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Pinera Assumes Chile Presidency Amid Strong Quakes
- Published: Thursday, March 11th 12:01:44pm A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake capable of tremendous damage struck central Chile early Saturday, shaking the capital for a minute and a half and s
Cities Look For New Ways To Pick Your Pockets
- Published: Thursday, March 11th 11:50:00am Across the country, cash-strapped cities are coming up with novel ideas for raising money — imposing new charges on everything from sodas to lib
Dodd Says He'll Go It Alone On Financial Regulation
- Published: Thursday, March 11th 11:12:00am The Senate Banking Committee chairman plans to offer his own financial regulation bill without GOP support after a month of talks with Republican Sen.
Afghanistan Welcomes Pakistani Role In Peace Talks
- Published: Thursday, March 11th 11:02:00am Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday that Pakistan has a key role to play in peace talks with the Taliban, a possible attempt to quash speculat
Huge Aftershock Hits Chile On Inauguration Day
- Published: Thursday, March 11th 10:10:00am There were no immediate reports of damages or injuries following the magnitude 7.2 temblor and at least three other aftershocks, which swayed building
Electric Vehicles May Energize Elkhart's Future
- Published: Thursday, March 11th 10:00:00am Elkhart, Ind., is known as the RV-making capital of the world. The mayor wants to claim a new title: The electric vehicle capital of the world. Stimul
Greece Roiled By General Strike Over Austerity Plan
- Published: Thursday, March 11th 9:30:00am Greek police fired tear gas to disperse protesters throwing rocks and firebombs outside Parliament as tens of thousands of people marched through Athe
Trade Deficit Shrinks As Auto And Oil Imports Drop
- Published: Thursday, March 11th 9:28:31am The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly shrank in January, reflecting a big drop in imports of oil and foreign cars. American exports also fell, a potenti
Talks With Taliban To Decide Afghanistan's Future?
- Published: Thursday, March 11th 9:07:00am The emerging consensus in Afghanistan is that military action alone will not win the war against the Taliban and a political solution will be necessar
Terrorism Recruits No Longer All Fit The Mold
- Published: Thursday, March 11th 9:05:00am Colleen LaRose, a petite, 46-year-old blonde from the Philadelphia suburbs, is accused of trolling the Internet as "Jihad Jane" to recruit others who