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Verdict about Libby, GOP says; Democrats say it's bigger
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A federal jury today convicted former vice presidential aide Lewis
"Scooter"
Libby of lying to FBI agents and grand jurors investigating how a CIA
officer's identity was leaked to reporters in 2003.

Al-Qaeda bomb expert, 5 terror suspects arrested in Afghanistan
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Afghan and U.S.-led coalition forces arrested a suspected al-Qaeda bomb
expert
and five other terrorist suspects Wednesday in eastern Afghanistan, as
NATO
forces in the south fought Taliban militants in the second day of the
alliance's largest-ever offensive in Afghanistan.

Senate probing credit card fees that hit unwary users hard
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A Senate panel is examining complex billing and interest-rate practices
for
credit cards that critics say confuse consumers and can push them deeper
into
debt.

MONEY

Dow's bounce may not signal recovery
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A 157-point Dow gain is normally a sign of a healthy stock market. But
when a big up day like Tuesday follows a 736-point drop in the previous
nine sessions, the rally comes with its fair share of caveats and
question marks.

Positive workplace drug tests at 18-year low
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Drug use by employees and job applicants tested in 2006 declined to the
lowest
level in 18 years, according to data to be released today by Quest
Diagnostics, the nation's largest provider of employment drug testing.

Planting halted after genetically altered trait found in rice
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is telling farmers not to plant a
popular
long-grain rice variety after the discovery of unapproved genetically
engineered traits in what's supposed to be conventional rice.

# posted by John @ 3/07/2007 10:14:00 AM