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Governors talk of moving beyond corn-based ethanol

Published July 16, 2008

.PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Governors from the coal fields of West Virginia to the corn fields of Iowa talked Sunday at their summer meeting about moving beyond ethanol produced just from food sources. They sometimes...

Pakistan denies involvement in embassy bombing, despite Afghan officials’ implication

Published July 9, 2008

.KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A massive suicide bombing against India's embassy in Kabul could not have succeeded without the support of foreign intelligence agencies, Afghanistan said in a thinly veiled...

North Korea nuclear talks to resume this week in Beijing for first time in 9 months

Published July 9, 2008

.BEIJING (AP) - Negotiations on North Korea's nuclear program will resume this week for the first time in nine months, China said Tuesday. The talks have been on hold since October due to a dispute over...

Carr signs, Maresh update; ESPY nomination

Published July 2, 2008

Gophers lefty-pitcher Kyle Carr announced last week that he has signed a professional contract and will forego his final year with the Gophers. However, if all goes according to plan, Carr might not be...

Torture center celebrates U.N. day

Published July 2, 2008
The Center for Victims of Torture helps about 250 torture victims in Minnesota yearly.

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...

Ohio man shows up on couple’s doorstep to repay gasoline he borrowed 34 years ago

Published June 25, 2008

.SOUTHINGTON, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio couple has been repaid for a liquid asset they shared 34 years ago. Violet and Harold Goff of Southington say a man showed up at their home recently and explained that...

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...

Hundreds of Kenyan kids caught between brutal militia, Kenyan army

Published June 25, 2008

.BUNGOMA, Kenya (AP) - Dozens of scared children filed silently into the bare room, their eyes on the cracks in the floor. One by one, in low voices, they told of being tortured by the Kenyan army because...

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...

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