Bush leaves for Texas after leaving Obama note

With one last handshake to President Barack Obama, George W. Bush boarded a helicopter on Tuesday at the Capitol and began his post-presidential life, closing a two-term administration.

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Circuit City to liquidate remaining U.S. stores

Circuit City Stores Inc. agreed with liquidators on Friday to sell the merchandise in its 567 U.S. stores after failing to find a buyer or a refinancing deal.

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Greenpeace buys land to foil London runway

Plans to build a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport hit a snag Tuesday when Greenpeace said it had purchased a plot of land where the planned runway would be built.

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Woman accused of trying to sell 'gothic kittens'

Humane officers said a Pennsylvania woman marketed "gothic kittens" with ear, neck and tail piercings over the Internet. Officers with the SPCA of Luzerne County removed three kittens and a cat from a home outside Wilkes-Barre.

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Plane hits cow on emergency landing

A British pilot says he ran into an unusual hazard while making an emergency landing - a cow.

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Tax cows, hogs for passing gas, burping?

For farmers, this stinks: Belching and gaseous cows and hogs could start costing them money if a federal proposal to charge fees for air-polluting animals becomes law.

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Onslaught of dirty tricks as election day nears

In the hours before Election Day, as inevitable as winter, comes an onslaught of dirty tricks - confusing e-mails, disturbing phone calls and insinuating fliers left on doorsteps during the night.

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Vote: Who won the final presidential debate?

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Ga. senator says he would have voted for bailout

U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss said Tuesday he would have voted for the massive financial bailout package the House narrowly rejected this week. He blamed Democrats and the Bush administration for the bill's defeat.

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