Nation and World
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Fewer attacks during Iraq festival this year
Jan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Hundreds of thousands of Shiite Muslims clambered aboard buses or began trekking homeward on foot Saturday at the end of Ashoura, a 10-day ritual to cleanse t...
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GOP analysis: Race slowly moving toward clarity
Jan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Republican presidential race, it appears, has taken on the qualities of a kaleidoscope. Every primary or caucus, the winner looks inside and se...
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Mysterious annual visitor to Poe's grave leaves roses, cognac . . . again
Jan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Undeterred by controversy, a mysterious visitor paid his annual tribute at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe early Saturday, placing three red roses and a half-filled bottle ...
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McCain wins S.C.; Romney wins Nevada; Clinton, Obama split
Jan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Sen. John McCain won a hard-fought South Carolina primary Saturday night, avenging a bitter personal defeat in a bastion of conservatism and gaining ground in an unpredi...
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Lead suspect to help officials in body parts case
Jan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The man accused of scheming to plunder bodies for parts used in thousands of tissue transplants is poised to plead guilty, and authorities and victims' relat...
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Border agent killed trying to stop vehicle
Jan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - YUMA, Ariz. -- A Border Patrol agent trying to stop a vehicle that had illegally entered the U.S. was struck and killed Saturday in southeastern California, agency offic...
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Iceland helps out small town
Jan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - BISMARCK, N.D. -- A small North Dakota town is getting a bit of foreign aid to help build its community center: a $75,000 donation from Iceland. Officials in Mountain, a...
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Pain, work part of Edwards' rise
Jan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Sheer will has taken John Edwards far, but only so far. His is the storybook life, still waiting for the storybook ending. His drive got him onto the footb...
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Emotions decide if learning happensJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - This is my last comment on the issue of schools and teaching. Mr. Bill Bishop states that "Emotions obscure School Finance 101." While the Herald may have presented in a...
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Smithsonian aims to preserve African-American treasures
Jan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Evelyn Johnson's father has never liked talking about his time in the Army during World War II. He was angry that black servicemen like him fought for freedom overseas o...