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  • Auto-bailout efforts collapse in Congress

    The $25 billion rescue plan for the auto industry, desperately sought by Detroit's beleaguered Big Three, collapsed Thursday as Congress drew the line at one more bailout and Democrats said they wouldn't even consider it until the companies produced a convincing plan for rebuilding their once-mighty industry.
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  • Children succumbing to malnutrition in Haiti

    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The 5-year-old teetered on broomstick legs — he weighed less than 20 pounds, even after days of drinking enriched milk. Nearby, a 4-year-old girl hung from a strap attached to a scale, her wide eyes lifeless, her emaciated arms dangling weakly.
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  • Spacewalk goes well 2nd time

    Spacewalking astronauts performed more repair work on a jammed joint at the international space station on Thursday, keeping a tight grip on all their tools so nothing would get away this time.
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  • Mukasey collapses during speech

    Attorney General Michael Mukasey, the no-nonsense former federal judge who took over the Justice Department after Alberto Gonzales resigned in disgrace, collapsed during a speech Thursday night and lost consciousness.
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A detainee at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, washes his hands inside his cell Wednesday. The release of five Algerians is called a blow to the Bush administration's policy to keep terror suspects locked up without charges. (Brennan Linsley, Associated Press)
Brennan Linsley, Associated Press
Release of 5 at Gitmo is ordered
A detainee at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, washes his hands inside his cell Wednesday. The release of five Algerians is called a blow to the Bush administration's policy to keep terror suspects locked up without charges.
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