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Dem Senate Campaign Committee Out-Raises GOP Counterpart in 2005

WASHINGTON – The Democratic committee that handles races for the U.S. Senate holds more than a 2-1 financial advantage over its GOP counterpart at the start of this midterm election year. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has $25 million in the bank and raised $44 million in 2005. The National …

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Kenyans, Elephants Struggle to Coexist in Drought

NAIROBI, Kenya – Elephants in Kenyan national parks and reserves are leaving their drought-stricken sanctuaries to search for water and food near human settlements, where they have attacked starving people trying to protect their crops. U.N. agencies have warned of hunger across the region because of drought and say the …

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Dow Hits 11,000 for the First Time Since June 2001

NEW YORK – The Dow Jones Industrial average closed above 11,000 for the first time in 4 1/2 years as the market continued to rally on Monday. The last time the Dow ended the trading day above 11,000 was June 7, 2001. The Dow Jones industrial average ended up 52.59 …

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