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NHL: Edmonton 5, Anaheim 1.
December 1, 2007... EDMONTON, Alberta, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Shawn Horcoff and Kyle Brodziak scored 26 seconds apart late in the second period Friday night, pushing the Edmonton Oilers past Anaheim 5-1. Since the beginning of the 1999-2000 season, Anaheim has won in...

Writer to remove 'controversial' lines.
December 1, 2007... NEW DELHI, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen, under protection in India, has agreed to remove from her book some lines considered anti-Islam by some Muslim groups. Nasreen -- hidden at different locations in India because...

NBA: Phoenix 110, Orlando 106.
December 1, 2007... PHOENIX, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Two free throws by Steve Nash with four seconds left Friday night ended Orlando's comeback bid and gave Phoenix a 110-106 win over the Magic. The Suns opened a 15-point lead after one period and spent the rest of...

Britain may reintroduce wolf and lynx.
December 1, 2007... LONDON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A British wildlife group says wolf, lynx, beaver and wild boar could be brought back to live in the wild without posing a threat to people or the environment. The Wildlife Conservation Research Unit at Oxford...

Consumer advocate wins toilet paper case.
December 1, 2007... PITTSBURGH, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A judge in Pennsylvania has ordered K-Mart to pay a shopper $100 for wrongly charging her sales tax on toilet paper. Mary Bach of Murrysville was also awarded $59.50 in court costs, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette...

Report: 5 firefighters cheated on test.
December 1, 2007... BALTIMORE, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Five Baltimore firefighters cheated their way to the top scores on a recent promotional examination, city officials said Friday. A report recommended disciplinary proceedings and said the test should be...

NBA: Seattle 95, Indiana 93.
December 1, 2007... SEATTLE, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Kevin Durant scored 12 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter Friday night as the Seattle SuperSonics held on to defeat Indiana 95-93. The Sonics ended a six-game losing streak and won for only the third time this...

Russian fuel passes U.N. inspection.
December 1, 2007... MOSCOW, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Nuclear fuel produced by Russia for Iran has passed inspection by the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency. The fuel is to be shipped to the Bushehr plant currently under construction in southern Iran, the Novosti news...

NBA: Utah 120, LA Lakers 96.
December 1, 2007... SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Deron Williams scored 35 points Friday night as the Utah Jazz dominated throughout and overwhelmed the Los Angeles Lakers 120-96. Utah built a 19-point halftime lead and was not challenged during the final...

NBA: Denver 123, LA Clippers 107.
December 1, 2007... DENVER, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony combined for 50 points Friday night in sending the Denver Nuggets to a 123-107 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers lost their fourth straight as they were unable to...

Exploding phone was not cause of death.
December 1, 2007... SEOUL, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- South Korean police say a 33-year-old quarry worker died in an accident and not from an exploding cell phone as previously suspected, it was reported. It had been reported a co-worker found the victim beside his...

PKK reportedly planning move to Azerbaijan.
December 1, 2007... ANKARA, Turkey, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The Kurdistan Workers Party may be planning a move to Azerbaijan from northern Iraq, Turkish intelligence reports say. Leaders of the party, usually known by its initials, PKK, have been discussing the move...

Kurds reportedly claim Kirkuk oil field.
December 1, 2007... KIRKUK, Iraq, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Iraqi Kurds have claimed oil rights in Kirkuk, which is in northern Iraq but outside the Kurdish semi-autonomous area. Hussain al-Shahristani, the Iraqi oil minister, said this week the Peshmerga, the Kurdish...

India, EU discuss trade deal.
December 1, 2007... NEW DELHI, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Indian officials hope their country and the European Union will have a comprehensive trade and investment agreement by next year. The optimistic assessment came at the end of the one-day India-EU summit in New...

Footprint discovery recalls Yeti.
December 1, 2007... KATHMANDU, Nepal, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. TV crew has returned to Nepal's capital Kathmandu with footprints from the Himalayas that recall the legend of Yeti the mysterious snowman. The "Destination Truth" TV channel's nine-member crew told...

Clinton meets with freed hostages.
December 1, 2007... PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton says she's "immensely relieved" no one was hurt when a man took people hostage in her Rochester, N.H. office. "It appears he is someone who was in need of help...

Clinton rivals supportive during crisis.
December 1, 2007... BOSTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Rivals of presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton offered prayers and support when they learned of the hostage crisis at her Rochester, N.H. office. "We're in solidarity with Hillary at this moment, when we...

AIDS rate of infection higher.
December 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say it will take two years before new testing methods show whether the AIDS epidemic is growing or simply larger than anyone thought. The new methods show the number of people in the United States...

Guantanamo witnesses to be kept secret.
December 1, 2007... NEW YORK, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. military prosecutors reportedly have convinced a judge to keep secret the identity of witnesses against a detainee held at Guantanamo. "It is conceivable, if not likely, that al-Qaida members or sympathizers...

UPI NewsTrack TopNews.
December 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Clinton meets with freed hostages PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton says she's "immensely relieved" no one was hurt when a man took people hostage in her Rochester,...

Brown replaces Zander at Motorola.
December 1, 2007... NEW YORK, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Embattled Motorola chief Edward J. Zander is being replaced by Gregory Q. Brown, who has headed four of the firm's business units in the last four years. Carl C. Icahn, a shareholder and critic of Zander's, said he...

Google to bid in U.S. airwaves auction.
December 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Google Inc. plans to bid in an airwaves auction by the U.S. government that heralds a new era in wireless communication, including Web products. Next month's auction will begin a new era in which scanning Web...

U.S. feds, banks work to freeze loans.
December 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says he's about a week away from disclosing a plan to suspend increases for many borrowers with subprime loans. Paulson and representatives of the nation's largest financial...

Wii consoles not meeting holiday demand.
December 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Nintendo says it has increased the production rate of its Wii game console three times this year and still isn't making enough. "We have worked our absolute hardest to get production as high as possible," said...

Putin sees wide post-election authority.
December 1, 2007... MOSCOW, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- President Vladimir Putin says a big win for his party, United Russia, would give him the moral right to exert power even after his term ends. Putin said his heading the pro-Kremlin United Russia party list will not...

Hollywood writers strike goes on.
December 1, 2007... NEW YORK, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Striking television and movie writers in the United States rejected the latest proposal by media executives without discussion, keeping many shows darkened. Negotiators for the Writers Guild of America rejected...

DNA confirms ID of girl found in box.
December 1, 2007... GALVESTON, Texas, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- DNA samples have confirmed the identity of a toddler whose body was found off the Texas coast and whose parents are under arrest. The mother of the toddler allegedly has confessed to beating the girl, the...

Leno refuses to pay non-striking staffers.
December 1, 2007... LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- NBC laid off the Los Angeles staffers on "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" when its host refused to pay them, citing solidarity with the ongoing writers' strike. NBC laid off nearly 100 non-striking staffers on the...

UPI NewsTrack Business.
December 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. feds, banks work to freeze loans WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says he's about a week away from disclosing a plan to suspend increases for many borrowers with subprime...

Report: Jordan interrogates CIA suspects.
December 1, 2007... AMMAN, Jordan, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Former U.S. officials say Jordan interrogated suspects for the CIA even as the State Department cited allegations of torture in that country. Since 2000, Jordan's powerful spy agency, the General Intelligence...

Prominent Sunni family arrested.
December 1, 2007... BAGHDAD, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The arrest of two members of a prominent Sunni family is escalating tension within the Iraqi leadership, The Washington Post reported Saturday. Adnan al-Dulaimi, who leads the Iraqi Accordance Front, said the...

'The Golden Compass' debate goes on.
December 1, 2007... LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. Catholic advocacy groups warn of the "deceitful stealth campaign" of atheism in the film "The Golden Compass," as Britons welcome the debate. William Donohue with the U.S.-based Catholic League distributed...

Bush urges Congress to act on war funding.
December 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. military will suffer if Congress fails to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq before year's end, President George W. Bush said Saturday. "Military leaders have told us what they need to do their job....

UPI NewsTrack TopNews.
December 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Bush urges Congress to act on war funding WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. military will suffer if Congress fails to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq before year's end, President George W. Bush said...

BBC to offer new Aussie soap opera in 2008.
December 1, 2007... LONDON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The BBC will air a new Australian soap opera after losing distribution rights for the long-running program "Neighbors" to the independent channel Five. "Out of the Blue" begins filming early in 2008. The BBC...

Suspects in Taylor slaying facing charges.
December 1, 2007... FORT MYERS, Fla., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The four suspects in the shooting death of Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor are facing charges after allegedly confessing, it was reported Saturday. The Miami Herald reported Saturday that, according...

Report: United States shifts on Iran.
December 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Foreign policy analysts say the Bush administration is showing signs it wants to avoid confrontation with Iran, it was reported Saturday. "Military and civilian leadership in Washington has, by and large, come...

Romney getting aggressive in Iowa.
December 1, 2007... DUBUQUE, Iowa, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has intensified his battle for the White House by attacking fellow Republican Mike Huckabee in Iowa. With support for Romney's campaign for the Republican nomination...

GOP in Virginia abandons loyalty pledge.
December 1, 2007... RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Republican leaders in Virginia abandoned plans requiring voters to sign a loyalty pledge to the Republican presidential candidate before the Feb. 12 primary. The 86-member Virginia Republican State Central...

California struggling with mudslides.
December 1, 2007... SANTA ANA, Calif., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Residents in parts of Southern California fled their homes Friday as a powerful rainstorm caused mudslides throughout the typically dry region. In regions of the state suffering through a major dry spell...

Sharif, Bhutto to discuss poll boycott.
December 1, 2007... ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Pakistani rivals Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto reportedly have agreed to meet to hash out details of a possible boycott of the January elections. The two former prime ministers, each newly returned to...

Army honors black Civil War hero with ship.
December 1, 2007... BALTIMORE, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army unveiled a newly commissioned logistics support vessel commemorating a black Civil War hero at the Army-Navy football game. The Maj. Gen. Robert Smalls, a 314-foot-long Army vessel,docked in...

Federal officials eyeing economic support.
December 1, 2007... NEW YORK, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Federal officials reportedly are contemplating an aggressive support effort for the sluggish U.S. economy, leading investors to finally feel some comfort. Economist Robert Barbera, who works for the brokerage firm...

Hulk Hogan's divorce turns bitter.
December 1, 2007... LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Hulk Hogan and his wife reportedly disagree in their divorce proceedings on everything from alimony and child support to the date they were married. Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, has filed a...

Report: Civilian deaths down in Iraq.
December 1, 2007... BAGHDAD, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The number of civilians reported killed in Iraq has continued to decline substantially since June, it was reported Saturday. The Iraqi government reported 530 civilians killed in war-related violence in November --...

Black leaders split on Democratic nominees.
December 1, 2007... BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Top black leaders across the United States reportedly are divided regarding whether to support Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., or Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. While the main focus for most black leaders'...

Baja officials to crack down on extortion.
December 1, 2007... TIJUANA, Mexico, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A wave of violent carjackings and other assaults is impacting tourism in Baja California as a new administration there cracks down on corrupt police officers. Officials said several major assaults have...

Teen allegedly confesses to brutal killing.
December 1, 2007... PLYMOUTH, Mich., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- An 18-year-old youth allegedly has confessed to police that he took part in a plot to behead and dismember a man last month in Michigan. Alexander Letkemann allegedly confessed to police that he helped Jean...

Suspect in custody for deadly Georgia fire.
December 1, 2007... RIVERDALE, Ga., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A 45-year-old woman is facing charges she set a fire at a motel in Georgia that killed five people last spring. Authorities said Sheree "Queen" Dionne Murphy was arrested after contacting police about a...

Missing terror suspect linked to CIA.
December 1, 2007... AMMAN, Jordan, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A Jordanian-U.S. citizen once arrested as a terror suspect in Pakistan and allegedly tortured in Jordan before being released has gone missing and may be dead. After Khalil Deek was arrested as a terror...

LAPD nabs $8 million in counterfeit goods.
December 1, 2007... LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Police Department raided a downtown shopping area confiscating $8 million in alleged counterfeit merchandise and pirated media. More than 140 law enforcement officials cordoned off the Santee...

Turkey's cabinet backs strike in Iraq.
December 1, 2007... ANKARA, Turkey, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Turkey's cabinet has endorsed Parliament's decision for the army to enter Iraq to rout Kurdish rebels from their hideouts. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not say whether the cabinet's...

Police: Road rage may have caused shooting.
December 1, 2007... STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Police in a Georgia community are investigating a recent shooting at a gas station that may have been prompted by road rage. Gwinnett County Police Department spokeswoman Cpl. Illana Spellman said...

COL BKB: Duke 79, Davidson 73.
December 1, 2007... CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Greg Paulus' clutch shooting in the closing minutes helped unbeaten No. 7 Duke hold off Davidson 79-73 Saturday. Paulus and Davidson's Stephen Curry matched three-point shots with under a minute and a half...

Twins' malnution brings abuse charges.
December 1, 2007... ATLANTA, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Police in Georgia have arrested the parents and a grandparent of twin toddlers found to be dangerously underweight. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution said Saturday that after learning the 13-month-old brothers fell...

Guatamalan gov't concerned over adoptions.
December 1, 2007... GUATEMALA CITY, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Guatemalan government officials are concerned private adoption agencies are paying poor women to give up their babies. Guatemala became the world's second-largest source of foreign adoptions in 2006,...

Rose, Immelman still share Sun City lead.
December 1, 2007... SUN CITY, South Africa, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Justin Rose and Trevor Immelman each shot a 5-under-par 67 Saturday to remain tied for the lead in the Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City, South Africa. Rose and Immelman were at 16-under-par 200 for...

Jerusalem Post marks 75 years.
December 1, 2007... JERUSALEM, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The Israeli daily The Jerusalem Post Saturday celebrated 75 years in publication. The newspaper, started in 1932 as The Palestine Post, was founded by Gershon Agron to offer British Mandate personnel in the area...

New Orleans tax rate dives 27 percent.
December 1, 2007... NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- New Orleans is one of the few U.S. cities -- if not the only -- to slash its overall tax rate, slicing it by 27 percent for next year. However, the City Council's action was made possible by readjusting...

Pitt gives Wannstedt three-year extension.
December 1, 2007... PITTSBURGH, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Dave Wannstedt received a three-year contract extension Saturday to coach the Pittsburgh Panthers' football team through the 2012 season. Wannstedt, a former National Football League coach and a player at Pitt...

Finch takes lead in New Zealand Open.
December 1, 2007... QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Englishman Richard Finch shot an 8-under-par 64 Saturday for a three-shot lead after three rounds in the New Zealand Open. Finch, seeking his first win on the European Tour, was at 14-under-par 202....

Wild's Wes Walz announces retirement.
December 1, 2007... ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Veteran Minnesota Wild center Wes Walz, an original member of the NHL team, said Saturday he is retiring from professional hockey. "Over the first two months of the season, it's just really been a struggle...

Protesters decry long school route.
December 1, 2007... TUBA, West Bank, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- An estimated 150 protesters Saturday urged the Israeli government to lift roadblocks that lengthen the route of school children in the West Bank. Rather than go directly from their village in Tuba to their...

U.S. budget woes affecting child support.
December 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. federal budget cuts impact state welfare and child support programs as families in need fall further into poverty, it was reported Saturday. Nearly half of all states do not pass along child support payments...

Washington alcohol-related crashes rising.
December 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Alcohol-related vehicle crashes and related injuries in Washington and the surrounding area increased last year compared to 2005 totals, a report said. A Washington Regional Alcohol Program report said that,...

Lickliter's lead trimmed to 3 strokes.
December 1, 2007... WINTER GARDEN, Fla., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Frank Lickliter stayed ahead in the PGA qualifying tournament in Florida Saturday, but his lead shrank to three strokes after four rounds. Lickliter shot an even-par 72 and remained at 24-under-par with...

Miami migrant workers protest Burker King.
December 1, 2007... MIAMI, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. fast-food chain Burger King is coming under pressure for not doing more to ensure migrant tomato pickers are paid better. Hundreds of demonstrators marched outside Burger King's Miami headquarters Friday,...

Federal judge slams overcrowded Ill. jail.
December 1, 2007... CHICAGO, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A federal judge has criticized officials in Cook County, Ill., the nation's second-most populated county, for not addressing overcrowding in their jail. U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Kendall took time from a...

COL BKB: Pitt 78, Toledo 52.
December 1, 2007... PITTSBURGH, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Pittsburgh's Keith Benjamin, Sam Young and Mike Cook led a 20-6 second-half run Saturday and the 11th-ranked Panthers went on to crush Toledo 78-52. Toledo trailed by just six points before the Panthers broke it...

Russian govt. accused of culture control.
December 1, 2007... MOSCOW, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Several prominent artists and writers in Russia are accusing their government of expanding its control in the realm of culture. Citing recent censorship efforts by government officials and criminal charges laid...

Rove: Congress pushed for Iraq War vote.
December 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Former White House adviser Karl Rove contends the true force behind the Iraq War vote was not U.S. President George Bush, but Congress. Bush's former deputy chief of staff said members of Congress, not the...

Gay' bride' beaten in Morocco.
December 1, 2007... AL-QASR AL-KABIR, Morocco, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Protesters in Morocco rioted over the lavish wedding of a gay couple whose celebration reportedly included slaying a bull and drinking its blood. More than 600 people in al-Qasr al-Kabir turned out...

COL FB: Navy whips Army 6th straight time.
December 1, 2007... BALTIMORE, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Navy pounded Army 38-3 Saturday, setting a record in their 108-year-old rivalry by beating the Black Knights for the sixth year in a row Reggie Campbell scored twice for Navy (8-4) -- on a 98-yard kickoff return...

NTSB begins train crash probe.
December 1, 2007... CHICAGO, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The federal investigation of a collision in Chicago between an Amtrak passenger train and a Norfolk Southern freight began Saturday. Robert Sumwalt, vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, said...

Georgia Aquarium loses beloved whale.
December 1, 2007... ATLANTA, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta lost its second beluga whale in the past year, when a 25-year-old whale named Marina died Saturday after a prolonged illness. Aquarium President Jeff Swanagan said Marina, who had...

Florida community honors local diver.
December 1, 2007... KEY LARGO, Fla., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The drowning of a volunteer water rescue worker and diving advocate inspired the seaside community of Key Largo, Fla., to rally in support of his family. Michael Smith, who in March uncovered the bodies of...

U.S. lawmakers visit Pakistan.
December 1, 2007... ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Four Republican members of the U.S. Congress met with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to urge the restoration of democracy. Led by Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., the delegation Friday urged Musharraf to...

MI5 warns of Chinese cyber spying.
December 1, 2007... LONDON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The British internal security agency has warned large companies that Chinese state companies may be spying on them, it was reported Saturday. Jonathan Evans, head of MI5 sent a letter this week to 300 banks and...

COL BKB: North Carolina 86, Kentucky 77.
December 1, 2007... LEXINGTON, Ky., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Top-ranked North Carolina got a 20-point boost from reserve Danny Green Saturday in an 86-77 victory over Kentucky. The Tar Heels (7-0) used a 13-0 run early in the second half to break open a close game....

COL BKB: Louisville 47, Miami-Ohio 44.
December 1, 2007... LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Earl Clark scored two late baskets and Edgar Sosa sank two free throws with 3.3 seconds left Saturday, enabling No. 10 Louisville to defeat Miami-Ohio 47-44. After Sosa's free throws, the Cardinals (5-1)...

Envoys work to free British teacher.
December 1, 2007... KHARTOUM, Sudan, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Advocates for a British teacher jailed for letting her pupils name a teddy bear Mohammed say they are confident she will be pardoned. Gillian Gibbons, 54, is being held at a secret location in Khartoum to...

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December 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Envoys work to free British teacher KHARTOUM, Sudan, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Advocates for a British teacher jailed for letting her pupils name a teddy bear Mohammed say they are confident she will be pardoned. ...

Democrats deny Mich. convention delegates.
December 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The Democratic National Committee voted Saturday to strip Michigan Democrats of delegates to the 2008 presidential nomination convention. The sanction came in response to Michigan's violation of party rules by...

Clinton: Hostage-taker 'in need of help'.
December 1, 2007... ROCHESTER, N.H., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton headed for Iowa Saturday after an unplanned visit to New Hampshire to meet with people held hostage in one of her campaign offices. Leeland Eisenberg of Somersworth, N.H., claimed to...