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Update on the latest in religion news: Nov 5 2009 2:55AM
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church
in Maine is thanking voters for repealing the state's gay marriage
law.
The side that called for a people's veto won with about 53
percent of the vote.
Bishop Richard Malone issued a statement thanki
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Inside The Den 11-4 Nov 4 2009 10:45PM
After a 3-point weekend,
the Bismarck Bobcats are just a point out of first place...
but as close as they are,
the next time they take the ice...they could be further back?
For more on that, lets go 'Inside the Den.'
"(Dan Williamson:) They may have sp
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| Airlines ratchet up holiday surcharges Nov 3 2009 12:07AM
No surprise here holiday travel will cost more
again this year.
Most of the largest U.S. airlines have increased a surcharge for
travel on the busiest travel days to $20 each way, up from $10.
The surcharges apply to a large number of flig
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Nov 2 2009 2:13AM
After the big money Michael Jackson's
documentary pulled in this weekend, Sony has decided to extend its
run in theaters. "This Is It" pulled in $101 million in its first
five days of release, according to studio estimates. It earned
$21.3 million ov
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Oct 29 2009 3:06AM
The law that President Barack Obama signed
Wednesday extending federal hate crimes protection to gays and
lesbians has alarmed some religious groups and delighted others.
The Rev. Meg Riley, director of Advocacy and Witness for the
Unitarian Uni
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| Christmas jeer: Ky. 'holiday tree' angers critics Oct 28 2009 3:03PM
Some Christians in Kentucky are angry over
the governor's yuletide terminology.
A giant evergreen that will brighten the Capitol lawn this
winter won't be called a Christmas tree. Instead, Gov. Steve
Beshear's administration has dubbed it a "hol
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| Sears tries to push Black Friday into October Oct 28 2009 2:56PM
It may not be Halloween yet, but Sears is taking
the Christmas creep one step further.
The department store says it will offer what it calls "Black
Friday doorbuster" deals beginning this Friday, nearly a month
before the traditional day-after-T
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| Seahawks' Jones out into at least November Oct 7 2009 1:53PM
Seahawks nine-time Pro Bowl tackle Walter
Jones will not return until at least November, if at all this
season.
Coach Jim Mora said Wednesday that the team has decided Jones
will back off trying to return from two knee surgeries.
The 35-ye
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 7 2009 3:23AM
Most people still think the country is headed in
the wrong direction but a new poll says there are more optimists
than before and President Barack Obama's numbers are also on the
upswing.
An Associated Press-GfK poll says 56 percent of those sur
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| Update on the latest in business: Oct 7 2009 2:41AM
Wall Street will test whether a rally can be
extended into a third straight day. This, as investors brace for
the flood of corporate earnings reports that will provide a fresh
indication how companies are faring amid an economic recovery.
In the
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| Afghan strategy...Obama's approval rating...Honduras diplomacy... Oct 7 2009 1:52AM
President Barack Obama is ruling out a
strategy that would narrow the war in Afghanistan to a
counterterrorism campaign. He met Tuesday with House and Senate
leaders from both parties. Congressional aides say Obama may be
considering a more modest bu
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| Airlines expand $10 surcharge on busy travel days Oct 7 2009 12:00AM
Flying around the holidays is already more
expensive and could get more so.
Several big airlines have added $10 surcharges for busy days
around the holidays. Last month airlines added a $10 each-way
surcharge for Nov. 29 (the Sunday after Thanks
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| Update on terror probe...Obama meets on Afghanistan...Returning... Oct 6 2009 3:03PM
Attorney General Eric Holder says the alleged
terror plot disrupted in New York was one of the most serious in
the United States since the 2001 terror attacks. In a
question-and-answer session with reporters, Holder said prosecutors
will bring all th
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Sep 28 2009 2:13AM
Michael Jackson has always accused his
father of beating him as a child, but never in this graphic detail.
Jackson can be heard saying his father made beating him "a
ritual" in interview tapes recorded by his spiritual adviser Rabbi
Shmuley Boteach
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| Iran warned...Terror suspect to New York...Air travel surcharges... Sep 25 2009 6:05PM
President Barack Obama says Iran needs to
"come clean" about all of its nuclear activities. Iranian
officials have acknowledged an underground plant to make nuclear
fuel that could be used to build an atomic bomb. Obama says Iran
will face "sanctions
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| (Following Advance for Use Saturday, Oct. 3) Sep 21 2009 9:13AM
Today in History
Today is Saturday, Oct. 3, the 276th day of 2009. There are 89
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Oct. 3, 1789, President George Washington declared Nov. 26,
1789, a day of Thanksgiving to
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| (Following Advance for Use Saturday, Oct. 3) Sep 20 2009 10:02AM
Today in History
Today is Saturday, Oct. 3, the 276th day of 2009. There are 89
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Oct. 3, 1789, President George Washington declared Nov. 26,
1789, a day of Thanksgiving to
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Sep 18 2009 2:14AM
Smashing Pumpkins aren't just releasing an
album for free it's an entire boxed set of new material. It's
called "Teargarden by Kaleidyscope" and it will include 44 songs.
Billy Corgan says it's based on "The Fool's Journey" of the Tarot
(TAYR'-oh)
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| Biden predicts health care by Thanksgiving...New jobless claims... Sep 10 2009 7:49AM
Vice President Joe Biden says there may be
something extra to be grateful for come Thanksgiving. In a
nationally broadcast interview a day after President Barack Obama's
health care speech to Congress, Biden predicted the overhaul
legislation will be
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| U.S. markets closed for Labor Day Sep 7 2009 5:29AM
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| U.S. markets closed for Labor Day Sep 6 2009 5:23PM
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| U.S. markets closed for Labor Day Sep 5 2009 5:16PM
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| Burress hoping to return to NFL after prison term Aug 25 2009 7:29PM
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By The Associated Press
Plaxico Burress says he plans to return to the NFL after serving
a two-year prison sentence on a weapons charge.
In an ESPN interview broadcast Tuesday night, the former Giants
receiver says he isn't s
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| Stocks rising...Homebuilding deal approved...Fare sale... Aug 18 2009 2:00PM
Helped by some better than expected earnings
from retailers, the stock market has rebounded today. With the
improvement in mood, the market is recovering some of yesterday's
losses.
WASHINGTON (AP) Construction of new single family homes was
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| Feds: US man gave alQaida NYC subway information Jul 23 2009 2:21AM
New York transit officials say there was never
an imminent threat to the city's transportation system.
That comment follows a report that an American has been charged
with providing al-Qaida with "expert" information about the New
York City tran
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| U.S. markets closed Friday Jul 5 2009 11:26AM
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| U.S. markets closed Friday Jul 1 2009 7:22PM
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| U.S. markets closed Friday Jun 30 2009 4:41PM
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 26 2009 4:48PM
President Barack Obama has tapped a Hispanic
woman to fill the upcoming vacancy on the Supreme Court, and
Republicans vow to grill her at confirmation hearings.
Sonia Sotomayor (soh-toh-my-YOR') is a 54-year-old federal
appeals judge who Obama s
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| U.S. markets closed Memorial Day May 25 2009 12:36PM
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| U.S. markets closed Memorial Day May 21 2009 1:53PM
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Memorial Day. Markets in other countries will be open.
Government bond markets will close early, at 2 p.m, on Friday,
May 22.
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| Carfree Broadway means new NY Macy's parade route Mar 30 2009 8:24AM
Broadway no longer beckons for the annual Macy's
Thanksgiving Day Parade.
New York City is trying to figure out where to put those big
balloons and floats come November.
Broadway becomes a pedestrian-only zone around Times Square and
Heral
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| Hays man convicted in 2006 murder Feb 10 2009 5:44PM
A Hays, Montana, man has been convicted of
deliberate homicide in the November 2006 death of a North Dakota
man.
A District Court jury returned with its verdict against James
Main Jr. Monday night.
Prosecutors say Main and Lloyd Kvelstad o
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| Hays man convicted in 2006 murder Feb 10 2009 5:23PM
A Hays man has been convicted of deliberate
homicide in the November 2006 death of a North Dakota man.
A District Court jury returned with its verdict Monday evening
against James Main Jr.
Prosecutors say Main and Lloyd Kvelstad of Minot, N
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| U.S. markets closed Monday Feb 10 2009 2:15PM
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Presidents Day. Markets in other countries will be open.
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| Hays man on trial for murder in 2006 death Feb 3 2009 5:51PM
A Hays man is on trial in Havre, charged
with murder in the 2006 death of a North Dakota man.
The prosecution began presenting its case Tuesday against James
Main Jr. in the death of 37-year-old Lloyd Kvelstad of Minot, N.D.
Prosecutors say
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| Hays man on trial for murder in 2006 death Feb 3 2009 5:51PM
A Hays man is on trial in Havre, charged
with murder in the 2006 death of a North Dakota man.
The prosecution began presenting its case Tuesday against James
Main Jr. in the death of 37-year-old Lloyd Kvelstad of Minot, N.D.
Prosecutors say
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| U.S. markets to be closed Jan 15 2009 12:43PM
U.S. financial markets will be closed Monday, Jan. 19 for Martin
Luther King Jr. Day. Markets in other countries will be open.
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| B'way grosses, attendance were a bit higher in '08 Jan 6 2009 3:19PM
An industry trade association says overall
Broadway grosses and attendance in 2008 were a bit higher than the
box-office take and attendance of the previous year.
The 2008 gross was more than $940 million, according to figures
released Monday by
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| Sioux Falls stores report steady holiday sales Jan 3 2009 6:04AM
Some store owners in Sioux Falls report
steady sales during the Christmas shopping season.
Empire Mall Marketing Director Chrissy Spoo says Christmas sales
surged as the holiday approached and spiked again the weekend after
Christmas. She says b
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| NTSB: Failure to maintain airspeed led to crash Dec 30 2008 10:46AM
Federal investigators say they've
determined the probable cause of a plane crash that killed four
people near Faribault (Fair'-boh), Minnesota in November 2007.
The National Transportation Safety Board says the pilot did not
maintain airspeed ad
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| U.S. markets closed New Year's Day Dec 30 2008 8:32AM
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Year's Day. Most markets around the world will also be closed.
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| NTSB: Failure to maintain airspeed led to crash Dec 29 2008 6:54PM
Federal investigators say they've
determined the probable cause of a plane crash that killed four
people near Faribault in November 2007.
The National Transportation Safety Board says the pilot did not
maintain airspeed adequate for the gusty cr
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| Lastminute shoppers won't save Christmas Dec 24 2008 2:07PM
A last-minute shopper knew she'd find some
irresistible deals today.
Barbara Rice said says she's seen lots of items marked down by
as much as 75 percent at a mall in Baltimore. Her daughter wasn't
even planning on getting anything at least unt
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| Lastminute shoppers won't save Christmas Dec 24 2008 10:03AM
It's a red Christmas for retailers as in red
ink.
Yes, last-minute shoppers are heading to the nation's stores and
malls on this day before Christmas. But for the retailers, the
season was essentially over long ago.
Many merchants who are
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| U.S. markets closed Christmas Dec 22 2008 3:45PM
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Christmas. Some markets in Asia will be open, but most markets
around the world will be closed.
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| Tribe delivers turkeys for holidays Dec 21 2008 4:49PM
The Rosebud Sioux Tribe distributed 5,600
frozen turkeys to households on the reservation this holiday
season.
The tribal council uses money from its casino account to buy the
12- to 14-pound turkeys.
It distributed 3,000 for Thanksgiving
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| New jobless claims drop more than expected Dec 18 2008 7:42AM
Initial claims for unemployment benefits
dropped more than expected last week but remain near a 26-year
high.
The Labor Department says that new applications for jobless
benefits fell to a seasonally adjusted 554,000 from an upwardly
revised fi
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| Dow at 8629...industrial production due... Dec 15 2008 5:43AM
Stocks made a late surge to wrap up Friday's
session. The Dow stands at 8,629 after rising 64 and a-half. The
S&P gained 6 and the Nasdaq rose nearly 33 points. Futures trading
points to slight gains at this morning's open.
HONG KONG (AP)
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| Shoppers go to stores, but they're still holding back on their... Dec 15 2008 1:03AM
Signs that shoppers are continuing their frugal
ways this holiday season, despite a decent Black Friday spending
surge.
SpendingPulse, a data service provided by MasterCard Advisors,
says from the day after Thanksgiving through Dec. 6, luxury sa
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| New jobless numbers...He's got to go...A what kind of cat?... Dec 11 2008 7:57AM
The Labor Department says new jobless claims
have jumped by far more than expected. The spike to 573,000 puts
new claims at the highest level in 26 years. The jump is believed
to be partly due to a rebound in claims from the Thanksgiving
holiday week
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| New unemployment claims reach 26year high Dec 11 2008 7:44AM
The government says new claims for
unemployment benefits reached their highest level in 26 years last
week, as companies cut workers at a rapid pace.
The Labor Department says initial applications for jobless
benefits rose to a seasonally adjust
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Bottineau Winter Park Open Dec 5 2008 7:18PM
It's not officially winter just yet, but one of the best parts of the cold weather season is already available.
The Bottineau Winter Park has been operating since Thanksgiving, and as Dan Erdmann shows us, it takes a lot of gearing-UP, in order for peopl
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| Stocks slide...Bernanke on foreclosures...Bad month for retail... Dec 4 2008 1:11PM
Stocks have moved moderately lower at midday.
The key averages have seen gains over the past two sessions.
WASHINGTON (AP) Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is
adding his voice to those saying the government needs to do more to
attack t
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| Target November samestore sales fall Dec 4 2008 8:24AM
Target Corp. says cautious shopping early in
November and fewer after-Thanksgiving shopping days caused
same-store sales for the month to fall 10.4 percent. That was more
than the discount retailer and analysts expected.
Analysts surveyed by Tho
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| Target November samestore sales fall Dec 4 2008 7:56AM
Target Corp. says cautious shopping early in
November and fewer after-Thanksgiving shopping days caused
same-store sales for the month to fall 10.4 percent. That was more
than the discount retailer and analysts expected.
Analysts surveyed by Tho
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| Retailers post steep sales declines in November Dec 4 2008 7:08AM
Retailers are reporting steep sales declines for
November as a surge of shopping after Thanksgiving that was fueled
by deep discounts wasn't enough to save a dreary month.
As merchants report their November sales figures Thursday, it's
clear tha
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| NY merchants heartened by holiday kickoff Dec 3 2008 11:54AM
The start of the holiday shopping season
wasn't as bad as many New York retailers feared.
An informal survey by the state Retail Council found that half
had sales over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend that either matched
or exceeded last year's.
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| Victim's kin file suit in WalMart stampede death Dec 3 2008 11:33AM
The family of a New York man who was
trampled to death the day after Thanksgiving by a stampede of
bargain hunting Wal-Mart shoppers has filed a wrongful death
lawsuit.
The family also filed notice that Nassau County, on Long Island,
and its po
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Holiday Fire Safety Dec 1 2008 7:23PM
With Thanksgiving officially behind us, many people are decking the halls and trimming trees gearing up for the next holiday.
The Minot Fire Department warns to not be like the Grizwold's and over do it.
When picking out decorations look at materials t
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| Hyperion opponent free to appeal to Supreme Court Dec 1 2008 12:36PM
An opponent of Hyperion Refining's crude
oil refinery planned for the Elk Point area is appealing a court
decision on Union County's rezoning of land for the project to the
South Dakota Supreme Court.
A 30-day window opened last week with the fi
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| Obama's Cabinet...Cyber Monday...Shuttle reunions Dec 1 2008 5:57AM
President-elect Barack Obama is looking to a
mix of loyal friends and one-time foes to fill positions in the
foreign policy "shelf" of his cabinet. He's scheduled to hold a
news conference in Chicago today to announce former Democratic
rival Hillary
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| On a roll...economic readings due...Treasury and Fed chiefs... Dec 1 2008 5:43AM
Wall Street begins a new month of December after
a five-session winning streak for the blue chip averages. The Dow
stands at 8,829 after a 102-point gain on Friday. The S&P rose 8
points to 896 and the Nasdaq added on 3 points to 1,535.
SE
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| Bad weather...Gates expected to stick around...Afghan violence... Dec 1 2008 4:54AM
Thanksgiving has ended with a thick blanket of
snow across the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes area. Some parts
could have as much as 8 inches on the ground. Snow also closed
parts of I-70 in Colorado yesterday, causing problems for holiday
travelers.
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| The weather is here...But profits aren't...Cabinet nominees... Dec 1 2008 1:52AM
The end of [[kxtopic:thanksgiving:t[Thanksgiving]:t]] has meant problematic
snowstorms over parts of the country, including the Great Lakes.
Flights were canceled in Chicago, where up to 8 inches of snow
could fall. Blowing snow and ice also caused
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Sunday Shopping Nov 30 2008 11:55PM
Since Black Friday, vendors around the state have been hoping for big sales, and that those big sales will hold up until Christmas.
Many holiday craft vendors in the Gateway Mall say today was much slower than Friday and Saturday, but that traffic has st
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| Rice to go to India...Shuttle lands...Obama to name key players... Nov 30 2008 8:53PM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will head
to New Delhi this week after talks in London and Brussels. A
spokesman for Rice says it's an opportunity to express the
condolences of the American government directly to the people and
government of Indi
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| `Four Christmases' finds $31.7M in holiday cheer Nov 30 2008 12:57PM
The top movie this Thanksgiving weekend is
one about Christmas.
The Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn holiday comedy "Four
Christmases" debuted at No. 1, earning $31.7 million according to
studio estimates. The Warner Bros. release features Wit
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| Latest from India...Obama announcement?...Iran's plans... Nov 30 2008 6:53AM
India's home minister is offering to resign
in the wake of last week's terror siege in Mumbai. An aide says the
gesture is his way of taking responsibility for the attacks that
killed at least 170 people. The Press Trust of India reports the
prime mi
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