Campaigns race to finish line in Iowa caucuses
In Des Moines Iowa John Edwards pressured for momentum in a 36 hour push Barack Obama canvassed in frigid streets and Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered bagels and coffee to volunteers They aim to win Iowa and gain leverage for upcoming contests Romney Huckabee McCain Giuliani and others debate headliners while voters face cold conditions and high stakes in the first nominating contest
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Iowa
John Edwards
Barack Obama
Hillary Rodham Clinton
White House
Mitt Romney
Mike Huckabee
John McCain
New Hampshire
Michigan
Romney
Fred Thompson
Tennessee
Richard Bauer
Scott County
Obama
Davenport
Mississippi River
Illinois
Clinton
California
Edwards
Washington
Halliburton
Fort Madison
Mount Pleasant
Huckabee
McCain
Rudy Giuliani
Des Moines Register
Massachusetts
Senate
Fort Dodge
Jay Leno
L.A
San Francisco Zoo set to reopen after deadly tiger escape
Officials prepare to reopen the San Francisco Zoo after a fatal tiger mauling amid a months long criminal probe. Public relations efforts emphasize safety and conservation as past disasters elsewhere show curiosity can rise, with attendance buoyed by incidents at other zoos and aquariums.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Zoo
Sam Singer
Zoo
Singer
Aquarium of the Americas
New Orleans
Melissa Lee
Justice Department taps Durham to lead CIA tapes probe
The Justice Department launches a criminal inquiry into the destruction of CIA interrogation videotapes. Attorney General Mukasey names John Durham to oversee the case, highlighting tensions over the Bush administration’s handling of terrorism suspects and the 2005 destruction of interrogation videos.
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Washington
Justice Department
CIA
Michael Mukasey
John Durham
Connecticut
al-Qaida
U.S. Iraqi refugee admissions lag behind pledge
U.S. refugee admissions from Iraq have fallen for three straight months, from 450 in October to 362 then 245. State Department and Homeland Security bickering delays resettlement as critics urge higher intake to reach roughly 1,000 monthly target by Sept. 30.
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Syria
Baghdad
Iraq
Washington
U.S
State Department
Associated Press
United States
Somalia
Liberia
Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration
Bush
Homeland Security Department
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