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Clem's Chronicles: Ford Motor's surprising profit/Afghan elex/US 2009 elections

Tomorrow is Election Day 2009 for many. Don't forget to vote! FORD MOTOR COMPANY ANNOUNCES PROFIT-It’s been a while, four years in fact since Ford’s North American car and truck division turned a profit. Well in 2009, the 3rd quarter’s...

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Are Church Bells a Freedom of Religion or Disturbing the Peace?

After opening in a new location, The Cathedral of Christ the King, a local Charismatic church affiliated with the Anglican Church in North America, started playing a recording of church bells every half hour -- every day -- from morning...

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Great Video Alert: A Geyser Erupts in Downtown Los Angeles

Los Angeles and its surrounding communities are having a problem with water main breaks. Water is shooting out of the ground causing problems and a bit of a mystery. This video is from Van Nuys where thousands of gallons was...

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'Fists Fly' In Washington Post Newsroom

We can get into pretty heated arguments here at World News but none of us can recall coming to blows over an editorial disagreement. We also think of The Washington Post’s Style Section as, shall we say, a less stressful...

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Watchdog: Unlikely That Taxpayers Will Recover $81 Billion Given to GM & Chrysler

ABC's Matt Jaffe reports from Washington: On the same day that Ford -- the one member of Detroit’s Big Three that did not receive a taxpayer bailout -- reported a quarterly profit of nearly $1 billion, a government watchdog warned...

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Economy Depressed -- But College Presidents Making More?

With the costs of college spiraling…there comes a headline about how much college presidents are making. 23 college presidents make more than a million dollars now. According to a survey from the Chronicle of Higher Education, despite the downtick in...

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Message to the GOP -- 'Moderates Need Not Apply'

ABC's Stu Schutzman reports from New York: The race for New York’s 23rd Congressional district has fast become a political pundit’s dream. Sarah and Rush, Glenn Beck and the rest of the Republican right “have basically hung out a moderates...

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Next Gay Marriage Battleground -- Maine

Voters in Maine will decide on Tuesday whether they want to legalize same-sex marriage.

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Quotes of the Day: "The Worst Bill Ever"

“I hoped there would be a better process. But it is final -- I will not participate.” - Abdullah Abdullah, challenger to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, on his decision to withdraw from a runoff election “(David) Hoffman could well win,...

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