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McCain is banking on the military vote to win South Carolina.
The Arizona senator's presidential campaign may hinge on how he does Saturday in the first Southern state to hold a primary. Aides hope his rivals divide the evangelical vote to give him a victory in a state with a sizable population of active-duty military and veterans. Meanwhile, Huckabee's campaign is struggling to adjust to his front- runner status as the demands of logistics, policy, press and fund raising swamp his tiny staff. A1, A6
A battle over Nevada caucus rules may determine which Democratic presidential hopeful gets momentum heading into Super Tuesday, Feb. 5.
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Drug makers give a distorted view of how some antidepressants work because the medications' effectiveness has been exaggerated by selective publication of favorable results, researchers said.
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A CIA official apparently acted against superiors' wishes when he ordered the destruction of interrogation tapes, said Rep. Hoekstra after a closed hearing in which the agency's acting counsel testified.
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Islamic militants seized a Pakistani fort, leaving at least 27 soldiers dead or missing. A U.S. commander said the violence is making Islamabad more open to U.S. help.
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The White House said it reused backup email computer tapes before October 2003, possibly erasing messages pertaining to the Iraq war and the CIA-leak case.
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The World Bank's anticorruption head resigned, reflecting turmoil at the institution over how best to deal with corruption.
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Tensions surfaced among NATO allies after Gates criticized member states over conduct of operations against insurgents in Afghanistan.
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Congress is investigating ads by Schering-Plough and Merck after a study raised questions about the cholesterol pill Vytorin.
The House passed a mine-safety bill, but the margin isn't enough to overcome a threatened Bush veto.
A defense bill cleared the House that includes an Iraq liability- immunity provision demanded by Bush.
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The U.S. will withdraw the 30,000 "surge" troops from Iraq by July, but further reductions are uncertain, Petraeus said.
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A former congressman, Mark Deli Siljander, was indicted on conspiracy and other charges related to a terrorist fund-raising ring.
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Prodi's government may be imperiled after Italy's justice minister resigned due to a corruption probe, the latest targeting officials.
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Texas ranked as the biggest carbon polluter in the U.S., making it the seventh worst in the world if it were its own nation, the EIA said.
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Scientists found a combination of genes raises the risk of prostate cancer. The finding may lead to treatment to prevent the disease.
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A hawkish faction pulled out of Olmert's coalition, giving the Israeli leader freer rein to make concessions to the Palestinians.
