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Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano erupts, prompts evacuation order for 3,000

Published February 7, 2008

.QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano shot columns of ash miles into the air Wednesday, as officials ordered the evacuation of 3,000 villagers living near its slopes. Some 1,000 villagers...

Coleman opposes limiting interrogations

Published February 7, 2008
The Intelligence Authorization Act would prohibit certain CIA methods.

Canada’s anti-terror law allowing indefinite detention of suspects

Published February 7, 2008

>TORONTO (AP) - Canada's lower house Wednesday passed a revised anti-terrorism law that remains one of the country's most contentious, allowing the government to detain foreign terror suspects indefinitely...

U.S. Peace Corps suspends Kenya operations

Published February 6, 2008

>NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The U.S. Peace Corps said Tuesday it had temporarily suspended its operations in Kenya following weeks of violence over a disputed election. While no Peace Corps volunteers have...

McCain wins big; Clinton, Obama split

Published February 6, 2008

.WASHINGTON (AP) - John McCain's string of cross-country victories put him on the brink of being unstoppable - and showed his appeal across all segments of the Republican Party. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton...

S. Africa protests ‘rush’ on sanctions against Iran

Published February 6, 2008

;UNITED NATIONS (AP) - South Africa on Tuesday protested a "rush" by the five veto-wielding Security Council members to adopt new United Nations sanctions against Iran, saying it wants to wait for a report...

Cocks crow; citizens complain; city will vote on fowl limits

Published February 5, 2008

.RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - Rooster owners in this Southern California city may be about to get their feathers ruffled. Measure A on Tuesday's ballot seeks to muffle incessant cock-a-doodle-dooing and crack...

Colombians at home and around world hold massive anti-guerrilla march

Published February 5, 2008

>BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) - Millions of Colombians wearing white T-shirts marched in their homeland and abroad Monday, to demand the country's largest rebel group stop kidnapping people and release...

Mets meet with Santana’s agent for second consecutive day with deal still not reached

Published February 1, 2008

>NEW YORK (AP) - The Mets and Johan Santana's agent spent another day working on a contract extension, a deal that many in baseball expected to be completed before Friday's deadline. Team officials...

Q&A with Ron Paul

Published January 30, 2008
Editor's note: This is the first in a series of interviews with 2008 presidential candidates as we look ahead to the election.

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