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National Debt Clock runs out of numbers
The nation's debt has climbed to roughly $10.2 trillion dollars, necessitating the use of a non-digital, improvised dollar sign. A new clock will be installed in 2009. Full story
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Firefighters fear strong winds could stir up a blaze that has already charred more than 2,000 acres in the Angeles National Forest and forced 1,200 to evacuate. Full story
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Wildfire burns 2,000 acres near Los Angeles
Fire officials prepared late Sunday for rapid growth of a wildfire blazing 20 miles north of downtown Los Angeles with the expected arrival of strong, dry wind gusts overnight.
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O.J. Simpson seeks new robbery trial
O.J. Simpson's lawyers cited judicial errors and insufficient evidence Friday in seeking a new trial for the former football star, who was convicted of kidnapping and robbing two sports memorabilia dealers.
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Economic woes could curtail action on warming
The economic free fall gripping the nation may bring down one of the main environmental objectives: capping the greenhouse gases that are blamed for global warming.
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FBI releases files on Jack Anderson
In caustic comments on internal FBI memos, bureau director J. Edgar Hoover referred to prominent columnist Jack Anderson with undisguised contempt, calling him "a jackal."
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Soldier punished in beating of Jewish trainee
An Army trainee will face nonjudicial punishment rather than criminal charges for beating a Jewish soldier so badly he was treated by a hospital, the military said Friday.
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Community torn apart by immigration raid
When Magdalana Domingo Ramirez Lopez moved to this South Carolina city nearly two years ago to work at the chicken processing plant, she felt at home.
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Pope creates 4 new saints
Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday gave the Roman Catholic church four new saints, including an Indian woman whose canonization is seen as a morale boost to Christians in India who have suffered Hindu violence.
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Profits for a better world
Socially responsible young entrepreneurs are creating for-profit businesses to enact social change.
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