Comedian Franken becomes serious contender

Best-known for an "SNL" skit in which his character stares into a mirror and attempts to reassure himself that, doggone it, people like him, Al Franken has pulled ahead in his Senate race.

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Obama raises $150 million in September

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama reports raising more than $150 million in September in an unprecedented eruption of political giving.

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U.S. will buy stock in banks, Paulson says

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Friday that the Bush administration will move ahead with a plan to buy stock in financial institutions.

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What is your favorite Paul Newman film?

What is your favorite Paul Newman film?

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Toilet-paper researchers create 3-ply tissue

If two-ply toilet paper is good, then three-ply tissue must be better. At least that's what toilet-paper researchers in northeastern Wisconsin hope.

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Palin cut own duties as mayor of Wasilla

A visit to Wasilla, Alaska, shows the extent to which Sarah Palin's mayoralty was also defined by what it did not include.

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Oyster lunch yields 26 pearls for couple

Lebanese restaurant owner Raymond Salha and his wife were having oysters for lunch when she made a stunning discovery - a cluster of 26 pearls inside an oyster on her plate.

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Vote: Was Sarah Palin's speech effective?

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Live vote: What do you think of Biden as Obama's running mate choice?

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