration, 277 people have been infected with the diease because of tomatoes.

First full day of gay marriage sparks elation

Published June 18, 2008
George Takei and his partner of 21 years are planning a September wedding.

Report says Palestinian school textbooks portray Jews badly

Published June 4, 2008

.JERUSALEM (AP) - Authors of Palestinian school textbooks took small steps toward softening their portrayal of Israel under the rule of moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas - but progress was quickly...

Venezuelan law may aim to stifle dissent

Published June 4, 2008
A new intelligence law asks Venezuelans to become informants on national security.

Mulcahy withdraws bid for University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor

Published May 28, 2008

University Vice President for Research Timothy Mulcahy has withdrawn his name for the position of chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison last Thursday. Mulcahy said in a statement that he made...

2008 deadliest year for tornadoes in a decade

Published May 28, 2008
Meteorologists cannot explain exactly why this is happening.

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