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June 27, 2007 · The prime minister said he is sorry for the deaths of British soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan — but he did not apologize for the conflicts. Blair faced the House of Commons for a last time before going to Buckingham Palace to resign as prime minister, clearing the way for Treasury chief Gordon Brown to take over.
DNA testing leads to a remarkable archeological discovery in Egypt.
The Iranian government abruptly announced mandatory fuel rationing on Tuesday night.
June 27, 2007 · Fashion designer Liz Claiborne, whose styles became a cornerstone of career women's wardrobes in the 1970s and 1980s, has died, the company she founded said Wednesday. She was 78. The cause of her death on Tuesday was not immediately known.
June 27, 2007 · A federal judge has sentenced a former Interior Department official to 10 months in prison for lying to Senate investigators about the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal and refusing to accept responsibility in court.
June 27, 2007 · A new Gallup poll shows that half of the country has an unfavorable view of the Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton. Is Clinton too polarizing to be elected?
June 27, 2007 · Concern about performance-enhancing drugs has now reached professional golf, but it's not just steroids. It seems that the enhancing drug of choice for some golfers are beta-blockers, a class of medicine generally prescribed for people with heart disease.
June 27, 2007 · Apple's iPhone isn't even for sale yet, but already, consumers are lining up to purchase the gadget. But do you really need the iPhone? Here are seven factors to consider before you buy.
June 27, 2007 · President Bush is predicting a Senate victory for his compromise immigration reform bill, but the measure's fate is still up in the air. Senators begin debating 26 amendements that could erode support.
June 27, 2007 · Details of a CIA plot to assassinate Cuban leader Fidel Castro and of the spy agency's wiretapping campaign against U.S. journalists, civil rights activists and anti-Vietnam war protesters are contained in the internal reports released Tuesday.
June 27, 2007 · Predictions of 30-mile-an-hour winds have fire crews worried about today's attempts to further control the wildfire near Lake Tahoe. Yesterday, winds pushed flames over a fire line, forcing officials in northern California to order more evacuations. Two firefighters were temporarily trapped.
June 27, 2007 · The Senate resumes debate on the immigration bill after passing a vote to bring the bill back to the floor. The measure provides a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented worker, and tighter border security. But the legislative road ahead for the controversial measure is seen as anything but smooth.
June 27, 2007 · Private-equity firm Blackstone Group went public on Friday. It was one of Wall Street's most anticipated offerings in years. But when trading finished Tuesday, the share price had slipped lower than its initial price of $31. That has some people wondering about the buyout boom, partly because of a bill in Congress that could more than double the taxes that firms like Blackstone pay.
June 27, 2007 · Sailing powerhouse New Zealand battles the defending champion Switzerland in the final of the 32nd America's Cup, the oldest yachting race. The regatta has long been dominated by the United States, but this year's event is the first held off the coast of continental Europe. The American entry was knocked out in the semifinals.
June 27, 2007 · A federal judge hands down a 10-month prison term to the highest-ranking Bush administration official implicated so far in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal. Steven Griles was second-in-command at the Interior Department during President Bush's first term. He was sentenced for lying about favors he did for Abramoff.
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