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Despite little evidence that the cameras deter crime, police in many cities are trying to add thousands more to their networks. Full story
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Calif. scrambles to fight fires
Hundreds of homes in the scenic community of Big Sur were threatened by a wildfire that already had burned 16 residences and was just 3 percent contained Wednesday.
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Surveillance video grows despite lack of evidence
Despite little evidence that public surveillance cameras deter crime, police in many cities are trying to add thousands more cameras to their networks.
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High court overturns Exxon Valdez ruling
The Supreme Court on Wednesday slashed the $2.5 billion punitive damages award in the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster to $500 million.
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Newsweek: Spy satellites may be used domestically
A Bush administration program to expand domestic use of Pentagon spy satellites has aroused new concerns in Congress about possible civil-liberties abuses, leading Democrats to vow to block funding for the office until a GAO investigation is completed.
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Air Force colonel acquitted of rape
An Air Force colonel has been acquitted of rape but convicted of two counts of indecent assault involving two other women at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas.
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Obama braces for race-based ads
Though the election is more than four months away, the campaigns of Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are shaping their strategies for dealing with racially tinged messages.
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Algerians on trial for spreading Christianity
The trial of two religious converts accused of illegally promoting the Christian faith opened Wednesday in Muslim Algeria.
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Rockefeller 2.0: Gates relaunches philanthropy
As Bill Gates formally leaves his day job at Microsoft to start work full-time at his family foundation , all eyes in the nation’s $300 billion philanthropy sector are focused on the man that many now call “the Rockefeller of our time,” Contribute magazine reports.
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