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April 1, 2012

Nation Dispatches

GILA NATIONAL FOREST, New Mexico Search teams step up efforts to find long-distance runner Search teams intensified efforts Saturday to find renowned long-distance runner Micah True, who mysteriously vanished four days ago after heading out from a lodge for a morning run in the rugged wilderness near New Mexico’s Gila National Forest. The 58-year-old True, […]
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April 1, 2012

World Dispatches

DUBLIN Ireland faces national revolt over annual property tax Debt-mired Ireland is facing a revolt over its new property tax. The government says 1 million of the country’s 1.6 million households failed to pay the annual charge by Saturday’s deadline. About 5,000 anti-tax protesters marched through central Dublin to the conference of the governing Fine […]
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April 1, 2012

Last Titanic lunch menu sells for $120,000

LONDON— A British auctioneer says that a first class menu from the Titanic’s last lunch has sold for about $120,000. The menu, kept by prominent San Francisco banker Washington Dodge, bears the date April 14, the day in 1912 that the reputedly unsinkable ship hit an iceberg and fell to the bottom of the Atlantic. […]
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April 1, 2012

Prosecutor in Trayvon Martin’s death known for tough court tactics

It will be up to Angela Corey whether to bring charges for the killing of an unarmed black teen.
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April 1, 2012

Military hosts gathering for atheist U.S. troops

Organizers say atheists as well as other secular believers have a place in the U.S. armed forces.

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April 1, 2012

Earth Hour dims world landmarks

LONDON — Sydney’s iconic Harbor Bridge and Opera House went dark for an hour Saturday, part of a global effort to shine a spotlight on climate change. Hundreds of landmarks around the world, including Washington’s National Cathedral, Big Ben in London, the Great Wall of China and Tokyo Tower were being dimmed at 8:30 p.m. […]
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April 1, 2012

Judge says groups can’t shield campaign donors

The Federal Election Commission overstepped its authority, a federal judge rules.
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April 1, 2012

Obama calls for raising taxes on wealthy

The plan is a symbol of efforts by Democrats to claim they champion economic fairness.
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April 1, 2012

Canadian pennies: A rounded-up-to-a-nickel for your thoughts?

Responses are mixed to an announcement that the Royal Canadian Mint will end its production of the 1-cent coins this fall.
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April 1, 2012

In politics, getting laughs can be risky business

Sometimes not everyone gets the candidate's joke in the heat of a presidential campaign.

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