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    December 24, 2011

    World Dispatches

    DAMASCUS, Syria Suicide blast kills at least 44; sides debate who’s to blame Two car bombers blew themselves up Friday outside the heavily guarded compounds of Syria’s intelligence agencies, killing at least 44 people and wounding dozens more in a brazen attack on the powerful security directorates, authorities said. State-run TV said the al-Qaida terrorist […]

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    December 24, 2011
    Sam Schmid, Dr Robert Spetzler

    Nearly taken off support, coma patient talks

    Sam Schmid's doctor says it was 'incredible' to see him follow commands to hold up two fingers.

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    December 24, 2011

    Federal agency rejects S.C. voter ID mandate

    The Justice Department says the law makes it harder for minorities in South Carolina to vote.

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    December 24, 2011

    Probe finds nothing wrong with CIA/NYPD alliance

    The spy agency's internal review says no laws were broken and it was not involved in domestic spying.

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    December 24, 2011

    Official: Perry falls short of Virginia GOP primary criteria

    Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry failed to submit enough valid signatures to qualify for the Virginia primary ballot, state GOP officials said Friday evening. Perry’s campaign told state election officials that 11,911 signatures were provided, but a Republican familiar with the situation said that Perry did not submit the required 10,000. Earlier Friday, the Republican […]

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    December 23, 2011

    Journal retracts 2009 report linking virus to chronic fatigue

    Science took the move because the study's authors could not agree on a statement wording.

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    December 22, 2011

    In Focus: Shale gas: The U.S.’ ace in the hole?

    In less than a decade, the U.S. could become a top energy producer, but at what cost?

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    December 22, 2011

    Nation/World Dispatches

    ARLINGTON, Va. Thousands of cemetery grave markers may be wrong Thousands of grave markers at Arlington National Cemetery may need to be replaced or added to accurately account for the dead, following a meticulous Army review of each of the nearly 260,000 headstones and niche covers on the grounds. In a report to Congress on […]

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    December 22, 2011

    Powdered formula is tested after infant death

    The Enfamil powder has not been recalled, but Walmart removes it from its stores as a precaution.

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    December 22, 2011

    Trapped in car, woman survives nine days

    In another incident, a Texas family was trapped for nearly two days in their SUV.