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Dodge makes its own luck with the Journey: The affordable, fuel-efficient Journey looks tailor-made for this period of pricey gas and consumer wariness about the state of the economy. MotorHead, by Dan Carney. ›11:14 19 Aug, Tue
A Muslim Letter to Christians: In an unprecedented letter, Muslim leaders across the globe invite the worlds Christians to the table. ›14:33 11 Oct, Thu
Minor wreck turns into deadly rampage: A Florida man was arrested after allegedly going on a violent rampage after a minor fender-bender, slashing and stabbing the occupants of a car, then running over and killing a woman who had been riding in another nearby vehicle. ›02:03
Note by politician's killer a mystery: Police said Tuesday they hadn't found any connection between slain Arkansas Democratic Party Chairman Bill Gwatney and a telephone number written with his last name on a Post-It note found in the home of the man who killed him. ›01:13
Overhauling Guard training is costly: The Pentagon is determined to overhaul training and active duty tours for the National Guard, but finding a way to give these part-time soldiers more time at home will cost more than $128 million. ›22:30 19 Aug, Tue
More deaths linked to diabetes drug Byetta: U.S. federal regulators are working on a stronger label for a widely used diabetes drug after deaths continue to be reported despite earlier government warnings. ›18:45 18 Aug, Mon
Mexican peppers posed risk before outbreak: Federal inspectors at U.S. border crossings repeatedly turned back filthy, disease-ridden shipments of peppers from Mexico in the months before a salmonella outbreak that sickened 1,400 people was finally traced to Mexican chilies. ›23:58 18 Aug, Mon
'Mercenary is a Slanderous Term': The founder of Blackwater defends himselfand his company. ›03:32 13 Oct, Sat
Beyond the boardwalk: Atlantic Citys losing streak may be over. With the help of billions of investment dollars, this seaside city is being reborn. ›19:51 19 Aug, Tue
School spankings: Minorities get more: A quarter of a million schoolchildren were paddled in 2007 and black children, American Indians and kids with disabilities got a disproportionate share, according to a study. ›04:24
Fay may strengthen, hit Fla. again: Tropical Storm Fay continued its erratic path reaching the coast Wednesday and headed for the Atlantic Ocean, where it could strengthen and curve back toward Florida possibly as a hurricane. ›07:19
Fannie, Freddie woes raising mortgage rates: Jeff Jaye, a mortgage broker in Northern California, used to rely on homeowners looking to refinance their loans for more than two-thirds of his business. Today, he rarely bothers with those applications because he knows most homeowners can't qualify for a new loan. ›22:27 19 Aug, Tue
Drugs: Meet Mexicos Suspected Queenpin: Sexy, stylish and female. Meet Mexicos unlikely druglord suspect. ›22:00 10 Oct, Wed
AdBlog: Charlie Sheen boasts about his briefs: ›11:59 19 Aug, Tue
Americans visiting Britain down sharply: The number of American tourists visiting Britain dropped by 120,000 in a year, British government figures showed, amid a general slowdown in the U.S. economy and a weaker dollar. ›18:51 19 Aug, Tue
Small SUVs improve in crash tests: Four small sport utility vehicles received top scores in crash tests to be released Wednesday by the insurance industry, a sign of improvement compared with SUVs built earlier in the decade. ›04:16
Virtual fence construction in Ariz. put on hold: Construction on "virtual fence" projects scheduled along Arizona's border with Mexico is on hold indefinitely because the Interior Department hasn't signed off on use of its lands, federal officials said Tuesday. ›02:26
Court: EPA air pollution rule is illegal: A Bush administration rule barring states and local governments from requiring more air pollution monitoring is illegal, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. ›02:00
No voting machine 'sleepovers' for Ohio: Poll workers can't take voting machines home for safekeeping in the days before the November presidential election Ohio's elections chief says "sleepovers" are a security risk. ›23:01 19 Aug, Tue
How to survive the overcrowded skies: The summer is in its final stretch, and after Labor Day weekend, you'd think you can say goodbye to overpopulated airplanes until Thanksgiving. You'd be wrong. ›18:46 19 Aug, Tue
'Bukie' the whale creates wonderment in the Baltic: Germans have been treated to the rare sight of a lone and wayward humpback whale , but marine biologists said it may be doomed. ›17:36 16 Aug, Sat
Credit squeeze hits college students, families: With the price of some top-priced colleges and universities north of $50,000 a year and lenders cutting back on student loans, financing a college education is getting harder. ›15:32 19 Aug, Tue
Preview: 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser: Toyota's iconic machine gets more grunt, a smoother ride and sweeter duds. ›07:00 18 Oct, Thu
Forget swimming ... badminton, anyone?: One writer passes on Michael Phelps to instead delve into five Olympic sports that rarely make primetime. Does anyone out there really understand track cycling? ›19:56 17 Aug, Sun
