Governor Schwarzenegger To Endorse McCain

Breaking News
January 31, 2008

2nd Lawmaker Shot; Kenya "In Flames"

The shooting death of a second Kenyan opposition legislator in just one
week has added fuel to the fire of ethnic fighting which as gripped the
African nation for more than a month, leaving more than 800 people dead
and thousands displaced. 
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U.S.

Judge Throws Out Katrina Suit Against Army

A federal judge has ruled the Army Corps of Engineers is immune to
prosecution over the devastating levee breach that flooded New Orleans
during Hurricane Katrina, throwing out a class-action lawsuit brought by
thousands of residents and businesses. 
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World

Suicide Bomber Kills Afghan Official

Two suicide attacks have killed at least seven people in Afghanistan,
including the deputy governor of the southern Helmand province who died
along with five other people when a bomber walked into a mosque and blew
himself up.
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Politics

Governor Schwarzenegger To Endorse McCain

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will endorse John McCain on Thursday, giving
a certain boost to the Republican presidential front-runner six days
before California's high-prize primary. 
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Health

Pot, Tobacco Withdrawal Equally Rough

Marijuana withdrawal symptoms are similar to tobacco withdrawal
symptoms, experts report in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 
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SciTech

Mercury Showing Its Age, Photos Reveal

Scientists are excitedly examining recent pictures of Mercury that
reveal the wrinkles of a shrinking, aging planet with scars from
volcanic eruptions and a fascinating birthmark shaped like a spider. 
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Business

Web Outage Hits Indian Outsourcing Firms

India's lucrative outsourcing industry struggled Thursday to overcome
Internet slowdowns and outages after two undersea cables in the
Mediterranean Sea were cut, slicing the country's bandwidth in half. 
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Britney Brought To Hospital Again

The pop princess was taken from her house by ambulance for the second
time this month. She's reportedly going to "get help."