[AP] Bush Unaware of Ports Deal Before Approval

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Mosque Attack Pushes Iraq Toward Civil War

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SAMARRA, Iraq (AP) -- Insurgents posing as police destroyed the golden dome of one of Iraq's holiest Shiite shrines Wednesday, setting off an unprecendented spasm of sectarian violence. Angry crowds thronged the streets, militiamen attacked Sunni mosques, and at least 19 people were killed....

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NYC Man in Pa. Said Infected With Anthrax

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NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York City drum maker has been hospitalized with a case of inhaled anthrax that officials say he may have contracted from the raw animal hides that he imports from Africa....

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Modano Rips USA Hockey After Elimination

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TURIN, Italy (AP) -- Mike Modano took no shots in the loss that bounced the U.S. men's hockey team from the Olympics. He saved his best one for afterward. The three-time Olympian was benched for most of the third period in the Americans' 4-3 loss Wednesday night to Finland in the quarterfinals. Then he took aim at the people who put the disappointing squad together....

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Eight Neb. Co-Workers Share $365M Jackpot

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Eight workers at a Nebraska meatpacking plant are really bringing home the bacon now: They stepped forward Wednesday to claim the biggest lottery jackpot in U.S. history - $365 million....

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Armed Gang Steals $43.5 Million in England

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LONDON (AP) -- A gang of armed robbers impersonating police officers tied up employees at a southern England security company and stole the equivalent of $43.5 million, the Bank of England said Wednesday in disclosing one of the largest bank heists in British history....

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Study: Supplements Fail to Ease Arthritis

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Two hot-selling supplements used by millions of Americans are of little help to most people with mild arthritis, concludes a large government study that is part of an effort to scrutinize unproven health remedies....

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Kid Rock Sues to Stop Sale of Sex Video

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DETROIT (AP) -- Kid Rock has won an initial victory in his attempt to stop a California company from releasing an explicit sex video featuring the rap-rocker, former Creed singer Scott Stapp and four women....

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Dow Closes Up 68, Nasdaq Finishes Up 20

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NEW YORK (AP) -- A combination of moderate inflation and falling oil prices energized Wall Street Wednesday, sending stocks higher as investors grew optimistic about an end to the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes....

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Knicks Acquire Steve Francis From Magic

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NEW YORK. (AP) -- Steve Francis was traded Wednesday from the Orlando Magic to the last-place New York Knicks for Penny Hardaway and Trevor Ariza, with both teams wheeling and dealing again in an attempt to find the right mix....