Nation & World

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July 8, 2012

Political ads could total $100 million over month

The surge precedes a legal deadline that could force some groups to start revealing their donors.
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July 8, 2012

DNA leads to suspect in 1989 killing

A Missouri man forced to give a sample after driving drunk in 2010 denies any links to the victim.
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July 8, 2012

Running of bulls leaves one gored, five others injured

PAMPLONA, Spain – One thrill-seeker was gored in a leg and five others slightly injured as thousands of adrenaline-fueled runners raced ahead of six fighting bulls in the streets of the northern Spanish city of Pamplona in the first running of the bulls of this year’s San Fermin festival, officials said Saturday. Runners, in traditional […]
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July 8, 2012

Afghanistan gets non-NATO ally status from U.S.

The designation ensures the country will continue to enjoy streamlined defense cooperation.
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July 8, 2012

U.N. envoy: We have failed in Syria

Kofi Annan also says more attention must be paid to the role of Iran, Syria's longtime ally.

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July 8, 2012

Nation Dispatches

HARGILL, Texas Father, two teen sons shoot U.S. agent parked next door A father and two sons shot at a federal immigration agent parked outside their home along the Texas border last week because they were afraid someone was going to break in, a relative told a newspaper. U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agent Kelton […]
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July 8, 2012

Graying of Europe adds challenge to debt crisis

Aging and shrinking labor pools are worsening the budget problems during a time of record joblessness.
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July 8, 2012

Greece’s program of privatization aims to attract outside capital

ATHENS, Greece – Greece’s three-party coalition government will try to get the economy out of its deep recession by encouraging private investment and making privatizations its “highest priority,” finance minister Yannis Stournaras said Saturday. “The privatization program aims at attracting important international capital that will be invested mainly in property development and infrastructure,” Stournaras told […]
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July 8, 2012

Study links cat parasite to suicide risk

Why women infected with T. gondii are more likely than others to attempt suicide remains a puzzle.
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July 8, 2012

Religion vs. democracy: Draft debate divides Jewish state

Israel faces a deadline to revamp a system that exempts yeshiva students from military service.