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Rivals in Iran Both Claim Election Victory

posted: 1 HOUR 38 MINUTES AGOcomments: 627

filed under: World News

Iran's interior ministry said incumbent hard-liner President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won the presidential election there, but his rival, reformist Mir Hossein Mousavi, claimed victory as well. Iranians packed polling places to cast their votes after a raucous presidential race marked by mass demonstrations.

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A woman casts her presidential ballot in Civjal, Iran.

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Mir Hossein Mousavi, left, and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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Congress Passes Landmark Tobacco Bill

posted: 4 HOURS 55 MINUTES AGOcomments: 788

filed under: Health News, National News

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Congress gives the government sweeping powers over the tobacco industry, including the authority to ban dangerous ingredients in products and to limit the way the tobacco is marketed to consumers, especially young people. President Barack Obama says he is eager to sign the measure into law.

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Bush Skydives on 85th Birthday

posted: 5 HOURS 30 MINUTES AGOcomments: 170

Former President George H.W. Bush parachutes from a plane above his home in Maine for his birthday -- the same way he celebrated his 75th and 80th birthdays. "It was a great day in the air," Bush says.

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Construction Worker or N. Korean Heir?

posted: 1 HOUR 15 MINUTES AGOcomments: 1

filed under: World News

A Japanese TV station thought it scored a photo of the reclusive successor to North Korea's Kim Jong Il. But it turned out the snapshot didn't show the leader's son. Instead, it was a South Korean construction worker bearing a striking family resemblance. Also See: Tough New Sanctions for N. Korea

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Ancient Mass Grave Found in Britain

posted: 7 HOURS 46 MINUTES AGOcomments: 47

filed under: Science News, World News

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Picture Sparks Push for New Cloud Type

posted: 1 HOUR 29 MINUTES AGOcomments: 11

filed under: Science News

An Iowa woman's photo of a unique cloud formation may lead to a new cloud classification, the first since 1951. The potential change has sparked debate in the meteorological community.

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