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Harvard reclaims top spot in US News college rankings; new lists highlight other schools
Aug 22, 2008 00:02 -0400
Harvard University is the country's oldest, wealthiest and most selective university. Now it's back on top of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings, claiming sole possession of the No. 1 spot for the first time in 12 years.
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French actor Jean Reno released from Martinique hospital
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NY panel investigates lawmaker over claims of sexually explicit e-mails with state employee
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US Virgin Islands man receives life sentence for strangling 12-year-old girl
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Christian groups defy Chinese ban, call quiet missionary work during Olympics a success
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Mexicans call for death penalty against police involved in deadly kidnappings
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NATO says Russia calls halt to military cooperation in response to tensions over Georgia
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Nations exporting nuclear materials discuss lifting India trade ban
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Lawyer Alan Dershowitz to summon Radovan Karadzic in related war crimes case
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AP Washington
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McCain has access to wife's wealth, but most family assets are in her name
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Minnesota poll finds Obama ahead of McCain in Midwestern battleground state
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The administration's evolving rhetoric on timetables for pulling US troops out of Iraq
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Former Sen. Nunn appears dropped from Obama VP consideration; out of country until Monday
AP Business
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Heinz sees gains in quarter, Hormel takes hit, both affected by commodity costs
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GM announces $500M US investment for small car to be built in Lordstown, Ohio
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FDA allows food producers to zap spinach, lettuce with radiation to kill food-poisoning germs
