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October 10, 2011

In every human, a world of microbes

Doctors have begun looking for new ways to treat a host of illnesses.
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October 10, 2011

Family of missing baby reaches out to race fans

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – The family of a missing Missouri baby reached out to tens of thousands of NASCAR fans Sunday, hoping to spur efforts to locate the child as investigators sifted through hundreds of tips that so far have led them to dead ends. Ten-month-old Lisa Irwin hasn’t been seen in nearly a week. […]
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October 10, 2011

Germany, France tout debt response

BERLIN – The leaders of Germany and France, the eurozone’s two biggest economies, said Sunday they have reached an agreement about how to strengthen Europe’s shaky banking sector amid the region’s debt crisis. “We are determined to do the necessary to ensure the recapitalization of Europe’s banks,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel following talks with French […]
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October 10, 2011

Israel coping with outbreak of new violence by extremists

JERUSALEM – A new rogue element has emerged in the Israeli-Palestinian gallery: Unknown assailants, widely assumed to be Jewish extremists, have vandalized Muslim cemeteries, mosques and farmlands in a spate of attacks that have put the country on edge. These attacks, which in recent days have spread from the West Bank into Israel proper, have […]
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October 10, 2011

In Focus: Alabama gets tough on immigration; fear and worry rise

Some say their only option is to flee the state

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October 10, 2011

Unions fight casinos on labor issues

Atlantic City's casinos are struggling, but some say workers are being asked to sacrifice too much.
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October 10, 2011

Nation Dispatches

BOISE, Idaho Privately run prison has high rate of inmate violence BOISE, Idaho – In the last four years, Idaho’s largest privately run prison has faced federal lawsuits, widespread public scrutiny, increased state oversight, changes in upper management and even an ongoing FBI investigation. Yet the Corrections Corp. of America-run Idaho Correctional Center remains the […]
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October 10, 2011

Subpoenas likely in ‘Fast and Furious’

WASHINGTON – The chairman of the House oversight committee said Sunday that he could send subpoenas to the Obama administration as soon as this week over weapons lost amid the Mexican drug war. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., suggested on “Fox News Sunday” that Attorney General Eric Holder knew about the gun trafficking operation known as […]
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October 9, 2011

In Libya, a few pockets of pro-Gadhafi forces remain

Snipers are inflicting 'heavy casualties,' said Mustafa Adcul-Jalil, head of Libya's transitional council.
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October 9, 2011

‘Pianist to the presidents’ Roger Williams dies at 87

Williams, whose 'Autumn Leaves' hit No. 1 on pop charts, hobnobbed with both Carter and Reagan.

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