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1. Donald Rumsfeld resigned Wednesday as Secretary of Defense. President Bush made the announcement during a press conference at the White House, saying he would nominate former CIA director Robert Ga
1. “60 Minutes” correspondent Ed Bradley died Thursday in New York from leukemia . The CBS newsman has been remembered as a great reporter. During his career, the award-winning television journali
1. Officials in Texas are taking the polygamist sect case to the state's highest court. Today they file their appeal of a lower court ruling which stated officials didn't have the right to take more than 400 kids from their parents. 2. Crews in Colo
1. A top US official says a reactor in Syria allegedly built with North Korean help was nearly functional before was destroyed last year by Israeli fighter jets. The United States says the reactor threatened to spread dangerous nuclear materials poss
The first wave of goverment rebate checks would direct deposited Monday, the IRS says seven and a half million tax payers could receive their stimulus payment by the end of the week, it's all part of a 168 billion dollar plan to boost spending and t
1. Seven people are now dead after a devastating tornado struck Iowa on Sunday. Around the hard-hit area of Parkersburg people are trying to recover what they can. Officials say a total of 350 homes were destroyed, more than 200 just in Parkersburg.
1. Scott McClellan, former press secretary for President Bush, says he got caught up in what he calls the Washington game instead of changing things like the president promised. McClellan has written a tell-all memoir that's critical of Bush. 2. A m
1.Fire officials say another round of evacuation is underway for residents near Pasadena. The wildfire is burning its way through about 350 acres of dense brush. Officials say it's about 5% contained. 2.Thousands of people gathered at Cincinnati's Gr
1. Emergency officials in Missouri say they are surprised by how much the Mississippi River has risen in some areas. In Hannibal the river is expected to go higher than a crest prediction of 28. 7 feet. Authorities are keeping a close eye on levees
1.At least 90 aftershocks have followed yesterdays 5.4 magnitude quake in southern California. Its caused only limited damage and a few injuries, but officials say cell phone service was greatly affected. 2.Israels prime minister says he plans to re
1. The details are being finalized. But New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg says they've worked out everything . That is a new and improved financial bailout plan emerges in Washington. Congressional leaders hope to have a House vote on the measure tom
1. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan describes the current financial crisis as a once-in-a-century credit tsunami. And he warns it will get worse before it gets better. Greenspan also says the crisis has exposed flaws in his thinking an
1. A magnitude 5.4 earthquake rattled the Los Angeles area just before noon local time. The quake was centered in San Bernardino County, about 29 miles east-southeast of downtown LA. It was felt to the south in San Diego and it was also slightly fel
1. A federal jury has the case of Lori Drew, a Missouri mother accused of conspiring with her daughter and an assistant to harass a 13-year-old girl on the Internet, allegedly precipitating the teen's suicide. 2. U.S. Marshals say a suspect in the N
1.Final touches have been made in Denver where Senator Barack Obama is set to accept the Democratic presidential nomination tonight. About 75,000 people are expected to cram into Invesco Field to hear Obama as well as former Vice President Al Gore.
1. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is warning Congress that it must approve the administration's 700 billion dollar bailout,or risk a recession. He told the Senate Banking Committee that the failure to bail out the financial industry would bri
1. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama took the stage with his newly selected running mate Joe Biden today. Obama says the Democratic senator from Delaware is uniquely suited to help him put the country back on track. 2. Tropical Storm Fa
1. The Democratic National Convention is now underway in Denver, with Michelle Obama headlining tonight's opening session. Her speech will humanize Barack Obama as a family man while she tries to show up her critics. Senator Ted Kennedy is also expe
1. President Obamas call for a reduction in US and Russian nuclear stockpiles is being met with skepticism from Russia. In a speech in Berlin, President Obama called for cutting those weapons by one third. But Russia wants more countries involved. 2.
1. Fans at the finish line of the Boston marathon heard the Star-Spangle Banner Monday afternoon Meb Keflezighi became the first American to win the race in more than 3 decades. Keflezighi ran the race in 2 hours 8 minutes 37 seconds amid tight secur