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House passes Iraq withdrawal timetable





Moving closer to a veto showdown with President Bush, the House late Wednesday
narrowly approved a bill funding the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq that sets a
goal of withdrawing U.S. combat forces from Iraq next year.





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Top general says Iraqi sectarian murders are down





The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, told reporters Wednesday
that sectarian murders in Baghdad have been reduced by about one-third since
the beginning of the year.





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Crews stop search for tornado victims





Authorities in the southwest Texas border town of Eagle Pass have largely
completed search-and-rescue operations in the wake of a powerful tornado that
killed 10 people.





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Divers brave death for sweet taste of abalone





As abalone diver Joe Vojvoda was about to put on his wetsuit hood and gloves
on a rocky beach, he mused about the shellfish delicacy that lures many to the
frigid waters.





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Kidney transplant fugitive caught in Mexico





A Kentucky man who had been on the lam for more than a year after he was
released from jail to donate a kidney to his son was captured in Mexico on
Wednesday, a deputy U.S. Marshal said.





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Police: Cho fired 170 rounds in 9 minutes





The massacre inside a chained-shut Norris Hall went on for nine minutes as
Seung-Hui Cho fired off 170 rounds, killing 30 people before shooting himself
in the head, police revealed Wednesday. 





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Body found in burned house after hunt for trooper's killer





Authorities recovered a body from an upstate New York farmhouse that burned
down after police surrounded it in search of a man suspected of killing a
state trooper and wounding two others, a state police spokesman said
Wednesday. 





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Taliban: Bin Laden plans Iraq strikes





A Taliban military commander says Osama bin Laden helped plan the deadly
suicide car bombing outside Bagram Air Base targeting a "very important
American official," apparently referring to Vice President Dick Cheney.





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At least 15 missing after boat sinks





A U.S. Coast Guard cutter and helicopter plucked more than a dozen fishermen
from the Atlantic after their boat capsized, but at least 15 others were
missing.





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Panel subpoenas Rice over Niger uranium claim





A House committee Wednesday subpoenaed Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to
find out what she knew about the 2003 claim that Iraq sought uranium from the
African country of Niger.





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Israel probes Arab politician accused of aiding Hezbollah 





Israeli police announced Wednesday they are investigating an Israeli-Arab
politician suspected of laundering money and passing information to the enemy
during Israel's war with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon last summer.





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Finally, a lucky 13 for Dow





The Dow industrials jumped above 13,000 for the first time Wednesday, thanks
to upbeat corporate earnings and a solid reading on the economy, which also
propelled the broader market.





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The not-super rich may get AMT break





House Democrats on the tax writing committee may have come to a consensus on
how to reform the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), according to a report
Wednesday in Tax Notes, a trade publication published by Tax Analysts. The
proposal would give the biggest tax break to middle- and upper-middle income
households.





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Tim Layden: NFL draft has become nation's biggest sports event





Today's hypothesis: The NFL Draft is the biggest sporting event in America.
Before writing that bold sentence, I toyed with various other adjectives until
settling on "biggest.'' Among them:





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Vanek nets two as Sabres rout Rangers in Game 1





BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Ales Kotalik and the Buffalo Sabres provided an answer
to anyone questioning whether they are the elite team in the NHL.





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Fight over baby's life support divides ethicists





When Emilio Gonzales lies in his mother's arms, sometimes he'll make a facial
expression that his mother says is a smile. 





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'Pot 2.0':U.S. marijuana growing stronger





The marijuana being sold across the United States is stronger than ever, which
could explain a growing number of medical emergencies that involve the drug,
government drug experts on Wednesday.





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Couple uses MySpace in adoption search





A Michigan couple who spent five years trying to conceive has turned to
MySpace.com in search of birth parents so they can adopt a child.





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Reactor of the future powered by toxic-waste





Later this year, scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee hope
to take a big step toward solving America's nuclear-waste woes. Pending
clearance from the Department of Energy, they will demonstrate a new
toxic-waste recycling process. 





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O'Donnell leaving 'The View'





Rosie O'Donnell's stormy tenure on "The View" will be a short one. The
opinionated host was unable to agree on a contract with ABC, and she'll leave
the show in June.





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'American Idol' raises $30M for charity





Television singing talent show "American Idol" proved its clout as a U.S.
cultural phenomenon on Wednesday by raising more than $30 million for young
people in Africa and the United States.





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