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Hurricane Dolly makes landfall in South Texas
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) Forecasters say Hurricane Dolly has made landfall near South Padre Island in Texas. Dolly is a

Chrysler plans to cut 1,000 salaried jobs
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
DETROIT (AP) Chrysler LLC says it will cut 1,000 salaried jobs worldwide by Sept. 30. The automaker announced the

Survey: Gas and violence among hurricane worries
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
MIAMI (AP) Nearly one-fourth of people in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina would refuse to evacuate for a storm

Just 2 Texas high schoolers positive for steroids
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
DALLAS (AP) First-year results in the nation's largest steroid-testing program caught only two Texas high school athletes cheating. A

Collision closes Mississippi River at New Orleans
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
NEW ORLEANS (AP) The Coast Guard says 19 miles of the Mississippi River at New Orleans is closed after

Man who squeezed out of jail nabbed in hotel pool
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
HOUSTON (AP) Police in Houston say a murder suspect who lost weight so he could escape from jail by

Tourism travails: summer fun faces uncertain times
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) The sign outside the Aquarius motel reads: ''Spend a night, Not a paycheck,'' but some

Obituaries in the news
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Sid Craig SAN DIEGO (AP) Sid Craig, the co-founder of Jenny Craig Inc., who along with his wife built

Judge to lift ban on building Calif sports center
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) A planned sports center at the University of California at Berkeley that ignited a tree-sitting protest

Penn. lawmakers urged to use sex-offender tracking
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Pennsylvania's auditor general wants his state to join the estimated two dozen others that track some

NYC services to be offered in 6 foreign languages
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) This polyglot city is making it official: Agencies will offer services in six of the most

State news of national interest
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
EAST DOVER, Del. (AP) Minority-owned businesses could win more state contracts, depending on the success of a pilot program.

End in sight for this round of Calif. wildfires
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Officials reported progress Tuesday with California's remaining 33 blazes down from more than 2,000 in the

Teacher lasts 20 hours on carnival ride, wins $1K
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) A Minnesota high school teacher has lasted 20 hours on a carnival ride to win the

No plastic bags in LA stores beginning July 2010
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
LOS ANGELES (AP) Los Angeles shoppers soon won't hear the question, ''Paper or plastic?'' at the checkout line. The

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Featured Programming
Podcast - CBS News Interviews: 07/22/08
BS News Correspondent Katie Couric interviewed presumptive Republican Presidential nominee John McCain for tonights' Evening News.
Podcast - CBS News Interviews: 07/22/08
CBS News Correspondent Katie Couric spoke with presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama in Amman, Jordan today. Obama had just concluded a visit to Afghanistan and Iraq. Correspondent Couric's complete report airs tonight on The CBS Eve
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Cheap chic is in.So many students won't mind if their parents spend less this year than last on back to school shopping but it is tough times ahead for many retailers according to analyst Burt Flickinger.
 
 
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World Wire
EU: US diplomats will need visas if no progress is made on visa waivers for 12 EU nations
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) The European Union threatened Wednesday to hit American diplomats where it hurts with new visa restrictions

Ukraine officially blames Soviet leaders for 1932-33 famine that killed millions
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) Ukraine on Wednesday blamed Soviet leaders for a famine that killed millions of people in 1932-33

Obama calls Holocaust memorial 'a place of hope'
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
JERUSALEM (AP) Barack Obama on Wednesday pronounced Israel's memorial to the 6 million Jews who perished in the Holocaust

Suspicion, terrain are foes for US in Afghan surge
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) As violence in Afghanistan escalates, the U.S. is responding by scrambling to get in more troops.

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits off Japan's northern coast, no danger of tsunami
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
TOKYO (AP) A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the northern Japanese coast early Thursday,

Serb's fugitive life had mistress, bogus family
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) Radovan Karadzic's secret life included a mistress, a bogus family he claimed he left behind in

US, Poland make progress in dispute over Warsaw defense aid in exchange for missile base
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
WARSAW, Poland (AP) Poland and the U.S. took a step on Wednesday toward resolving a dispute over Warsaw's demands

Militants say they will destroy Nigeria's major oil pipelines within 30 days
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) Nigeria's main militant group threatened Wednesday to destroy the nation's major oil pipelines within 30 days

British couple jailed for fraud after 'dead' canoeist husband returns home
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
LONDON (AP) A British judge sentenced both a husband and wife to more than six years in jail Wednesday

Germany to test aspiring citizens on customs and history
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
BERLIN (AP) Germany is to introduce a test on German customs and history for would-be citizens in September after

China takes seat at the top trade talks table
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
GENEVA (AP) China took a seat for the first time in the World Trade Organization's most select negotiating group

Lawyer says Karadzic had hair cut and beard shaved; looks as he did 14 years ago - but older
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) Radovan Karadzic's lawyer says his client has had his hair cut and beard shaved. Lawyer Sveta

South Africa says Zimbabwe power-sharing talks under way; Zimbabwe negotiator says Thursday
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) South Africa's presidential spokesman said Wednesday that power-sharing talks between Zimbabwe's ruling and opposition forces

US wants quick approval of India nuclear pact
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
NEW DELHI (AP) The U.S. ambassador to India said Wednesday he hoped a landmark deal on nuclear energy cooperation

Beijing to set up Olympic protest zones
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
BEIJING (AP) Beijing will set up specially designated zones for protesters during next month's Olympics, a security official said

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