Consumer Group Finds Hazardous Toys

The U.S. Public Interest Research Group sent 14 toys to the lab for testing and found high levels of toxic pthalates in two of them. Under a new law that takes effect in February, a pony that was test had pthalate levels 95 times the legal limit.

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India to sign new extradition treaty with Nepal- Hindustan Times

The new treaty has been aimed at checking the growing nexus between trans-border criminals, who have been making the best use of the 1,750 km-long open frontiers.

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Obama announces his top economic team

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Killion: Cal proves its dominance - San Jose Mercury News

This was billed as the Big Game that finally would prove there is parity in Bay Area college football. That Cal and Stanford are evenly matched. That there no longer is one dominant program.

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Changes to Species Act Are Said to Be Near

The Bush administration is 'close' to finalizing a regulatory overhaul of the Endangered Species Act to allow federal agencies to decide whether protected species would be harmed by agency projects, according to the Interior Department.

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Charleston Daily Mail - West Virginia News and Sports - Business - Morgantown workers fight USW union dues clause 

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Two men who dislike the way the United Steelworkers handles union dues are complaining to the National Labor Relations Board.

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NFL clears 'Pacman' Jones to return to the Dallas Cowboys | Dallas Cowboys | Star-Telegram.com

ARLINGTON -- Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones has been cleared to return to the team on Monday, but won't play in a game for another two weeks, owner Jerry Jones said this afternoon.

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Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens loses re-election bid

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has lost his bid for a seventh term. The longest-serving Republican in the history of the Senate trailed Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich by 3,724 votes after Tuesday's count.

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Hamas is staging Gaza blackouts

Palestinians have accused Hamas of staging Gaza blackouts under the pretext that Israel had cut off fuel supplies to the district's power grid.

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Saint Mary's rides Mills to early morning victory - San Jose Mercury News

MORAGA - Saint Mary's College guard Patty Mills jokingly said he might have to down a Red Bull or two to keep from dozing off prior to the Gaels' late-night battle with Fresno State.

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AMD, HP Nab Wins in Supercomputer Rankings

"Today's TOP500 Supercomputing Sites list reaffirms AMD's leadership and the tremendous performance capability that HPC customers have enjoyed for years," Patrick Patla, vice president and general manager of the Server Workstation Division at AMD, said in a statement.

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Sun Updates StarOffice 9 For Microsoft Office, Macintosh -- StarOffice -- InformationWeek

Sun Microsystems (NSDQ: JAVA) on Monday launched StarOffice 9 with new versions of its word processor, spreadsheet, database, and presentation software.

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Armed Robbery in Morgantown - State Journal

The Morgantown Police Department is investigating a armed robbery that occurred on Earl Core Road in Sabraton.

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Wanda Sykes Comes Out at Las Vegas Rally | Hollywood Today

"Evan Almighty" actress Wanda Sykes expressed her outrage regarding the recent passage of California's Proposition 8 on Saturday, decrying the piece of legislation that banned gay marriage in the state and revealing publicly for the first time that she was, herself, gay and …

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General Motors to sell off its stake in Suzuki for $232M

GM is strapped for cash, and is liquidating some of its assets, by selling off its stake in Japanese car manufacturer Suzuki.

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President-elect Obama resigns his senate seat

Barack Obama officially resigns his senate seat.

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Waldorf Astoria Hotel Jewelery Store Held Up

Thieves stole jewelry from NYC's Waldorf Astoria hotel.

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Winter Weather Posse Helps Seniors Prepare for Winter - State Journal

More than 80 people came out to help senior citizens in Morgantown, W.Va.

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St. Jude Dream Home Being Built in Monongalia County - WVNS-TV

A wonderful and novel idea of raising money for a worthy cause, and providing a house as a prize.

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Why 'Twilight' zoners love a little teenage necking

I don't think I shall be rushing out to watch this...

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Corn – The Main Ingredient in Your Fast Food

This really is an eye-opener...

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Marathon canceled due to smoky air from LA fire - San Jose Mercury News

Pity that the fires in California have had such devastating effects -- and now the marathon in LA has had to be cancelled.

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ABC News: Untangling a Murder Mystery

It is a shame that it takes a $1M to prove that you're innocent in this country.

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Marbury: Being in limbo is %60humbling%60

Wonderful, when this kind of thing happens to Fox!

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