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GOP to rally around McCain
House Republicans yesterday said Sen. John McCain is the cure to what ails them and that they're essentially pinning their electoral hopes on his coattails and credentials as a straight-talking spending-cutter.
Nuclear lab fails terrorist exercise
Armed security agents posing as terrorists broke into a secure area at a nuclear weapons laboratory during a recent test, exposing flaws in the protection of stockpiles of plutonium and uranium coveted by terrorist groups and rogue nations seeking to become nuclear powers.
Presidential candidate Sen. John McCain gets a tour of the Ohio eWaste Recycling plant from Guy Wolfenbarger. Struggling Republicans hope to ride Mr. McCain's coattails to victory. (Associated Press)
Bush recognizes threat to polar bears
The Bush administration yesterday declared global warming a threat to polar bears but took steps to ensure that the long-awaited decision would not threaten businesses and oil drilling that environmentalists blame for the species' decline.
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