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Photo Bombs Kill Six Iraqi Policemen, Wound 15
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Car bombs killed six policemen and wounded 15 in new attacks on Iraq's security services Thursday as political factions wrangled over putting together a government. Full Coverage


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Air Force to Lift Boeing Ban: Officials
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The U.S. Air Force is set to lift an order that suspended Boeing Co. from getting satellite launch contracts since mid-2003, defense officials said on Thursday.
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Cuban Dissidents Testify to Congress from Havana
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Three Cuban dissidents in a telephone hookup from Havana told a congressional panel on Thursday that allowing American tourists to visit the island would bring corruption, not democracy.
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Photo Sister of Jackson's Accuser Testifies
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The teenage sister of Michael Jackson's accuser told jurors Thursday about a series of unusual events that unfolded around the time of the alleged abuse, including a sudden trip in which the family was whisked away to Miami on a private jet. Full Coverage
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On the first day of baseball's new era of drug testing, Steve Howe of all people happened to be in the New York Yankees clubhouse.
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Photo Global Microchip Sales Strong in January
Reuters - Thu Mar 3, 9:46 AM ET
Global microchip sales were strong in January, rising a better-than-expected 17.5 percent from a year earlier and falling only slightly from December, the Semiconductor Industry Association said on Thursday. Full Coverage
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Photo Bush Reassures CIA Employees About Agency
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President Bush promised CIA employees on Thursday they would retain an "incredibly vital" role in safeguarding the nation's security despite a reorganization that diminishes the agency's 60-year dominance of the intelligence community. Full Coverage
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Photo 'Hobbit' Brain Supports Species Theory
AP - Thu Mar 3, 4:31 PM ET
Scientists working with powerful imaging computers say the spectacular "Hobbit" fossil recently discovered in Indonesia had distinctive brain features that could justify its classification as a separate — and tiny — human ancestor.
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Deaths from Measles Falling But Gaps Remain - U.N.
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Deaths from measles are declining worldwide, but Nigeria, India and Pakistan need to step up immunization to beat the lethal virus, U.N. agencies said on Friday.
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Old Pimple Remedy: Using Spot to Cure Spots
Reuters - Thu Mar 3,10:46 AM ET
Take two puppies, cut off their heads and collect the blood, reads the 17th century instructions -- not for some voodoo rite but to cure pimples among the middle class.
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Prosecutor's request threatens privacy of abortion records
USATODAY.com - Thu Mar 3, 6:24 AM ET
Little could be more sensitive or private than patients' medical records, particularly records of a woman's pregnancy, her sexual history, birth-control practices and decision to obtain a late-term abortion.
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