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BULLETIN BEATS
Late-Night Dining
Facts: Those late-night munchies aren’t as fattening as was once thought, studies show.
About Telling Jokes: Exit Smiling
I’ve generally found that the people who have to tell you the latest joke are not very funny people.
Cheap Textbooks
Government E-mail
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Healthy Habits
Hospital ERs
Marrying Late
Graduates
Who Will Win
MULTIMEDIA SPECIALS
THEY MADE HISTORY
AUGUST 29, 1968
Despite not running in a single primary, Hubert Humphrey wins the Democratic nomination for president at the party’s chaotic convention in Chicago, as police and protesters clash in the streets outside.
2005: Residents of the Gulf Coast wake up to their worst nightmare: Hurricane Katrina.
1833: British lawmakers approve a bill banning slavery in most of the empire.
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
BRAIN AEROBICS
IN THE NEWS
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MCCAIN PICKS SARAH PALIN AS VP
Alaska's governor is the first woman and the youngest person to hold the state's top political job.
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OBAMA MAKES HIS CASE
'We're better than the last eight years.'
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IN THE WAKE OF GUSTAV, A LOOK BACK
A new study reveals a new death tally for Hurricane Katrina; Half of the victims were 75 and older.
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IT HAPPENED—AND IN THEIR LIFETIME
They were there when Martin Luther King spoke his famous words. Tonight, they'll see part of his dream come true.
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GENENTECH SAYS 'EH' TO CHEAP EYE DRUG
Experts say a $60 treatment to stave off blindness in seniors is just as good as the $2,000 one. So what's the problem?
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MIXED NEWS FROM CENSUS BUREAU
While the number of uninsured fell by more than 1 million in 2007, the overall poverty rate held steady.
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THE CULT OF THE 'REGULAR AMERICAN'
Just what does it mean? And why do politicians try so hard to prove they fit the bill?
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BOOMERS NARCISSISTIC?
A new poll debunks this and other generational myths. Do you agree?
NEWSMAKER
Who Is Sarah Palin?
She reformed Alaska politics, but what else do we know about her? More>>
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LATE NIGHT HUMOR
"And archaeologists are now saying that based on the latest findings, Neanderthals...are a lot smarter than they previously gave them credit for. Today, President Bush asked these same researchers to analyze his Presidency."
—Jay Leno
