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Lawyers for bin Laden’s former driver urge judge to drop war-crimes charges

Published February 8, 2008

>GUANTÁNAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) - Lawyers for Osama bin Laden's former driver asked a U.S. military tribunal to dismiss charges against him Thursday, arguing that his alleged offenses weren't...

Archbishop says Britain’s Muslims should be allowed Shariah in some cases

Published February 8, 2008

>LONDON (AP) - The archbishop of Canterbury on Thursday called for a limited application of Islamic law in Britain. Muslims praised the proposal but the government rejected it. The unusual suggestion...

Social networks see Web traffic declines

by Kelly Gulbrandson
Published February 8, 2008
Facebook and MySpace have seen a more than 10 percent decline of visitors.

Northwest and Delta move closer to merger agreement

Published February 7, 2008
Delta Air Lines has also been talking to United Airlines about a combination.

U departments ranked 2nd-most productive in nation

by Emma Carew
Published February 7, 2008

A report on faculty productivity released late 2007 in the Chronicle of Higher Education listed three University departments second-highest in the nation. The Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index, created...

Macy’s moves downtown jobs out of state

Published February 7, 2008

.CINCINNATI (AP) - Macy's Inc. said Wednesday it will cut about 2,300 management jobs, including 950 at Minneapolis-based Macy's North, as the department store operator consolidates three regional divisions...

Vatican issues new prayer for Jews

Published February 6, 2008

>VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican on Tuesday issued a new version of a Roman Catholic prayer that had long offended Jews, but some said the changes don't go far enough. Jewish groups said they interpreted...

Invisible ink, tornadoes, long lines cause trouble

Published February 6, 2008

.(AP) - Scattered voting problems, including machine glitches and long lines, emerged in some states on the biggest Super Tuesday ever held. But overall, voting appeared to go smoothly. In the blue-collar...

Fat people, smokers cheaper to treat than long-living healthy people, study says

Published February 5, 2008

.LONDON (AP) - Preventing obesity and smoking can save lives, but it doesn't save money, researchers reported Monday. It costs more to care for healthy people who live years longer, according to a Dutch...

Kenyan school for homeless children torched in postelection turmoil

Published February 5, 2008

>SUGOI, Kenya (AP) - They survived life on the streets, drug use and beatings before finding refuge at a children's home in western Kenya. Now children who struggled so hard to overcome their pasts...

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