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Tuberculosis: A new pandemic?

Tuberculosis is mutating into dangerous new strains for which there is no known cure. One of the most frightening strains is XDR-TB, which stands for extensively drug-resistant TB. Unlike less ...
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'Lipstick on a pig': Attack on Palin or common line?

McCain's campaign said Obama's remarks were offensive and a slap at Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin -- despite the fact that the Arizona senator himself used the phrase last year to ...
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King Charles’ brother Andrew to be stripped of ‘prince’ title and evicted from royal mansion

Britain’s King Charles has started a process to strip Prince Andrew of his titles and given him notice to move out of his mansion, Buckingham Palace said Thursday.
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State Races: New York

• Sen. Chuck Schumer (D) is up for re-election in 2004. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D) faces re-election in 2006.
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Bush backs pause in withdrawals from Iraq

President Bush on Thursday said "serious and complex challenges" remain in Iraq that will prevent further withdrawals of U.S. troops this summer despite a reduction in violence in the past year.
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Israeli troops enter Palestinian camp, face resistance

Israeli bulldozers and tanks entered a Palestinian refugee camp early Thursday in southern Gaza, exchanging fire with Palestinians there, sources on both sides said. The buildings were in a "pink area ...
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Afghan leader urges U.N. to extend security force mandate

Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai asked the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to extend and expand the mandate of multinational security forces in Afghanistan. Karzai made his remarks to the ...
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Is McCain's bio tour working?

John McCain's campaign is remarkably happy with the way his "Service to America" biography tour has gone this week, some Republicans say they are not so sure he's using his time wisely. On Thursday, ...
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McCain campaign: Clinton did not say Obama ready to lead

Clinton ran her presidential campaign making clear that Barack Obama is not prepared to lead as commander in chief. Nowhere tonight did she alter that assessment. Nowhere to ...
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Mugabe trying to steal election, says U.S. official

Zimbabwe's opposition leader won the disputed March 29 presidential election, and President Robert Mugabe should step down, the top U.S. envoy to Africa said Thursday. Assistant U.S. Secretary of ...
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New raids near Kabul; heavy bombing in Kandahar

U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan entered their second week Sunday by targeting positions in the mountains north of the capital Kabul where the ruling Taliban had moved artillery and heavy armor, ...
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Tom Ridge: Uncertainty biggest U.S. threat

Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge said the uncertainty of another terror attack is the top threat against the United States. Ridge made the comment Monday during an interview with CNN. One ...