Archive for January 31st, 2008

Sparks, Keys, Petty Headline Super Show

PHOENIX (AP) — She’s just a rookie, and already Jordin Sparks is going further in the NFL than her father. Only 2 1/2 months after the youngest “American Idol” winner released her debut album, the teen is set to perform the national anthem Sunday at the Super Bowl. In nine years as a pro cornerback, […]

Fossil May Be a Link to Crocodiles

1 SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) — The 80 million-year-old remains of a land-bound reptile described as a possible link between prehistoric and modern-day crocodiles were displayed to the public for the first time on Thursday….

Ala. Inmate Wins Stay of Execution

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — A murderer who would have become the nation’s first executed inmate in months won a reprieve Thursday from the U.S. Supreme Court a little more than an hour before he was scheduled to die by lethal injection….

Official: Bush’s 2009 Budget to Be Tight

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush’s 2009 budget will virtually freeze most domestic programs and seek nearly $200 billion in savings from federal health care programs, a senior administration official said Thursday….

Romney: McCain Used Nixon-Like Tactics

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday accused his rival John McCain of adopting underhanded tactics from Richard Nixon, the GOP president who resigned in disgrace….

Obama, Clinton Spar on War, Immigration

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton sparred, for the most part cordially, over immigration, health care and the war in Iraq in their first one-on-one debate on Thursday as they faced high-stakes Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses that could go a long way toward determining the party’s presidential nominee….

China probes tainted dumplings

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Schwarzenegger backs McCain for president

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced Thursday he is endorsing Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain.

Beijing’s Panchen Lama makes rare appearance

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U.S. officials: CIA kills top al Qaeda terrorist in Pakistan

Abu Laith al-Libi, a wanted al Qaeda terrorist, was killed in Pakistan by a CIA airstrike, three U.S. officials told CNN Thursday.

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