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AFP - Major powers on Thursday made minor changes to a new Iran sanctions draft resolution and readied the text for a Security Council vote expected to take place Saturday but Tehran remained defiant.

AP - A federal judge on Friday refused to stop a Republican presidential debate scheduled for next week, turning down a bid by a long-shot candidate who wanted to share the stage with front-runners in the 2008 race.

The proprietor of Roanake Firearms, the source of his Glock 19, says the Virginia Tech killer gave no hints of the mayhem ahead

In past elections, presidential candidates flocked to the Golden State for the fuel that runs their campaigns: cold cash. Republican and Democratic presidential candidates were not concerned about California voters because the state's presidential primary was held long after the nominees were chosen.