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The fight for Florida: the story so far
The battle for Florida's 25 electoral votes has all the ebb and flow of Tampa Bay's tides. Virtually every hour has brought a new shift, new revelation, charges and counter charges.

Doctors build better hearts with patients' own bodies
New research suggests that using cells from elsewhere in a patient can help repair damage.

Lame-duck work faces distractions
Important bills are on the table, but the undecided election likely will affect the extra session for Congress.

Barak: Accord on ending violence must be reached
The Israeli prime minister says the world can decide whether a "jihad or a negotiated agreement" is the solution.

World briefs
U.S. jets collide off coast of Japan

Recovery of cable car victims begins
KAPRUN, Austria -- Evacuation workers struggling through Sunday night in a dark and cold Alpine tunnel began extracting the bodies of about 155 people, including eight Americans, who perished on Saturday when a cable car they were riding to a ski run was destroyed in an inferno of flames.

National briefs
Short study hours found in colleges

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Decision 2000

Bush Pledges Iraq Arms Hunt Will Continue

'Partial Birth' Abortion Ban Passes House

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