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Remains of new dinosaur unearthed in Argentina

Published October 16, 2007

;RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - The skeleton of what is believed to be a new dinosaur species - a 105-foot plant-eater that is among the largest dinosaurs ever found - has been uncovered in Argentina, scientists...

For Franken, Coleman, the campaign trail takes big bucks

Published October 16, 2007
Al Franken has spent around $900,000 on his senate campaign as of Monday.

Car bomb strikes Shiite worshippers in Baghdad

Published October 15, 2007

.BAGHDAD (AP) - A bomb in a parked car struck worshippers heading to a Shiite mosque Sunday in Baghdad, killing at least nine people as Iraqis celebrated a Muslim holiday, while the death toll rose to...

Students take action against genocide

by Betsy Graca
Published October 15, 2007

With more than 400,000 people killed in the Darfur genocide, and the toll continuing to rise, some students on campus felt the need to take action. University chapters of STAND - a student anti-genocide...

Turkey warns of damage to U.S. support

Published October 15, 2007

>ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's top general warned that ties with the U.S., already strained by attacks from rebels hiding in Iraq, will be irreversibly damaged if Congress passes a resolution that...

Mexican horror writer suspected of dismembering girlfriend, 2 other women

Published October 12, 2007

>MEXICO CITY (AP) - An aspiring horror novelist was arrested after police discovered his girlfriend's torso in his closet, a leg in the refrigerator and bones in a cereal box, the city prosecutor's...

U to assist national children’s study

by Amber Kispert
Published October 12, 2007
Unprecedented in scope, the study will spend 25 years with 100,000 children.

Britain’s Doris Lessing wins 2007 Nobel prize in literature

Published October 12, 2007

;NEW YORK (AP) - Doris Lessing, Nobel laureate. This year's winner of the literature prize should inspire a fresh look at the long, prolific career of the author of "The Golden Notebook" and dozens of...

Pakistan sets parliamentary ballot for January

Published October 11, 2007

.ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's government said Wednesday that parliamentary elections will be in early January, setting the stage for a test of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's campaign to rally...

Medtronic stent clears major FDA hurdle

Published October 11, 2007

.WASHINGTON (AP) - Medtronic's drug-coated stent Endeavor cleared a major regulatory hurdle Wednesday, as government advisers recommended approval for the artery-opening device. A panel of outside experts...

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