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Water vapor detected on distant planet 11 Dec 2008 | 09:06 am
Scientists have found clear evidence that water vapor exists in the atmospheres of giant, hot planets around other stars.
A portrait of a politician: vengeful and profane 11 Dec 2008 | 02:25 am
Little in Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich's background prepared the people of Illinois for the man who was revealed in the criminal complaint that dropped like a bombshell here on Tuesday.
An all-American auto industry bailout? 11 Dec 2008 | 02:10 am
With Congress considering lending $15 billion in taxpayer money to the Big Three, some in Congress are worried the automakers will spend part of it overseas.
Voodoo festival offers respite in troubled year 29 Nov 2008 | 10:33 pm
Cooked fish, complete with bones and eyeballs. Spicy peppers soaked in bottles of rum. The food is an offering to the spirits expected to dance among the revelers at Voodoo priest Erol Josue's Miami h...
Canada plans to fast-track skilled immigrants 29 Nov 2008 | 10:11 pm
Canada's government said Friday that it plans to fast-track the immigration process for skilled workers in high-demand occupations, drawing criticism from opposition leaders.
Blast kills 6 mourners at Pakistani funeral 21 Nov 2008 | 10:58 pm
A blast killed at least six mourners Friday at the funeral of a Shiite cleric in northwest Pakistan who was gunned down hours earlier, police said.
McDonald's courts busy moms as emissaries 21 Nov 2008 | 12:01 am
McDonald's has recruited mothers to go behind the scenes of the company's operations, meet senior executives and then communicate what they see via the Web in a bid to brighten its image.
Calif. court takes up gay marriage ban 20 Nov 2008 | 01:26 pm
California's highest court agreed Wednesday to hear several legal challenges to the state's new ban on same-sex marriage but refused to allow gay couples to resume marrying before it rules.
Insurance may soon cover maggot therapy 20 Nov 2008 | 01:14 pm
Maggot therapy has received a boost from the medical establishment that could make it easier for patients and doctors to get insurance reimbursement for this treatment.
Sweden: Transvestism is not a disease 20 Nov 2008 | 08:58 am
Swedish health officials say they will remove transvestism, fetishism and sadomasochism from the country's official list of diseases and mental disorders.
