Obama, Clinton Both Tout Electability

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February 7, 2008

Politics

Obama, Clinton Both Tout Electability

Barack Obama said he offers the party its best hope of winning the White
House this fall. Hillary Clinton countered that she did. 
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"Now It's Hell"

The deadly winter tornadoes that hit the South flattened entire blocks,
smashed warehouses and sent tractor-trailers flying. Houses were reduced
to splintered piles of lumber. Some looked like life-size dollhouses,
their walls sheared away. 
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U.S.

Federal Aid Promised ToTornado-Hit States

Federal and state emergency teams poured into areas hardest-hit by
deadly tornadoes that pounded across the southeastern U.S., as officials
surveyed damage and emergency crews struggled to help victims. 
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World

Pakistan Arrests 2 More Bhutto Suspects

Pakistani authorities say they've arrested two more suspects men in the
murder of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. Two suspects were already
being held in the investigation, the exact nature of which remains a
source of debate. 
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Health

Drug Mix May Tame Diabetes Heart Risk

Blood pressure and cholesterol drugs, taken with blood sugar drugs, may
cut heart risks and death risk in type 2 diabetes, a Danish study
shows. 
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SciTech

Yahoo Still Looking To Avoid Takeover

Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Jerry Yang told employees that the struggling
Internet pioneer is still examining ways to avoid a takeover by rival
Microsoft Corp. 
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Business

Rust Belt Fights Glut Of Abandoned Houses

Rust Belt cities, already beaten down by a miserable economy before
foreclosures began spiraling nationally, are moving to cut the number of
houses left vacant when the mortgage can't be paid.
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Entertainment

Britney's Parents Say Her Life Is At Risk

Britney Spears' parents said the pop star's life is at risk after she
was released from the hospital over the recommendation of her treating
psychiatrist.
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Opinion

The Death Of Late 20th Century Politics?

CBSNews.com's Dick Meyer says it's worth pondering for a moment what the
prospect of a presidential race between Barack Obama and John McCain
would say about the United States of America - he believes it would say
something very nice.