Police escorted convoys of flatbed trucks carrying piles of sandbags into neighborhoods along Fargo’s Red River on Monday as residents began preparing to keep the looming flood waters away from their homes. The cities of Fargo in eastern North Dakota and…

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A coalition representing governors of 29 states is urging the federal government to take steps to boost wind energy, such as requiring utilities to produce at least 10 percent of their energy from renewable sources by 2012. The bipartisan Governors’ Wind…

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A coalition representing governors of 29 states is urging the federal government to take steps to boost wind energy, such as requiring utilities to produce at least 10 percent of their energy from renewable sources by 2012. The bipartisan Governors’ Wind…

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Militants in Nigeria’s oil-producing region detonated two car bombs Monday near a government building where officials were discussing an amnesty deal, showing their resolve to resume attacks after an agreement to bring peace and economic benefits to the area…

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Militants in Nigeria’s oil-producing region detonated two car bombs Monday near a government building where officials were discussing an amnesty deal, showing their resolve to resume attacks after an agreement to bring peace and economic benefits to the area…

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Police are escorting truck convoys carrying sandbags into the lowest areas of Fargo, N.D. because the Red River is rising rapidly. The river in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota is expected to crest on Saturday about 20 feet above flood stage and 3…

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A Grand Island manufacturer of biodegradable clothes hangers, golf tees, guitar picks and other items has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Wheatware products of Midwest Manufacturing Co. Inc. had been featured as one of the “Modern Marvels” on…

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel says new sanctions are needed against Iran to pressure the country into settling the dispute over its nuclear program. Speaking to reporters Monday after talks with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Merkel said Iran had…

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China retained its spot as the biggest foreign holder of U.S. Treasury debt in January although it trimmed its holdings for a third straight month. The string of declines are likely to underscore worries that the U.S. government could face much higher…

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Fresh with a first-place showing in round one of regional elections over President Nicolas Sarkozy’s governing UMP party, France’s Socialists now have a week of deal-making with rival leftist parties to try to secure dominance in the upcoming runoff _ and 2 1/…

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Fresh with a first-place showing in round one of regional elections over President Nicolas Sarkozy’s governing UMP party, France’s Socialists now have a week of deal-making with rival leftist parties to try to secure dominance in the upcoming runoff _ and 2 1/…

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A top official with the United Nations wildlife agency says the world has “failed miserably” in protecting tigers in the wild. Willem Wijnstekers, the secretary general of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, or CITES, said Monday the…

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A top official with the United Nations wildlife agency says the world has “failed miserably” in protecting tigers in the wild. Willem Wijnstekers, the secretary general of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, or CITES, said Monday the…

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Twin car bombs exploded outside a government building where amnesty talks were underway Monday in Nigeria’s restive and oil-rich region, wounding two people and causing panic, a government spokesman said. Monday’s bombing is the most daring attack claimed by…

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Twin car bombs exploded outside a government building where amnesty talks were underway Monday in Nigeria’s restive and oil-rich region, wounding two people and causing panic, a government spokesman said. Monday’s bombing is the most daring attack claimed by…

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