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Bush To Sign Housing Bill After All
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:15:13 GMT
The White House said President George W. Bush has dropped his opposition to a Democratic version of a major housing bill and will sign it despite his opposition to a $3.9 billion provision.
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Bush drops opposition to Democratic-sponsored housing bill hours before expected House vote
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:15:43 GMT
President Bush dropped his opposition Wednesday to legislation aiming to calm the chaotic housing market despite his objections to a $3.9 billion provision.
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Indian government survives no-confidence vote
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMT
The win means India can now focus on pushing through a much-vaunted, long-delayed nuclear deal with the United States.Had the government lost the vote, the world's biggest democracy would have faced early ...
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Police say man had highest ever recorded blood alcohol level
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:11:19 GMT
State police say they arrested a man early Tuesday whose blood alcohol level was 0.491 percent - the highest ever recorded in Rhode Island for someone who wasn't dead.
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Magnitude 6.8 Quake Hits Off Northern Japan Coast
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:48:44 GMT
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the northern Japanese coast early Thursday but prompted no immediate reports of injuries or other damage, the nation's weather agency said.
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British couple jailed for fraud after 'dead' canoeist husband returns home
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:18:11 GMT
LONDON : A British judge sentenced both a husband and wife to more than six years in jail Wednesday for faking the man's drowning death in a US$500,000 insurance scam.
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Calif. woman attacked by bear, drives self to help
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:26:55 GMT
A woman walking her two dogs in a rural area of Southern California was attacked and severely injured by a bear, but managed to escape and drive herself to a nearby fire station.
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Nigeria militants plan to destroy oil pipelines
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:13:12 GMT
The head of the state-run oil firm NNPC was quoted in Nigerian newspapers yesterday as saying the company had paid militant groups $12m to protect facilities including the Chanomi creek pipeline in Delta state.
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Collision Causes Fuel To Spill Into River
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:06:04 GMT
Visitors to the river watch as Coast Guard personnel work to contain a fuel oil spill in the Mississippi River at the Port of New Orleans, July 23, 2008.
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