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Nation & World

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October 5, 2012

Shots tied to fatal meningitis went to facilities in 23 states

Thousands who received injections for back pain may be at risk from fungus-tainted steroid solution.
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October 5, 2012

Turkey shells Syria for second day

Parliament also approves a bill allowing the military to conduct cross-border operations into Syria.
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October 5, 2012

Moroccan cops escort abortion activists’ boat back out to sea

SMIR, Morocco – Moroccan police Thursday escorted from its waters a small yacht carrying women’s rights activists claiming to be able to perform abortions on board, after anti-abortion protesters jeered them on land. The Dutch group Women on Waves sailed the boat around the northern Moroccan harbor with banners advertising an information hotline about abortion, […]
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October 5, 2012

Nation Dispatches

PHOENIX Mexican police arrest two in fatal shooting of U.S. agent Federal police have arrested two men who may be connected with the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent just north of the Mexico-Arizona border, a Mexican law enforcement official said Thursday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was […]
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October 5, 2012

Young immigrants wary of work-permit program

They fear that coming forward or a sudden end of the new system will lead to deportation. But officials think the slow start is temporary.

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October 5, 2012

Panel backs parole for Manson follower

Bruce Davis has spent 40 years in prison for his role in the killings of a musician and stuntman.
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October 5, 2012

Don’t judge candidate on ‘Warcraft,’ gamers say

Mick Pratt thinks drawing attention to a political candidate’s video gaming habit is sort of like telling folks not to vote for a candidate who attends football games while painted New England Patriots’ colors. “Somebody who dedicates a lot of time to playing ‘World of Warcraft’ might be the equivalent to somebody going to a […]
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October 4, 2012

Romney fires up campaign – and Obama

Republicans exult after the debate, while the president responds with a passion that was lacking on stage.
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October 4, 2012

Off-camera: What you didn’t see at debates

DENVER — Most voters watched the debate on the television and didn’t get to see what happened before and after President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney took the stage. And even then, some of the nonverbal exchanges were lost in broadcast. Here’s what those viewers missed: ___ Outside the hall Not everyone was a […]
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October 4, 2012

Debate fact check: Both candidates take liberties

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney spun one-sided stories in their first presidential debate, not necessarily bogus, but not the whole truth. Here’s a look at some of their claims and how they stack up with the facts: OBAMA: “I’ve proposed a specific $4 trillion deficit reduction plan. … The way […]