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WASHINGTON – Editor’s Correction: In the original story that ran on March 20, 2006, the writer included former Democratic leaders Tom Daschle and Dick Gephardt in a list of past lawmakers who are now registered lobbyists. However, the two former leaders are not registered lobbyists, according to the Senate Records …

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – A southern Malaysian state will appoint a team of scientists and experts to hunt for a “Bigfoot” beast after the reported sighting of three giant human-like creatures, officials said Thursday. Johor state Chief Minister Abdul Ghani Othman said the state will form an official Bigfoot-tracking team …

NEW YORK – Soaring energy prices and lackluster earnings reports from Dow Jones industrials members General Electric (GE) and Citigroup (C) sent stocks plunging Friday, giving the Dow its biggest single-day percentage drop in nine months. The major indexes each lost more than 2 percent this week. Crude oil returned …